Keeping the Republic: Power and Citizenship in American Politics

Carefully condensed by authors Christine Barbour and Gerald C. Wright―no cut-and-paste version here―Keeping the Republic: Power and Citizenship in American Politics, 5th Brief Edition gives your students all the continuity and crucial content of the full version, in a more concise, value-oriented package. And now, your students benefit from a full-color interior design. Photos jump off the page and colorful charts, tables, and maps enhance students′ data literacy. This up-to-date revision pulls in thoughtful discussion of the second half of the Obama administration and the 2012 election results.

Repeatedly praised for engaging students to think critically about "who gets what and how," the authors show them how institutions and rules determine who wins and who loses in the political arena. The authors carefully craft each section and feature to develop students′ analytic capabilities, to build confidence in students who want to take an active part in their communities.