TY - BOOK AU - Harrigan,John J. TI - Study guide to accompany Politics and the American future, dilemmas of democracy SN - 0079120849 U1 - 320.973 PY - 1996/// CY - New York : PB - McGraw-Hill KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - Problems, exercises, etc N1 - Introduction - dilemmas and trade-offs in American democracy; constitutional constaints and the American future; federalism - an intergovernmental labyrinth; political culture and public opinion - conflict and consensus in an age of diversity; political parties and interest groups; the media in American politics; elections in American democracy; congress - representation vs efficacy; the presidency and the quest for leadership; the executive branch and policy implementation; federal courts in the political process; liberty and justice for all; epilogue - what needs to be done? ER -