Democracy Under Pressure: An Introduction to the American Political SystemA standard textbook on the structure and processes of American government and politics, revising and updating the sixth edition of 1989. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
Government and People | 2 |
The Constitutional Framework | 11 |
The Federal System | 22 |
Copyright | |
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