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American Government and Politics Today, 2004-2005: The Essentials

AUTHOR: Barbara A. Bardes
ISBN: 0534620825
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The best selling book for Introduction to American Government, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY, THE ESSENTIALS helps students experience the excitement that comes from active, informed citizenship in a concisely organized package. Bardes,...

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American Government and Politics Today, 2004-2005: The Essentials
- Book Review, by Barbara A. Bardes

Book Description
The best selling book for Introduction to American Government, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY, THE ESSENTIALS helps students experience the excitement that comes from active, informed citizenship in a concisely organized package. Bardes, Schmidt, and Shelley?s text is renowned nationwide for its balanced, unbiased, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes. The overriding theme is the importance of informed active citizenship. The pedagogy underscores this theme by soliciting critical thinking about political issues and encouraging students to become involved the political process. With keen awareness of its audience, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY, THE ESSENTIALS incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American government. This truly interactive text gives students more than reading material--it gives them tools to become good citizens.

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Book Review

American Government and Politics Today, 2004-2005: The Essentials
- Book Reviews, by Barbara A. Bardes

American Government and Politics Today, 2004-2005: The Essentials

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Now correlated chapter by chapter with its own CD-ROM and Companion Web Site, this value-packed book draws you into the excitement that active, involved citizenship brings. Praised for its balanced and up-to-the-minute coverage, American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials explores the constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes that are the core of American government. The authors focus on the new challenges of the war on Iraq and terrorism concerns ... on the exhilaration of actually participating in the process of political change ... and on specific ways that You can make a difference as an active citizen!

SYNOPSIS

Bardes (political science, University of Cincinnati) incorporates material analyzing the results of the November 2002 elections in this edition of a text/CD-ROM package for undergraduates. The text encourages students to think critically with discussion questions and boxes on controversial issues, and includes features designed to stimulate student interest, such as margin facts and readings on the influence of politics in religion and the media. The CD-ROM, new to this edition, contains simulations, video case studies, and exercises. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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