The Facts on File Dictionary of American Politics (Facts on File Library of Politics and Government) [Hardcover]

Kathleen T. Hill (Author), Gerald Hill (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0816045194 | ISBN-13: 978-0816045198 | Publication Date: November 2001

From ABC warfare to Zionism, the Facts of File Dictionary of American Politics is a comprehensive resource of terminology and people associated with the American political system. In addition to more than 1,600 up-to-date A-to-Z entries, the volume includes appendixes providing the full text to important American documents such as the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, biographical profiles of the presidents and vice presidents, and election results.

Entries include:
* Attack ads
* Bundling
* Class warfare
* Compassionate conservative
* Dimpled, hanging, and pregnant chads
* Divided government
* Focus groups
* Frontloading
* Gravitas
* Independent counsel
* Judicial activism
* Mandatory option
* Politics of personal destruction
* Hard and soft money
* Strip calling
* Triangulation
* Wing nut.

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Two compact volumes that are perfect for the ready-reference shelf. The first defines more than 1,600 terms associated with the American political system, and the second treats approximately 2,000 words and phrases in meteorology and climatology. RBB
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Facts on File (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816045194
• ISBN-13: 978-0816045198
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,214,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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