TY - BOOK AU - Lenz,Timothy O. AU - Holman,Mirya ED - Project Muse, ED - Project Muse. TI - American Government, Second Edition / SN - 9781616102197 AV - JK274 .L525 2018 PY - 2018///] CY - Gainesville [Florida] PB - Orange Grove Texts Plus KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE; Includes bibliographical references; Why government? Why politics? -- The U.S. system of constitutional government -- Congress -- The presidency -- The courts -- Federalism -- The media, politics, and government -- Public opinion -- Political ideology -- Political participation -- Political parties -- Interest groups -- Public policy -- Economic policy -- Food policy -- Civil liberties and civil rights -- Global affairs; Open Access N2 - This exciting new book explores the role of government, politics, and policy in American lives. Full of real life applications and scenarios, this text encourages and enables political thinking. The second edition has been updated to include recent developments in U.S. politics and government. This includes the description and analysis of the 2016 elections as well as the early Trump administration. Chapters have expanded coverage of immigration policy, environmental policy, economic policy, and global affairs (including counterterrorism policy). The text also includes analysis of racial issues in contemporary American politics and law. It also addresses questions about the state of the economy, jobs, and wages UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/66967/ ER -