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The Handy American Government Answer Book
How Washington, Politics and Elections Work
Taschenbuch von Gina Misiroglu
Sprache: Englisch

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The stakes have never been higher: national security, civil liberties, the economy, the future of the republic. Yet few outside Washington and its interlocking world veiled in power brokering, bureaucracy, and big money actually understand how our government and political system should work or operates.

Understanding how modern America is governed and answering basic questions about how our very complex government operates and what it promises, The Handy American Government Answer Book: How Washington, Politics, and Elections Work takes a comprehensive look at the history, systems, people, and policies that comprise American democracy through well-researched answers to nearly 800 questions, including Why is America's democratic system considered so precious? What does 'checks and balances' mean? Where do the party symbols of the donkey and the elephant come from? What is electoral realignment? What does it mean to lobby? Who pays for the campaigns of candidates?

The stakes have never been higher: national security, civil liberties, the economy, the future of the republic. Yet few outside Washington and its interlocking world veiled in power brokering, bureaucracy, and big money actually understand how our government and political system should work or operates.

Understanding how modern America is governed and answering basic questions about how our very complex government operates and what it promises, The Handy American Government Answer Book: How Washington, Politics, and Elections Work takes a comprehensive look at the history, systems, people, and policies that comprise American democracy through well-researched answers to nearly 800 questions, including Why is America's democratic system considered so precious? What does 'checks and balances' mean? Where do the party symbols of the donkey and the elephant come from? What is electoral realignment? What does it mean to lobby? Who pays for the campaigns of candidates?

Über den Autor
Gina Misiroglu has authored or edited more than three dozen books in the popular culture, biography, American history, folklore, and women studies genres. She holds two degrees from UCLA and has worked in various editorial capacities for publishers such as Price Stern Sloan, New World Library, Visible Ink Press, Facts On File, and Routledge. She has contributed to or authored several 'Handy Answer Book' titles, including The Handy Answer Book for Kids (and Parents) and The Handy Politics Answer Book. Additional notable works include the three-volume American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History, winner of the 2010 RUSA Award for Outstanding Reference Source; The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes; and the trade anthology Girls Like Us: 40 Extraordinary Women Celebrate Girlhood in Story, Poetry, and Song, winner of the New York Public Library's 'Best Book for Teens' Award. Misiroglu lives in Los Angeles and is proud to say she votes in every national and local election.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Historical Timeline

Part I. The American System
1. The Basics of Democracy
2. The Constitution
3. Federalism

Part II. The Political Institutions
4. The Congress
5. The Presidency
6. The Courts

Part III. People and Politics
7. Civil Liberties and Rights
8. Political Opinion
9. Interest Groups
10. Political Parties
11. Campaigns and Elections
12. The Media

Appendices
The U.S. Constitution
Further Reading
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 400
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781578596393
ISBN-10: 1578596394
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Misiroglu, Gina
Hersteller: Visible Ink Press
Maße: 237 x 184 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Gina Misiroglu
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2017
Gewicht: 0,67 kg
preigu-id: 109028894
Über den Autor
Gina Misiroglu has authored or edited more than three dozen books in the popular culture, biography, American history, folklore, and women studies genres. She holds two degrees from UCLA and has worked in various editorial capacities for publishers such as Price Stern Sloan, New World Library, Visible Ink Press, Facts On File, and Routledge. She has contributed to or authored several 'Handy Answer Book' titles, including The Handy Answer Book for Kids (and Parents) and The Handy Politics Answer Book. Additional notable works include the three-volume American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History, winner of the 2010 RUSA Award for Outstanding Reference Source; The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes; and the trade anthology Girls Like Us: 40 Extraordinary Women Celebrate Girlhood in Story, Poetry, and Song, winner of the New York Public Library's 'Best Book for Teens' Award. Misiroglu lives in Los Angeles and is proud to say she votes in every national and local election.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Historical Timeline

Part I. The American System
1. The Basics of Democracy
2. The Constitution
3. Federalism

Part II. The Political Institutions
4. The Congress
5. The Presidency
6. The Courts

Part III. People and Politics
7. Civil Liberties and Rights
8. Political Opinion
9. Interest Groups
10. Political Parties
11. Campaigns and Elections
12. The Media

Appendices
The U.S. Constitution
Further Reading
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 400
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781578596393
ISBN-10: 1578596394
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Misiroglu, Gina
Hersteller: Visible Ink Press
Maße: 237 x 184 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Gina Misiroglu
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2017
Gewicht: 0,67 kg
preigu-id: 109028894
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