This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed. For courses in American Government Participate in your American government Living Democracy shows students how American government impacts their daily lives and helps them recognize how they can make a difference in what that government does. Localizing politics whenever possible, authors Daniel Shea, Joanne Connor Green, and Christopher Smith help students understand that government and politics are not distant, abstract concepts but rather forces that shape their lives, now and in the future. Current coverage of the contemporary issues dominating today's political landscape ensures that students walk away with a greater appreciation of how to use the political system to bring about a better nation. The 2018 Elections and Updates Edition offers new narrative coverage of the major issues from today's headlines including the 2018 midterm elections, recent policy under the Trump administration, and the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
1. American Government: Democracy in Action
2. Early Governance and the Constitutional Framework
3. Federalism
4. Civil Liberties
5. Civil Rights
6. Congress
7. The Presidency
8. Bureaucracy
9. The Judiciary
10. Political Socialization and Public Opinion
11. The Politics of the Media
12. Interest Groups and Civic and Political Engagement
13. Elections and Political Parties in America
14. The Policy Process and Economic Policy
15. Foreign and National Security Policy
Daniel M. Shea is a professor of government at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He has received numerous awards for his teaching and scholarship and has authored or co-authored numerous books and articles on the American political process. His research interests include parties and elections, Congress, the presidency, youth political engagement, and civility in politics. Joanne Connor Green is a professor of political science and former director of women and gender studies at Texas Christian University. She has won numerous teaching awards and her research and teaching interests include the role of gender in congressional elections and issues of substantive representation in state legislatures. Christopher E. Smith is a professor of criminal justice at Michigan State University. He previously taught at the University of Akron and the University of Connecticut at Hartford. As a specialist on courts and constitutional law, he has written more than 20 books and more than 100 scholarly articles on law and politics.
