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11 produkter
America's Congress
Actions in the Public Sphere, James Madison Through Newt Gingrich
Häftad, 2002
506 kr
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To understand American politics and government, we need to recognize not only that members of Congress are agents of societal interests and preferences but also that they act with a certain degree of autonomy and consequence in the country’s public sphere. In this illuminating book, a distinguished …
Electoral Realignments
A Critique of an American Genre
Häftad, 2004
382 kr
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The study of electoral realignments is one of the most influential and intellectually stimulating enterprises undertaken by American political scientists. Realignment theory has been seen as a science able to predict changes, and generations of students, journalists, pundits, and political …
Divided We Govern
Party Control, Lawmaking, and Investigations, 1946-2002, Second Edition
Häftad, 2005
492 kr
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In this prize-winning book, a renowned political scientist debunks the commonly held myth that the American national government functions effectively only when one political party controls the presidency and Congress. For this new edition, David R. Mayhew has provided a new Preface, a new appendix, …
Parties and Policies
How the American Government Works
Häftad, 2008
620 kr
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In this wide-ranging new volume, one of our most important and perceptive scholars of the workings of the American government investigates political parties, politicians, elections, and policymaking to discover why public policy emerges in the shape that it does. David R. Mayhew looks at two …
Partisan Balance
Why Political Parties Don't Kill the U.S. Constitutional System
Häftad, 2013
287 kr
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With three independent branches, a legislature divided into two houses, and many diverse constituencies, it is remarkable that the federal government does not collapse in permanent deadlock. Yet, this system of government has functioned for well over two centuries, even through such heated partisan …
Placing Parties in American Politics
Organization, Electoral Settings, and Government Activity in the Twentieth Century
Häftad, 2014
1202 kr
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This work on the structure of American parties combines the breadth that has been characteristic of voter analyses and the richness found in case studies of local party organizations. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make …
Placing Parties in American Politics
Organization, Electoral Settings, and Government Activity in the Twentieth Century
Inbunden, 2016
2848 kr
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This work on the structure of American parties combines the breadth that has been characteristic of voter analyses and the richness found in case studies of local party organizations. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make …
Partisan Balance
Why Political Parties Don''t Kill the U.S. Constitutional System
E-bok, 2011
400 kr
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How partisan balance between the U.S. presidency and Congress is essential to successful government With three independent branches, a legislature divided into two houses, and many diverse constituencies, it is remarkable that the federal government does not collapse in permanent deadlock. Yet, …
Placing Parties in American Politics
Organization, Electoral Settings, and Government Activity in the Twentieth Century
E-bok, 2014
955 kr
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This work on the structure of American parties combines the breadth that has been characteristic of voter analyses and the richness found in case studies of local party organizations.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make …
Congress
The Electoral Connection
Häftad, 2004
253 kr
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"Any short list of major analyses of Congress must of necessity include David Mayhew’s Congress: The Electoral Connection." —Fred GreensteinIn this second edition to a book that has achieved canonical status, David R. Mayhew argues that the principal motivation of legislators is reelection and that …
Imprint of Congress
Inbunden, 2017
333 kr
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What kind of job has America's routinely disparaged legislative body actually done? In The Imprint of Congress, the distinguished congressional scholar David R. Mayhew gives us an insightful historical analysis of the U.S. Congress’s performance from the late eighteenth century to today, exploring …
