New American Democracy

The New American Democracy Morris P. Fiorina · Paul E. Peterson · Bertram Johnson · William G. MayerThe New American Democracy, 5th Edition, emphasizes the central role of elections in our political system and our evolution from a pluralist to a more popular democracy-and how both have profoundly changed the way American politics operates.New to the Fifth Edition The addition of a new co-author, William Mayer brings to the book additional expertise and a new perspective on key areas such as media and politics, and public opinion. Expanded coverage! Several important topics, such as the relationship between the president and Congress, campaign finance reform, religious freedom, and globalization have increased in coverage. Completely updated! Includes in-depth discussion of the 2006 midterm campaigns and elections, as well as updated chapter-opening vignettes, examples, data, and references throughout.MyPoliSciLab Welcome to MyPoliSciLab, where participation leads to action!MyPoliSciLab is a state-of-the-art, interactive and instructive online solution for the introduction to American government course. Designed to be used as a supplement to a traditional lecture course, or completely administer an online course, MyPoliSciLab combines multimedia, tutorials, simulations, tests, and quizzes to make teaching and learning fun!What Students Are Saying About Online Exams and Quizzes:"I love it. I keep trying until I get a perfect grade and after a couple of times you know the content like the back of your hand!""I liked being able to view the results of the quizzes immediately instead of having to wait for them to be graded by the instructor."What Students Are Saying About Online Activities:"The activities were my favorite part of the course. They took a different approach to an interesting subject and made it more applicable to real-life situations. This made the subject seem even more real than before.""I think they are a great tool to get students to interact with the material in a way you couldn't really do in class."Visit us at www.ablongman.comFiorina, Morris P. is the author of 'New American Democracy ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780321416148 and ISBN 0321416147.