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082	0	4	_a320.473 _221 _bS.E.A
100	1		_aSidlow, Edward, _d1952- _93326 _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAmerica at odds : _ban introduction to American government / _cEdward Sidlow, Beth Henschen.
250			_asecond edition
264		1	_aBelmont, CA : _bWadsworth/Thomson Learning, _c[2000]
264		4	_cc2000
300			_axl, 582 pages : _bchiefly color illustrations, color maps ; _c28 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aAmerica enters the 21st century -- the constitution -- federalism -- civil liberties -- civil rights -- political culture and ideology -- interest groups -- political parties -- public opinion and voting -- campaigns and elections -- politics and the media -- politics in cyberspace -- Congress -- the presidency -- the bureaucracy -- the judiciary.
520			_aPresents facts of American politics, organised around the theme of democracy. Each chapter examines the tension between elite and popular models of democracy and the impact of that tension on institutions, processes, and policy. This book presents a picture of popular democrats, from the anti-federalists to contemporary social movements.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government. _93327
700	1		_aHenschen, Beth, _d1953- _93328 _eco-author.
942			_2ddc _cBK