Understanding the U.S. Government: A Guide to Understanding American Government and Elections E-Book
Peter E. Tarlow
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- Herausgeber: Bentham Science Publishers
- Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
- Sprache: Englisch
Understanding the U.S. Government: A Guide to Understanding American Government and Elections demystifies the complexities of the United States government, its election processes, and the concept of separation of powers. Written in a question-and-answer format, this book provides essential information for readers interested in American democracy at all levels. The authors compare various ideologies (capitalism, socialism, communism, and fascism) and other facets of U.S. politics that shape conversations about the U.S. Government and influence political policies, while also providing answers to historical questions about the American constitution and Declaration of Independence.
The book answers questions on these topics:
Maintaining personal relations amidst differing political views
Rights and responsibilities of American citizens
Competing political and economic philosophies
The Ins-and-Outs of American democracy
The impact of the media on U.S. Elections
The American political party system
The impact of lobbyists and monetary donations on political decisions and policies
How U.S. elections work
Practical tips for American voters
This book is an informative source of knowledge for anyone seeking a quick understanding of the workings of the U.S. government, the election process, and the intricate balance of political power in America.
Readership
General readers and political science students interested in U.S. government and elections.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024
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FOREWORD
Every book is a journey. When I first open a new one, I like to scan the table of contents to get a feel of where the authors are trying to take me. When I opened Understanding the U.S. Government: A Guide to Understanding American Government and Elections and skimmed the table of contents, I must admit I began to sweat a little. The series of questions that Peter Tarlow and Stephen Vincent have used to frame this book instantly transported me back to the final exam of my high school civics class, which is not one of my prouder moments. Luckily, unlike that inconsiderate final exam, after raising my blood pressure with those questions, they gave me the answers!
This book is a wonderful reminder of things that are inspirational, confusing, mysterious, frustrating, and practical in our system of governance. More importantly, it is a great primer on how we as citizens can and should participate in that system. It reminds us that, in a successful democracy, “leaders are encouraged to do the will of the people”. Of course, that only works if those leaders know the will of the people. Our job is to tell them. And each of us, no matter where we sit on the political spectrum or how active we have been in our democracy up to this point, has the right and the privilege of making a crystal-clear statement with our vote.
