Organized for easy reference and crucial practice, coverage of all the essential topics presented as 500 AP-style questions with detailed answer explanations 5 Steps to a 5: 500 AP U.
Although no woman has yet served as president of the United States, women have played important roles within the executive branchand they have found many ways to exert pressure on the president.
Presidential scholars, former and current policymakers, and a former president bring varied insights and analyses to consider the impact, influence, and legacy of the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton, the ';'New Democrat' from Hope, Arkansas.
';How can the immigrant of yesterday be lionized as the very foundation of the nation's character, while the immigrant of today is often demonized as a threat to the nation's safety and stability?
The rise of the media presidency through radio and television broadcasts has heightened the visibility and importance of presidential speeches in determining the effectiveness and popularity of the President of the United States.
Though Lyndon Johnson developed a reputation as a rough-hewn, arm-twisting deal-maker with a drawl, at a crucial moment in history he delivered an address to Congress that moved Martin Luther King Jr.
Without a doubt, the institution of the presidency today is quite different from the one that existed throughout the early part of the nations history, despite only minimal revisions to its formal constitutional structure.
Ronald Reagans inability to sway the American public and press with his speeches at the former site of the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and, later, at the U.
With the fall of communism and the breakup of Yugoslavia, the successor states have faced a historic challenge to create separate, modern democracies from the ashes of the former authoritarian state.
The American Government, including the national, state, and local levels, has more than 400,000 elected and appointed public officials according to a New York Times estimate.
A law professor and author teaches non-attorneys how to think like a lawyer to gain advantage in their liveswhether buying a house, negotiating a salary, or choosing the right healthcare.
NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe FBI's former head of counterintelligence reveals the seven secrets of building and maintaining organizational excellence"e;A must read for serious leaders at every level.
In this concise, lively look at the past, present, and future of voting, a journalist examines the long and continuing fight for voting equality, why so few Americans today vote, and innovative ways to educate and motivate them; included are checklists of what to do before election day to prepare to vote and encourage others.
In A Constitutional Culture, Adrian Chastain Weimer uncovers the story of how, more than a hundred years before the American Revolution, colonists pledged their lives and livelihoods to the defense of local political institutions against arbitrary rule.
Celebrate democracy and the inauguration of Americas 46th President, Joe Biden, by reliving his inaugural speech, along with an introductory speech by Senator Amy Klobuchar, the Inaugural Address of President Barack Obama, and the full text of both the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence.
For the first time in paperback, New York Times best-selling author Roger Stone's insider tell-all about the presidential campaign that shocked the world.
Examine the Bipartisan Legacy of a Remarkable Billionaire PoliticianBloomberg: A Billionaire's Ambition tells the story of how one of America's most successful entrepreneurs was elected mayor of New York City and what he did with the power he won.
New York Times-Bestselling Author: This account of Ronald Reagan's political comeback-and rescue of the GOP-is "e;an engrossing, richly detailed saga"e; (Booklist).
The veteran political journalist presents "e;a compelling case that [Obama] was one of the most successful presidents of modern times"e; (The Guardian).
A "e;stinging indictment"e; of US foreign policy and covert operations in the Middle East from a former military attache and CIA operative (The Christian Science Monitor).
This "e;perceptive"e; and "e;satisfying"e; biography of George Washington by an award-winning historian "e;deserves a place on every American's bookshelf"e; (The New York Times Book Review).
