Updated in a new 7th edition, The New American Democracy offers a stimulating, analytical approach to American government and a unique perspective on contemporary politics with an emphasis on elections and their importance in the American political system. The authors -- among the most well-known and well-respected scholars working in political science today --propose in their text that politicians today are perpetually engaged in the election process—a “permanent campaign”—which has profoundly affected how our government functions today.

New American Democracy, The

Politics & Social Sciences

Fiorina, Morris

Peterson, Paul

Johnson, Bertram

Mayer, William

Politics & Government

Pearson

To many, the angry protestors at town hall meetings, the death threats toward politicians, the inflammatory language online and over the airwaves, and the language of politician themselves are making America politics an ugly, mean-spirited, and nasty affair. Can We Talk? presents a dream team of scholars and journalists who ask: <ul>
<li> Is politics really as nasty as many news commentators perceive? </li> <li> What are forces are changing the political discourse and who is to blame? </li> <li> How will this change transform the very nature of our democracy? </li> </ul>
Civility in politics is one of the great issues of our day, making Can We Talk? a must-read for all students of American government.

Can We Talk?: The Rise of Rude, Nasty, Stubborn Politics

Shea, Daniel

History

Fiorina, Morris; Peterson, Paul and Voss, D. Stephen, The New American Democracy, Penguin Academic Series, First Edition*

America's New Democracy (Penguin Academic Series), with LP.com access card

Fiorina, Morris P.

Peterson, Paul E.

Voss, D. Stephen

Longman Pub. Group

The Update of this brief, highly affordable Penguin Academic Series book includes discussions about September 11th, the war on terrorism, and the midterm elections. America's New Democracy is part of Longman's highly popular Penguin Academic Series, which, in the tradition of Penguin Publishers, offers accessibly written, elegantly designed, and highly affordable trade-format books by pre-eminent scholars.Carried by a strong narrative voice and brimming with student-relevant examples, America's New Democracy provides a focused treatment of American government, one that challenges the view that government seldom listens to regular citizens. Like its parent text, The New American Democracy by Fiorina and Peterson, this book illustrates popular influence across the political system in defense of a central theme-that elections matter more in America's system than they have in the past or than they do in most democracies. The book will generate excitement as readers realize that, in a political market where votes are the main currency, both power and responsibility ultimately rest on their shoulders.This Election Update is the first edition of America's New Democracy with new discussions inserted into the text-without changing the page numbering. It gives students the most current and accurate portrait of their government with the least amount of disruption to instructors. Since the page numbers don't change, instructors do not have to change their syllabi to use this Update. The currency of the book will help engage students in the text material and the discussions of September 11th will help to answer their questions about the ways in which the attacks have affected our lives and our political system.

America's New Democracy, Election Update with LP.com Version 2.0

Longman Publishers

Modern legislators are increasingly motivated to serve their constituents in personal ways. Representatives act like ultimate ombudsmen: they keep in close touch with their constituents and try to cultivate a relationship with them based on service and accessibility. The Personal Vote describes the behavior of representatives in the United States and Great Britain and the response of their constituents as well. It shows how congressmen and members of Parliament earn personalized support and how this attenuates their ties to national leaders and parties.   The larger significance of this empirical work arises from its implications for the structure of legislative institutions and the nature of legislative action. Personalized electoral support correlates with decentralized governing institutions and special-interest policy making. Such systems tend to inconsistency and stalemate. The United States illustrates a mature case of this development, and Britain is showing the first movements in this direction with the decline of an established two-party system, the rise of a centrist third party, greater volatility in the vote, growing backbench independence and increasing backbench pressure for committees and staff.   This book is essential for specialists in American national government, British politics, and comparative legislatures and comparative parties.

The Personal Vote: Constituency Service and Electoral Independence

Ferejohn, John

Cain, Bruce

Harvard University Press

Modern legislators are increasingly motivated to serve their constituents in personal ways. Representatives act like ultimate ombudsmen: they keep in close touch with their constituents and try to cultivate a relationship with them based on service and accessibility. The Personal Vote describes the behavior of representatives in the United States and Great Britain and the response of their constituents as well. It shows how congressmen and members of Parliament earn personalized support and how this attenuates their ties to national leaders and parties. 
 The larger significance of this empirical work arises from its implications for the structure of legislative institutions and the nature of legislative action. Personalized electoral support correlates with decentralized governing institutions and special-interest policy making. Such systems tend to inconsistency and stalemate. The United States illustrates a mature case of this development, and Britain is showing the first movements in this direction with the decline of an established two-party system, the rise of a centrist third party, greater volatility in the vote, growing backbench independence and increasing backbench pressure for committees and staff. 
 This book is essential for specialists in American national government, British politics, and comparative legislatures and comparative parties.

Modern legislators are increasingly motivated to serve their constituents in personal ways. Representatives act like ultimate ombudsmen: they keep in close touch with their constituents and try to cultivate a relationship with them based on service and accessibility. The Personal Vote describes the behavior of representatives in the United States and Great Britain and the response of their constituents as well. It shows how congressmen and members of Parliament earn personalized support and how this attenuates their ties to national leaders and parties. 
 The larger significance of this empirical work arises from its implications for the structure of legislative institutions and the nature of legislative action. Personalized electoral support correlates with decentralized governing institutions and special-interest policy making. Such systems tend to inconsistency and stalemate. The United States illustrates a mature case of this development, and Britain is showing the first movements in this direction with the decline of an established two-party system, the rise of a centrist third party, greater volatility in the vote, growing backbench independence and increasing backbench pressure for committees and staff. 
 This book is essential for specialists in American national government, British politics, and comparative legislatures and comparative parties.

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New American Democracy, The

Can We Talk?: The Rise of Rude, Nasty, Stubborn Politics

America's New Democracy (Penguin Academic Series), with LP.com access card

America's New Democracy, Election Update with LP.com Version 2.0

The Personal Vote: Constituency Service and Electoral Independence

The Personal Vote: Constituency Service and Electoral Independence

The Personal Vote: Constituency Service and Electoral Independence