Updated to reflect the current political landscape, this book is emphasizes and explores causal questions in American Politics. It helps readers apply critical thinking tools-tools pulled directly from a social scientist's playbook-to start answering those questions, see past today's headlines, and understand why things really happen in our political world.
Containing chapters on political culture, media and politics, and interest groups, readers will come away from this book able to think and view their world critically. Readers will come away from the book not only excited by political questions, but with the means to explore possible answers as more thoughtful and empowered citizen
The Texas version of Understanding American Politics and Governmentcontains the same information as the National version, plus 7 additional chapters on Texas state government and policy.
- ISBN10 0205798284
- ISBN13 9780205798285
- Publish Date 10 June 2010
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 April 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 1136
- Language English