Understanding American Government

This brief version of Welch et al., American Government encourages students to analyze the American government through current political research. Every aspect of this text has been proven successful-the solid research, the lively writing style, the in-depth coverage of women and minority issues, the pertinent boxed features, and the extensive ancillary package. This edition includes an expanded budget policy chapter and two new pedagogical features: New Populism boxes discuss current topics as they affect and disturb middle class Americans; and Symbolic Solutions for Complex Problems boxes focus on how politicians often look for simplistic solutions to complex problems that more often than not fail to solve the problem.