The American political dictionary / Jack C. Plano, Milton Greenberg.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Plano, Jack C.

Contributor:

• Greenberg, Milton.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• United States--Politics and government--Dictionaries.
• United States.
• Politics and government.
• Politics--United States.

Genre:

• Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

viii, 759 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Eleventh edition.

Place of Publication:

Fort Worth, TX : Harcourt College Publishers, [2002]

Summary:

Since 1962, this text has served as a guide both to the rich technical language of political science and to the actual operation of the American political system. The AMERICAN POLITICAL DICTIONARY can serve as a supplement to other American government texts or as a study guide for examinations, as the chapters correspond to the organization of most textbooks.

Contents:

• Political ideas
• The United States constitution and the federal union
• Parties, politics, interest groups, and elections
• The legislative process: congress and the state legislatures
• The executive: office and powers
• Public administration: organization and personnel
• The judicial process: courts and law enforcement
• Civil liberties, civil rights, immigration, and citizenship
• Finance and taxation
• Business and labor
• Agriculture, energy, and environment
• Health, education, and welfare
• Foreign policy and national defense
• State and local government.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0155068679

OCLC:

49643024