American Government and Politics Today, 2007-2008, Texas Edition

by Steffen W. Schmidt, Barbara A. Bardes, Mack C. Shelley II

A fresh and impressive text for the hybrid American Government and Texas Politics course, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: TEXAS EDITION helps students experience the excitement that comes from active, informed citizenship including completely integrated and comprehensive Chapters on Texas Politics. The Schmidt text is renowned nationwide for its balanced, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes and the Texas Chapters follow suit; providing a wide range of viewpoints as well as unique historical contexts to give students rich, nuanced insight into the political system and decision-making processes of the Lone Star State. Together, this integrated approach allows for focus on the similarities and differences in national and Texas politics and governance while using integrated pedagogy, including critical thinking and prescriptive encouragement for citizen action to underscore this approach. With keen awareness of its audience, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: TEXAS EDITION also incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American and Texas government.

Genres: Textbooks, Politics, Political Science

874 pages, Hardcover

First published October 28, 1989

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

A college-level civics text that explores how American government - local, state, and national - works in theory and practice.

[Coriander · Rating 1 out of 5]

Would not recommend.

[Jason · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok, not as bad as some textbooks.

[haley turner · Rating 2 out of 5]

*2.5 stars
The textbook had a lot of information on each page that felt irrelevant to the central topics of each chapter. I generally enjoy reading textbooks but I didn't much like this one.