Understanding American Government
Weissberg, Robert
Understanding American Government - New York Holt rinehort and winston 1981 - 762 p.
UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN GOVERNMENT is a comprehensive book de-
signed for the introduction to American government course offered at
most colleges and universities. Like many other books of this type, it
covers in detail the standard features of U.S. politicsthe Constitution,
federalism, political parties, Congress, the courts, and all the other tradi-
tional “core” topics. In addition, several subjects usually given only
scant attention in most texts - the biases of our electoral system and
power in private organizations, to name but two- are given greater em-
phasis.
I believe, however, that Understanding American Government is not
merely another traditional introductory text, albeit with some new sub-
ject matter. Underlying this book is a set of beliefs about how politics
ought to be approached, as well as several techniques designed to help
students grasp sometimes complex material. Four major beliefs or as-
sumptions guided the writing of this book:
30580382
United States - Politics and Government
320.4 WEI
Understanding American Government - New York Holt rinehort and winston 1981 - 762 p.
UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN GOVERNMENT is a comprehensive book de-
signed for the introduction to American government course offered at
most colleges and universities. Like many other books of this type, it
covers in detail the standard features of U.S. politicsthe Constitution,
federalism, political parties, Congress, the courts, and all the other tradi-
tional “core” topics. In addition, several subjects usually given only
scant attention in most texts - the biases of our electoral system and
power in private organizations, to name but two- are given greater em-
phasis.
I believe, however, that Understanding American Government is not
merely another traditional introductory text, albeit with some new sub-
ject matter. Underlying this book is a set of beliefs about how politics
ought to be approached, as well as several techniques designed to help
students grasp sometimes complex material. Four major beliefs or as-
sumptions guided the writing of this book:
30580382
United States - Politics and Government
320.4 WEI