American Government in Black and White

Paula D. McClain is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University and Dean of The Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education. She directs the American Political Science Association's Ralph Bunche Summer Institute hosted by Duke University, and funded by the National Science Foundation and Duke University. A Howard University Ph.D., her primary research interests are in racial minority group politics, particularlyinter-minority political and social competition, and urban politics, especially public policy and urban crime. Her articles have appeared in numerous journals, most recently the Journal of Politics, American PoliticalScience Review, Urban Affairs Review, and The Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race. In addition to this text, she is coauthor of <"Can We All Get Along?> " Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics, Fifth Edition, coauthored with Joseph Stewart, Jr. (2009). Steven C. Tauber is a Professor of Political Science in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida. His research interests include Judicial Politics and Behavior, Politics and Animal Rights, Race and Politics, and Constitutional Law and Methodology. His book Navigating the Jungle: Law Politics, and the Animal Advocacy Movement (Routledge, 2016) is a groundbreaking analysis of the efficacy of animal advocacy litigation. He has alsopublished numerous journal articles and book chapters.

A good introductory American politics textbook that applies a racial lens to the issues...focus on race in every aspect of American politics rather than as a niche topic." -Klara Fredriksson, Beloit College

• 1. American Government and Politics in a Racially Divided World2. The Constitution: Rights and Race Intertwined3.Federalism: Balancing Power, Balancing Rights4. Civil Liberties: Freedom and Government Authority in Tension5. Civil Rights: Inequality and Equality6. Congress: Representation and Lawmaking7. The Presidency: Conventional Widsom Redefined8.The Bureaucracy: Career Government Employees, Accountability, and Race9. The Judiciary: Blending Law and Politics10. Public Opinion: Divided by Race?11. The Media: Reinforcing Racial Stereotypes?12. Social Movements: Civil Rights as a Movement Model13. Interest Groups: From Lots of Money to Little to None14. Political Parties: Linking Voters and Governing Institutions15. Voting and Elections: A Time Like No Other16. The Making of Domestic and Foreign Policy: Summing Up American Government in Black and White