America's Democratic Republic

America's Democratic Republic Edward S. Greenberg Benjamin I. Page Written in a lively, narrative style constructed around a single story line that will keep students reading, this text gets to the heart of American frustration with the federal government's seeming inability to effectively address the nation's most important problems. This dynamic discussion centers around the idea that this "inability" is actually rooted in a long-standing and inescapable tension lying at the heart of the American political system. New to the Second Edition: Updated throughout to include results of the 2006 midtermelections as well as key issues, events, and scholarship of the last two years. More theoretical coverage and contexthas been added, particularly to Chapter 1, to better establish a framework in which to understand the story of American government and root the book's argument in strong scholarship. Transition paragraphsfollow the chapter-opening vignettes and preview how the text's theme and argument manifest themselves in the chapter material that follows. These paragraphs offer students additional context and establish a foundation on which they can build their understanding of the material that follows. "The Democratic Republic"sections ending each chapter have been revised to better inspire critical thinking. Many are now presented as bold debates and are accompanied by critical thinking questions, giving students an opportunity to apply their analytical skills to the argument being offered in the book. More frequent transitionshighlighting the theme are included throughout the book, and more explicit references to the theme have been added throughout each chapter. Vignettes have been thoroughly updatedto showcase the current nature of the text's coverage. Visit us at www.ablongman.com/polisciGreenberg, Edward S. is the author of 'America's Democratic Republic', published 2007 under ISBN 9780321431332 and ISBN 0321431332.