The American Democracy

by Thomas E. Patterson and Gary M. Halter

Book Overview

In today s climate of hyper-partisanship, blurred lines between political news, analysis, and entertainment, and outrageous comments from the chattering classes, who better than Tom Patterson to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0073219363
• ISBN13: 9780073219363
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
• Length: 775 Pages
• Weight: 4.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.8" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Well-written, informative.

This is one of the more readable textbooks that I've encountered, yet in achieving that status, it does not seem to have sacreficed any degree of thoroughness. It is an excellent introduction to the American political system, and if, as one reviewer has noted, it is somewhat mistitled in that the American political system is NOT, technically, a democracy but is rather a representative republic, that's a pretty minor quibble to slam an otherwise excellent book over. Heck, I'd have given it a second star just for its appendices; it includes the text of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the US (including all amendments), and Federalist papers #s 10 and 51. As to the reviewer who complained that the book is biased against the south, I think he's oversensitive; I certainly didn't see anything of the sort.

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The book was in great condition. It got to me in less than a week.

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American Democracy - For dummies

I am brand new to the subject but found this book an excellent starting point. It has easy to read chapters and supporting graphs. I reccomend to anyone who may be interested or a text book.