Government in America people politics and policy

Synopsis

Framing its content within a “politics matters” theme, the authors ofGovernment in Americaillustrate the impact government has on the daily lives of each American, motivating students to become active participants in all aspects of political culture. The Texas Edition of this highly lauded American government text includes seven new chapters on Texas government using the same public policy approach and “politics matters” theme of previous editions, with updated coverage of important topic such as the 2006 state and midterm elections and American foreign policy in the Middle East.