Cengage Advantage Books : The Challenge of Democracy, Essentials American Government in Global Politics 3rd Edition

The Title "Cengage Advantage Books : The Challenge of Democracy, Essentials American Government in Global Politics 3rd Edition" is written by Kenneth Janda. This book was published in the year 2013. The ISBN number 1111832587|9781111832582 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. The book displayed here is a 3rd Edition edition. This book has total of pp. 624 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Thomson Learning. We have about 56150 other great books from this publisher. Cengage Advantage Books : The Challenge of Democracy, Essentials American Government in Global Politics 3rd Edition is currently Available with us.

• New! The third edition includes content updates to reflect the latest in the current political climate.
• New! Coverage of President Obama's Fiscal 2012 budget proposals, updating the discussion of the deficit, debt, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
• New! Coverage of the 2010 census, including Hispanic growth in the United States and redistribution of electoral votes in the Electoral College.
• New! Statistics have been updated throughout the text for currency and accuracy, including data related to the 2012 budget, size of government, predator drone strikes in Pakistan, use of the death penalty, unfunded mandates, caseload for the federal judiciary, EEOC caseload, the continued decline of labor unions, incumbency reelection, and many others.
• New! Updates to the Media section, noting the continued decline of newspaper revenues and a significant change in the way different generations receive their news, highlighting the rise of wireless mobile devices platforms for news consumers.
• New! The text's chapter-opening vignettes, which draw students into the chapter's substance while exploring one of the book's key themes, have been revised and updated, now covering topics such as the demonstrations and resulting regime changes in Tunisia and Egypt.
• New! Coverage and analysis of the 2010 midterm elections and their effects on the remainder of President Obama's first term in the White House.
• New! New and updated material on current events such as Japan's Prime Minister Kan's triple crises in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami, and ongoing nuclear disaster, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the continuing economic crisis, the earthquake in Haiti, and healthcare reform, among others.
• New! A balanced look at the first two years of the Obama presidency.
• New! Each chapter ends with quizzes to help reinforce learning.