Why you vote: Political views of 18-25 years old/ Michael Ryan
Physical description:
xiv, 376, N-14, I-6, C-3 p. col. ill., charts 28 cm.;
Bibliographic notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.;
General notes:
Cover title.;
ISBN:
9780072965476 (pbk.;
Subjects: Democracy;
United States --Politics and government;
Formatted contents notes:
Citizenship in our changing democracy -- The Constitution: the foundation of citizens' rights -- Federalism: citizenship and the dispersal of power -- Civil liberties: toward a more equal citizenry -- Public opinion: listening to citizens -- Political participation: equal opportunities and unequal voices -- Interest groups in America -- Parties and political campaigns: citizens and the electoral process -- Media: turning in or turning out -- Congress: doing the people's business -- The presidency: power and paradox -- Bureaucracy: citizens as owners and consumers -- The courts: judicial power in a democratic setting -- Public policy: responding to citizens.;
Publisher:
New York : McGraw-Hill Higher Education , 2009.;
Call number: 320 WHY;
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