The New American Democracy (4 Rev ed)

Focusing on electoral forces, it offers a stimulating, analytical approach that gives students a unique understanding of their political system as it exists today.

The Fourth Edition of this highly respected text broadens its electoral focus with completely updated coverage of the 2004 Election along with the addition of two new co-authors, Bertram Johnson and D.

Stephen Voss. Johnson and Voss work with Fiorina and Peterson to clearly represent the significance of elections in American government today.

Together, they argue that elected officials now participate in a permanent campaign that blurs the lines between campaigning and governing, and this profoundly affects how government functions.