MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 00 $aJK275$b.W37 2012
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100 1 $aWasserman, Gary,$d1944-
245 10 $aPolitics in action :$bcases from the frontlines of American government /$cGary Wasserman.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aBoston :$bPearson,$c[2012].
300 $axii, 212 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe Constitution - the meal deal : the dinner table bargain of 1790 -- Federalism - federalism in education : a race to Washington -- Civil rights - affirmative action at the University of Michigan -- Civil liberties- freedom of speech and campus speech codes -- Public opinion - abortion and public opinion -- Elections - redistricting reelection : a campaign manager's view -- Political parties - parties and technology : from targeting to microtargeting -- Campaigns - campaign 2008 : the gender frame for Senator Clinton and Governor Palin -- Interest groups - interest groups and healthcare reform (a) : Harry & Louise go public (b) : Obama networks the opposition -- The media - media and the Lewinsky scandal : a perfect storm -- Congress - Congress and global warming : the tragedy of the climate bill -- the presidency - 9/11 : presidential power in a crisis -- The bureaucracy - the columbia and challenger disasters : agency groupthink -- The Supreme Court - Watergate, U.S. v. Nixon, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989-$vCase studies.