Rockwell, Stephen J.,  1966- <br/><br/>
American government :  competition and compromise / 
Stephen J. Rockwell, Peter Woll. 
 - First edition 
 - xxx, 338 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part One. Americans and Politics. 1. The Media. 2. Interest Groups. 3. Political Parties. 4. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting. Part Two. Competition by Design. 5. The Constitution. 6. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. Part Three. Institutions and Governing. 7. The Bureaucracy. 8. The Presidency. 9. Congress. 10. The Judiciary. 
<br/><br/> A brief introduction to American government. The book opens by discussing the media, the place where the public see the government daily. Then it moves to looking at the more traditional topics of constitution and institutions of government.   
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0070392129 (acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00062495  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK31  / .R56 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.973