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BL
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| Record Number
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972790
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b727160
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| Main Entry
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Storey, William.
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| Title & Author
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US government and politics /\ William Storey.
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| Publication Statement
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Edinburgh :: Edinburgh University Press,, 2007.
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| Series Statement
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Politics study guides
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xii, 340 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0748630260
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: 9780748630264
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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COVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Boxes; Tables; INTRODUCTION A Beacon on the Hill?; PART I: THE FRAMEWORK OF US POLITICS; CHAPTER 1 The Constitution -- History and Key Features; CHAPTER 2 Evaluating the Constitution -- Race and US Politics; CHAPTER 3 Interpreting the Constitution -- the Supreme Court; PART II: THE LIMITS OF FEDERAL POWER -- FEDERALISM AND PLURALISM; CHAPTER 4 Federalism; CHAPTER 5 Elections; CHAPTER 6 Political Parties; CHAPTER 7 Pressure Groups; PART III: TESTING THE LIMITS OF FEDERAL POWER -- THE LEGISLATURE AND THE EXECUTIVE; CHAPTER 8 Congress.
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| Abstract
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Focusing on the latest developments, this book explores whether the US political system lives up to its promise to provide freedom and equality of opportunity for all. Starting with the Constitutional Convention, which drew up the framework of the political system, the book examines mechanisms designed to prevent the oppressive use of power before analyzing the ways that the elected branches of government use power in modern America. Readers are provided with thought-provoking material on which to base their own conclusions on the extent to which US institutions and political practices succeed.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- National.
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Politics and government
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United States, Politics and government.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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320.973
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JK276.S76 2007eb
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