This extremely brief introduction to American government has been a long-time student favorite because of its lively, no-nonsense approach to the core topics in the course.
Using a dynamic game metaphor, the text covers 4 governmental and 4 non-governmental "players," as well as the constitutional "rules of the game." It ends by examining rival theories on who wins and who loses in the American political system. Written in a way that engages students and offers instructors great flexibility, Wasserman's text covering all the requisite topics and focuses on current debates in politics. In under 300 pages, a class learns what they need to know and likes it.
- ISBN10 0321101235
- ISBN13 9780321101235
- Publish Date 17 July 2001 (first published 20 January 1997)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 22 February 2005
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Edition 10th edition
- Pages 300
- Language English