Politics USA

Robert McKeever is one of UK’s leading scholars of American politics and its foremost specialist on the United States Supreme Court. He is Dean of the Faculty of Law, Governance, and International Relations at London Metropolitan University and has written extensively on constitutional politics, including most recently on the judicial legacy of George W. Bush and abortion rights in the United States and Canada. Philip Davies is Director of the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library and President of the European Association for American Studies. He has authored, co-authored, and edited some 30 books and published more than 100 articles and book chapters on aspects of US politics and society.

"The new edition of Politics USA is an outstanding achievement. The authors have produced a reliable, sophisticated and incisive guide which will be indispensable to all serious students of American politics."- John Dumbrell, Professor of Government, Durham University"Politics USA is a first-rate survey of American politics and government. It is clearly written, very accessible and engaging in its analysis of contemporary and recent political issues."- Iwan Morgan, Professor of US Studies, Institute for the Study of the Americas"In this authoritative volume, McKeever and Davies combine a sophisticated coverage of the fundamentals of US history, government and politics with an insightful analysis of the profound impact 9/11 has had on US governance."- James P. Pfiffner, Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University

• Chapter 1 Introduction - A troubled nation Part 1 The constitutional dimension of American politics Chapter 2 The Constitution and constitutionalism Chapter 3 Federalism Part 2 The socio-economic contexts Chapter 4 The rise and fall of consensus since 1945 Chapter 5 Economy and society Chapter 6 Gender and American politics Chapter 7 Race, ethnicity and immigration in the USA Part 3 The representative process Chapter 8 Elections and voting behaviour Chapter 9 The mass media and politics Chapter 10 Political parties Chapter 11 Interest groups, political committees and campaigns Part 4 The executive process Chapter 12 Presidential power Chapter 13 The federal bureaucracy Part 5 The legislative process Chapter 14 Congress and the president Chapter 15 Congressional structures and processes Part 6 The judicial process Chapter 16 The Supreme Court and judicial review Chapter 17 The Supreme Court and American politics Part 7 The policy process Chapter 18 Serving the people: government and domestic policy Chapter 19 Abortion Chapter 20 Foreign policy Chapter 21 Contemporary US foreign policy Index