AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY helps students experience the excitement that comes from active, informed citizenship. Schmidt, Shelley, and Bardes' landmark text is renowned nationwide for its balanced, unbiased, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes. The overriding theme of the book is the importance of informed active citizenship, and the pedagogy underscores this theme by soliciting critical thinking about political issues and encouraging students to become involved the political process. With keen awareness of its audience, American Government and Politics Today incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American government. This truly interactive text gives students more than reading material; it gives them tools to become good citizens.
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"The text flows very well and I like the way the authors lead the students with a questioning style that uses the words ‘why and how’ frequently."
"This is an outstanding book in so many ways I cannot begin to rank the strengths. The photos are outstanding and bring life to the material, layout is easy to read and pleasing to a generation of students who are accustomed to having information jump out at them with ease."
"It is obvious right from the table of contents, that this book is a winner; it is comprehensive, up- to-date, well written and quite readable. It covers a broad array of topics, concepts, institutions, issues, eras, personalities and crusty facts and tidbits on American political life."
"This is an excellent text for undergraduate survey courses in American government and politics – one of the best on the market!"
"The book presented a fair depiction of events and themes, frequently pointed out areas of dispute, and both sides of the argument."
"It is a good, balanced text with comprehensive coverage, good graphics, better than average accompanying materials/aids, and is written at an appropriate level."
"The authors write fluidly and clearly. The text is engaging, informative and scholarly."
"This is an outstanding book in so many ways I cannot begin to rank the strengths. The photos are outstanding and bring life to the material, layout is easy to read and pleasing to a generation of students who are accustomed to having information jump out at them with ease."
"It is obvious right from the table of contents, that this book is a winner; it is comprehensive, up- to-date, well written and quite readable. It covers a broad array of topics, concepts, institutions, issues, eras, personalities and crusty facts and tidbits on American political life."
"This is an excellent text for undergraduate survey courses in American government and politics – one of the best on the market!"
"The book presented a fair depiction of events and themes, frequently pointed out areas of dispute, and both sides of the argument."
"It is a good, balanced text with comprehensive coverage, good graphics, better than average accompanying materials/aids, and is written at an appropriate level."
"The authors write fluidly and clearly. The text is engaging, informative and scholarly."
About the Author
Steffen W. Schmidt is a professor of political science at Iowa State University. He grew up in Colombia, South America, and has studied in Colombia, Switzerland, and France. He obtained his Ph.D. from Columbia University, New York, in public law and government. Schmidt has published six books and over 70 articles in scholarly journals, and is the recipient of numerous prestigious teaching prizes, including the Amoco Award for Lifetime Career Achievement in Teaching and the Teacher of the Year award. He is a pioneer in the use of Web-based and real-time video courses and is a member of the American Political Science Association's section on Computers and Multimedia. He is on the editorial board of the Political Science Educator. Schmidt also has a political talk show on WOI radio, where he is known as Dr. Politics. The show has been broadcast live from various U.S. and international venues.
Mack C. Shelley, II, is a professor of political science and statistics at Iowa State University. After receiving his bachelor's degree from American University in Washington, D.C., he went on to graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received a master's degree and a Ph.D. He taught for two years at Mississippi State University prior to arriving at Iowa State in 1979. In 1993, he was elected co-editor of the Policy Studies Journal. Shelley has also published numerous articles, books, and monographs on public policy, including THE PERMANENT MAJORITY: THE CONSERVATIVE COALITION IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS; BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE: A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE (with William F. Woodman and Brian J. Reichel); and AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY: THE CONTEMPORARY AGENDA (with Steven G. Koven and Bert E. Swanson).
Barbara A. Bardes is professor of political science and dean of Raymond Walters College at the University of Cincinnati. She received her B.A. and M.A. from Kent State University and her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. She held a faculty position at Loyola University in Chicago for many years before returning to Cincinnati, her hometown, as a college administrator. Bardes has written articles on public opinion and foreign policy and on women and politics. She also has authored THINKING ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY AND DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE: WOMEN AND POLITICAL POWER IN NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN NOVELS and co-authored PUBLIC OPINION: MEASURING THE AMERICAN MIND.
Mack C. Shelley, II, is a professor of political science and statistics at Iowa State University. After receiving his bachelor's degree from American University in Washington, D.C., he went on to graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received a master's degree and a Ph.D. He taught for two years at Mississippi State University prior to arriving at Iowa State in 1979. In 1993, he was elected co-editor of the Policy Studies Journal. Shelley has also published numerous articles, books, and monographs on public policy, including THE PERMANENT MAJORITY: THE CONSERVATIVE COALITION IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS; BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE: A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE (with William F. Woodman and Brian J. Reichel); and AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY: THE CONTEMPORARY AGENDA (with Steven G. Koven and Bert E. Swanson).
Barbara A. Bardes is professor of political science and dean of Raymond Walters College at the University of Cincinnati. She received her B.A. and M.A. from Kent State University and her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. She held a faculty position at Loyola University in Chicago for many years before returning to Cincinnati, her hometown, as a college administrator. Bardes has written articles on public opinion and foreign policy and on women and politics. She also has authored THINKING ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY AND DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE: WOMEN AND POLITICAL POWER IN NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN NOVELS and co-authored PUBLIC OPINION: MEASURING THE AMERICAN MIND.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good text but a little liberal for my tastes.,
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This review is from: American Government and Politics Today, Alternate 2005-2006 Edition (with PoliPrep) (Paperback)
The reviews I read stated the text was "unbiased," "fair" and "balanced." It is foolish to think any book could be unbiased - every writer puts his or her own spin on their writing based on their own beliefs, view points, assumptions, etc. Those with a conservative mindset will probably want to look elsewhere for your main government text. Take a look at the "Look Inside" of one of the newer versions of the book to get a better idea of the contents. That being said, from what I see the book is well organized and well written. I plan to use portions of it to encourage discussion in my American Government class.
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