001564621 000__ 04773nam\\2200565\i\4500 001564621 001__ 1564621 001564621 003__ Credo 001564621 005__ 20241203003401.0 001564621 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001564621 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 001564621 008__ 180921r20182018miua\\\\ob\\\\000\0\eng\d 001564621 010__ $$z 2017039472 001564621 020__ $$a9781786849038$$q(electronic book) 001564621 020__ $$z9781578596393$$qpbk. : alk. paper 001564621 035__ $$a(CaBNVSL)gtp00567768 001564621 035__ $$a(Credo)vipgab2018 001564621 035__ $$a(OCoLC)1054303796 001564621 040__ $$aCaBNVSL$$beng$$erda$$cCaBNVSL$$dCaBNVSL 001564621 043__ $$an-us--- 001564621 050_4 $$aJK275$$b.M566 2018eb 001564621 08204 $$a320.473$$223 001564621 1001_ $$aMisiroglu, Gina Ren?ee,$$eauthor. 001564621 24514 $$aThe handy American government answer book :$$bhow Washington, politics, and elections work /$$cGina Misiroglu. 001564621 24630 $$aAmerican government answer book :$$bhow Washington, politics, and elections work 001564621 250__ $$a[Enhanced Credo edition] 001564621 263__ $$a20181003 001564621 264_1 $$aCanton, Michigan :$$bVisible Ink Press,$$c[2018] 001564621 264_4 $$c?2018 001564621 26431 $$aBoston, Massachusetts :$$bCredo Reference,$$c2018. 001564621 300__ $$a1 online resource (82 entries) :$$b139 images 001564621 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 001564621 336__ $$astill image$$2rdacontent 001564621 337__ $$aelectronic$$2isbdmedia 001564621 338__ $$aonline resource$$2rdacarrier 001564621 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 315-325). 001564621 5050_ $$aPhoto sources -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline -- Introduction -- Introduction to the democratic republic: Politics and government; Democracy and other forms of government; Fundamental values; Political ideologies; Shifting demographics and political implications -- The U.S. Constitution: The colonial background; Early colonial government; The road to revolution; The first state governments; The Constitutional Convention; Principles of the Constitution; Amending the Constitution -- Federalism: Federalism and its constitutional basis; State rights and budgets; State and local government -- The U.S. Congress: The nature and functions of Congress; House-Senate differences and congressional privileges; Congressional elections and apportionment; How Congress is organized; Lawmaking and budgeting -- The President: Who can become President? The President's roles and responsibilities; Presidential powers; The executive organization; The role of the vice presidency -- The courts: The Federal Court system; The selection of federal judges; The Supreme Court at work; Policymaking and the courts; State versus federal courts -- 001564621 5058_ $$aCivil liberties and civil rights: Differences between civil liberties and civil rights; The Bill of Rights; The First Amendment: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition; The second, fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth amendments: from the right to bear arms to the rights of the criminally accused; Civil liberties vs. security issues; The right to privacy; Experiences of ethnic groups, women, gays and lesbians, and juveniles -- Political opinion: What is political opinion and how is it measured? Political preferences and voting behavior; Political opinion and the political process -- Public interest groups: The role of public interest groups; Types of interest groups; Strategies that make interest groups successful; Regulating lobbyists -- Political parties: Functions of political parties in the U.S.; The two-party system; A history of political parties in the U.S.; Mechanisms of political party change: realignment, dealignment, tipping -- Campaigns and elections: How are elections conducted? The national convention; The election campaign; Campaign finance; The popular vote and the role of the Electoral College -- The media machine: The media and public opinion; The power of the press: the media and political campaigns; Political campaigns and the internet; Freedom of the press; The media under various administrations -- Further reading -- The Declaration of Independence -- The Articles of Confederation -- The U.S. Constitution -- The Bill of Rights. 001564621 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001564621 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 001564621 650_0 $$aUnited States$$xPolitics and government$$vMiscellanea. 001564621 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001564621 7102_ $$aCredo Reference (Firm),$$edistributor. 001564621 77608 $$iPrint version:$$z1578596394$$z9781578596393$$w(DLC) 2017039472 001564621 852__ $$bebk 001564621 85640 $$3Credo Reference $$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/books/Qm9va1R5cGU6MjI1Mg==?aid=98124$$zOnline Access 001564621 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1564621$$pGLOBAL_SET 001564621 980__ $$aBIB 001564621 980__ $$aEBOOK 001564621 982__ $$aEbook 001564621 983__ $$aOnline