American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials 2006-2007 Edition (American Government & Politics Today: The Essentials) [Paperback]

Barbara A. Bardes (Author), Mack C. Shelley (Author), Steffen W. Schmidt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 9, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0534647332 | ISBN-13: 978-0534647339 | Edition: 12

The best-selling book published for American Government, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS helps students experience the excitement that comes from active, informed citizenship in a concisely organized package. Bardes, Shelley, and Schmidt's 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 is the importance of informed active citizenship. 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: THE ESSENTIALS 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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"It is both comprehensive and well organized. It serves as a means to generate class discussion on a number of levels and should appeal to contemporary college students. It affords the professor great opportunities to engage the student in the study of the American political process."

Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 12 edition (June 9, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534647332
• ISBN-13: 978-0534647339
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #565,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written book-A KEEPER for people who are becoming US Citizens, May 25, 2007

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J. Walser (Altadena (Los Angeles area), CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials 2006-2007 Edition (American Government & Politics Today: The Essentials) (Paperback)

This book has a LOT of detail in it. It gives you an excellent idea of how our Federal government is organized, who runs what parts of the government, background on the organization of the Federal government.

The book has the full text of the US Constitution, along with the amendments, and explanations of same. There is also a list of all the US Presidents and Vice Presidents.

There are links to many websites, both public and private, that are of interest.

The book is well written and should be considered by anyone who will be taking a citizenship test.

For those of you who are buying this book because it is required for your class: If you actually read this book, you WILL learn some very interesting things.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of American Government and Politics Today textbook, June 25, 2009

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D. Cox "cheapandeasy" (Detroit) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials 2006-2007 Edition (American Government & Politics Today: The Essentials) (Paperback)

This book was in excellent condition. For the price it was a heck of a deal. I brought the same kind of book at the bookstore of the community college that I am temporarily attending this summer, and was blown away by its horrible condition and unbelievable price ($115)! I promptly returned it, got on amazon.com and brought a book that was practically the same for just $5! At first I didn't trust sites like this, but now I know its the college bookstores that I should be skeptical of! lol

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Never got it!, February 6, 2009

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James Daniel Cullen - See all my reviews
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I never even go this product and the people were near to impossible to get in contact with!