Keeping the Republic draws students into the study of American politics, showing them how to think critically about ‘who gets what, and how’ while exploring the twin themes of power and citizenship. Throughout the text and its features, authors Christine Barbour and Gerald C. Wright reveal how to effectively apply critical thinking skills to the political information encountered every day.
With students living through one of the most challenging periods in American life, the
Twelfth Edition is a much-needed resource to help them make sense of politics in America today and become savvy consumers of political information.
Table of Content
1. Politics: Who Gets What, and How?
2. American Citizens and Political Culture
3. Politics of the American Founding
4. Federalism and the U.S. Constitution
5. Fundamental American Liberties
6. The Struggle for Equal Rights
7. Congress
8. The Presidency
9. The Bureaucracy
10. The American Legal System and the Courts
11. Public Opinion
12. Political Parties
13. Interest Groups
14. Voting, Campaigns, and Elections
15. Media, Power, and Political Communication
16. Social and Environmental Policy
17. Economic Policy
18. Foreign Policy
About the author
Gerald C. Wright taught political science at Indiana University from 1981 until his recent retirement. An accomplished scholar of American politics, and the 2010 winner of the State Politics and Policy Association’s Career Achievement Award, his work includes Statehouse Democracy: Public Opinion and Policy in the American States (1993), coauthored with Robert S. Erikson and John P. Mc Iver, and more than fifty articles on elections, public opinion, and state politics. Professor Wright’s research interests focus on representation – the fundamental relationship among citizens, their preferences, and public policy. He writes primarily about state politics, representation, political parties, and inequality. He is currently working on a book about parties and representation in U.S. legislatures. He has been a consultant for Project Vote Smart for a number of years and was a founding member of Indiana University’s Freshman Learning Project. In retirement, Professor Wright grows vegetables, golfs, fishes, travels, and plays with his dogs and cat. He is an awesome cook.
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