New Content: NEW! Organization
o Total of 18 chapters:
o Chapters 14 and 15 on the Presidency have been combined
o Chapters 12 and 13 on the Congress have been combined NEW! Stronger emphasis on themes of liberty and equality
given throughout the text, shown through a re-occurring marginal feature to help
students identify this theme in American Government. NEW! Text is now available without the policy chapters; the alternate
edition has 15 chapters. The American Democracy Alternate Edition, ISBN: 0-07-253140-1 NEW! Coverage which reflects updated scholarship and analysis
of developments such as:
o The War on Terrorism
o The Internet
o Campaign-related developments, including campaign finance reform
o The Bush Presidency
o The Supreme Court's impact on federalism. New Features and Pedagogy:
NEW! Why Should I Care? boxes in each chapter examine political
issues that ought to be of special concern to students. NEW! Coverage of history easier for students to follow and connect
to current events through a new history quill icon in the margins. NEW! Chapter opening bullets highlight and preview upcoming
content in the chapter NEW! Fighting Words boxes appear in every chapter. These boxes
introduce students to hot topics in American Government. The boxes illustrate
two opposing views on the topic and present arguments for each side. The boxes
encourage critical thinking. Political Culture boxes examine the notion of America and Americans
as "one nation, one people." Citizenship boxes encourage civic involvement. Liberty/Equality boxesin the chapter margins raise issues
relating to Americans' two great political principles.
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