AuthorBurns, James Macgregor
TitleGovernment by the people : the dynamics of American national, state, and local government / James MacGregor Burns, Jack Walter Peltason
Imprint Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1966
Edition 6th ed
Descript xvi, 848 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

CONTENT

Democratic government in America: Government by the people? -- The Rules and how they grew: The Birth of a nation -- The Living constitution -- The Dynamics of American federalism -- Problems of American federalism -- Civil liberties and citizenship: The First amendment and the first freedoms -- Equality under the law -- Rights to citizenship, life, liberty, and property -- The People in politics: Public opinion: the voices of the people -- Political behavior: the American voter -- The Dynamic role of interest groups -- The Changing parties -- Appeal to the voters -- Policy-makers for the people: The presidency: powers and paradox -- The President: personality and problems -- The Houses of congress -- Congressmen at work -- The Bureaucrats -- The Judges -- Government by the people: problems and prospects -- Big government in action: Foreign policy: politics and problems -- Conducting foreign relations -- To Provide for the common defense -- Governmemt as regulator -- Government as promoter -- Government as manager -- State and local government: Who governs-patterns of influence -- State constitutions-charters or straitjackets? -- Under the capitol dome-the state legislature -- Governors and judges -- Government at the grass roots -- Metropolis: government and politics -- State and local government in action -- Men and money


SUBJECT

  1. United States -- Politics and government -- Handbooks
  2. manuals
  3. etc.

LOCATIONCALL#STATUS
Law Library (4th Floor)JK274 B937g 1966 CHECK SHELVES