This critical thinking approach to American government asks students to evaluate the quality of democracy in America today within a unique framework that offers a holistic view of our system.
The seventh edition of this best-selling text has been completely updated through the 2004 Presidential Election. Continuing to offer a lively, critical thinking approach to the course, The Struggle for Democracy is organized around two themes: "Using the Democracy Standard" and "Using the Framework." The first theme, woven throughout the narrative, asks students to evaluate the health and vitality of American democracy today against a carefully defined democratic ideal. The text's second theme, "Using the Framework," asks students to look at the structures underlying our political system-such as the economy, society, cultural values, technology-and examine how these structures affect, and are affected by, our political system.
- ISBN10 0321345428
- ISBN13 9780321345424
- Publish Date 3 March 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 September 2006
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Edition 7th edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 672
- Language English