We the People: A Concise Introduction to American PoliticsProviding an introduction to American politics, this work discusses the media and its relationship to the political process. It features coverage of AFDC, affirmative action, block grants, Bosnia, campaign-funding, devolution, exclusionary rule, federalism, food stamps, gay rights, and gender. |
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THE PROCESS OF DECIDING UPON SOCIETYS GOALS I | 12 |
The Future of the American Dream | 25 |
FEDERALISM IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 40 |
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