Binkley/Moos,A GRAMMAR OF AMERICAN POLITICS.The National Government,1950 Knopf

Wilfred. E. Binkley, Malcolm C, Moos,
A GRAMMAR OF AMERICAN POLITICS.
The National Government.
Alfred A. Knopf, New York 1950,
copertina rigida, rilegatura in tela,
cm. 24x16, pp.760,
testo in inglese,
peso: kg.1,2
cod.4689
CONDIZIONI DEL LIBRO: buone,
segni di usura alla copertina,
timbro e firma in prima pagina,
pagine ingiallite,
sottolineature a matita



CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
i The Dynamics of American Government 3
Part I. Foundations of American Government
n Colonial and Revolutionary Governments 19
m The Making of the Constitution 33
iv The Constitution Analyzed 47
v The Growth of the Constitution 62
vi Federal-State and Interstate Relations 79
Part II. Citizenship: Rights and Privileges
vh Citizenship and Civil Rights 105
vili Suffrage and the Electorate 129
Part III. Institutions of Popular Control
ix Public Opinion, Pressure Groups, and the Public Interest 149
x American Political Parties 177
xi Nominating Procedures 203
xn Congressional Primaries and Elections 218
xih Presidential Nominations 235
xiv Presidential Elections 268
Part IV. The Presidency
xv The Office and Powers of the President 301
xvi The President and the Congress 319
XVII Part V. The Federal Administration The Administration of National Affairs 343
XVIII The Independent Commissions 357
XIX Federal Personnel and the Merit System 372
XX The Presidential Staff 395
XXI Part VI. The National Legislature The Structure of Congress 417
XXII The Organization of Congress 437
XXIII Congress in Action 456
XXIV The Nature of the Powers of Congress 480
XXV Part VII. The Federal Judiciary The Federal Judiciary 499
XXVI Judicial Review and Reform 517
Part Vili. Major Federal Functions
xxvh Federal Finance: Taxation, Debts, and Treasury Manage-
ment by James A. Maxwell 531
xxvni Federal Control of Money, Banking, and Credit 547
xxix Regulation of Commerce and Communication 560
xxx Government and the Economy by Arthur M. Ross 573
xxxi Agriculture and Conservation by Walter W. Wilcox 615
xxxii Defense in a Democracy 638
xxxm Territories and Possessions 665
xxxiv The Management of Foreign Affairs 687
xxxv Foreign Policy and the American Government in its Interna-
tional Setting 719
Appendix: The Constitution of the United States of America 747
Index follows page 760