American Government

American Government: Power and Purpose

Tenth Edition (with policy chapters)

Core Tenth Edition (without policy chapters)

Also Available in a Brief Edition

Theodore J. Lowi, Cornell University
Benjamin Ginsberg, The Johns Hopkins University
Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University

Contents

Tenth Edition
Chapter 1: Five Principles of Politics
Chapter 2: constructing a Government: The Founding and the Constitution
Chapter 3: Federalism and the Separation of Powers
Chapter 4: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Chapter 5: Congress: The First Branch
Chapter 6: The Presidency as an Institution
Chapter 7: The Executive Branch: Bureaucracy in a Democracy
Chapter 8: The Federal Courts: Structure and Strategies
Chapter 9: Public Opinion
Chapter 10: Elections
Chapter 11: Political Parties
Chapter 12: Groups and Interests
Chapter 13: The Media
Chapter 14: Public Policy and the Economy
Chapter 15: Government and Society
Chapter 16: Foreign Policy and Democracy
Core Tenth Edition
Chapter 1: Five Principles of Politics
Chapter 2: The Founding and the Constitution
Chapter 3: Federalism and Separation of Powers
Chapter 4: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Chapter 5: Congress: The First Branch
Chapter 6: The Presidency as an Institution
Chapter 7: The Executive Branch
Chapter 8: The Federal Courts
Chapter 9: Public Opinion
Chapter 10: Elections
Chapter 11: Political Parties
Chapter 12: Groups and Interests
Chapter 13: The Media