Edwards, George C. <br/><br/>
Government in America :  people, politics, and policy / 
George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, Robert L. Lineberry. 
 - Brief 9th ed. 
 - New York :  Pearson Longman,  2008. 
 - xxxviii, 709 p. :  ill. (some col.), col. maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 663-680) and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface -- Tools for understanding government in America -- About the authors -- Introducing government in America -- The constitution -- Federalism -- Civil liberties -- Civil rights -- Public opinion and political action -- The mass media and the political agenda -- Political parties -- Campaigns and voting behavior -- Interest groups -- Congress -- The presidency -- The federal bureaucracy -- The federal courts -- The Congress, the president, and the budget: the politics of taxing and spending -- Social welfare policymaking -- National security policymaking -- Issues of the times reader -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Notes -- Key terms in Spanish -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0321442784 9780321442789  RM319.68 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--Textbooks.