American Government: Institutions & Policies, AP® Edition, 16th Student Edition,
16th Edition

• James Q. Wilson

  James Q. Wilson taught at Boston College and Pepperdine University. He was Professor Emeritus of Management and Public Administration at UCLA and, before that, the Shattuck Professor of Government at Harvard University. He wrote more than a dozen books on public policy, bureaucracy and political philosophy. A former president of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Dr. Wilson is the only political scientist to win three of the four lifetime achievement awards presented by the APSA. In 2003, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. Professor Wilson passed away in March 2012 after battling cancer. His work helped shape the field of political science in the United States. His many years of service to this textbook remain evident on every page and will continue for many editions to come.

• John J. DiIulio, Jr.

  John J. DiIulio Jr. is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and has won each of Penn's most prestigious teaching awards. Previously Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, Dr. Dilulio has been a senior fellow and directed research programs at several leading think tanks, including the Brookings Institution. He has been honored with awards from the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, the American Political Science Association and other organizations. In addition, he has advised presidential candidates in both parties, served on bipartisan government reform commissions and worked as a senior staff member in the White House. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University.

• Meena Bose

  Meena Bose is Executive Dean for Public Policy and Public Service programs in the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs at Hofstra University. She also directs Hofstra’s Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency. The author or editor of several volumes in presidency studies and American politics, Dr. Bose teaches courses on the American presidency, presidential leadership and policymaking and American politics. She taught for six years at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and she is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She received her Ph.D. from Princeton University and her B.A. from The Pennsylvania State University.

• Matthew S. Levendusky

  Matthew S. Levendusky is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his Ph.D. from Stanford University, and his B.A. from The Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on understanding how institutions and elites influence the political behavior of ordinary citizens, including studies of mass polarization, the effects of partisan media, and various other topics. His work has been honored with a number of awards, including the 2011 Jewell-Lowenberg Award (for the best article published in Legislative Studies Quarterly), the 2013 best paper award from the Journal of Politics, the 2014 Goldsmith Book Prize from Harvard University's Shorenstein Center (for How Partisan Media Polarize America), and the 2016 Erik Erikson Early Career Award from the International Society of Political Psychology.

• Emphasizes the political skills and practices of the AP® U.S. Government and Politics course framework and exam

• Aligns the Big Ideas of the AP® U.S. Government and Politics course to relevant content and course learning objectives

• References over 100 court cases, reflecting the enduring understandings of constitutional issues and political interpretations

• Uses foundational documents authentically to compare political ideas and enhance the skills and practices needed for success in the AP® U.S. Government and Politics course and on the exam.

• Updates throughout the text reflect the latest scholarship and current events, including the 2016 election, the first months of the Trump administration and the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court; ongoing debates about the federal budget, immigration, taxes and other key issues in American politics; and foreign-policy issues in the Middle East, Europe and elsewhere.

• "Constitutional Connections" boxes--now in each chapter--raise issues from the constitutional debates that remain relevant today, helping students connect the topic to the nation's founding

• More visual aids--such as new and revised tables, figures, photos and screenshots—have been added to aid student comprehension. 

• "Then and Now" chapter-opening vignettes offer attention-grabbing looks at a particular topic in the past and in the present, inviting students to draw important connections between events that have shaped their current political world. 

• "Policy Dynamics Inside/Outside the Box" features present policy dynamics and encourage students to think about where they belong within AMERICAN GOVERNMENT'S classic politics of policymaking framework, which is introduced in Chapter 1. AP “Practice Political Science” prompts within these features ask students to use critical analysis to dig deeper in forming opinions about the issue.

• AP® Learning objectives open and organize each chapter, serving as a road map to key concepts and helping students assess their comprehension.

• "Landmark Cases" summarize important Supreme Court cases. 

• The revised "What Would You Do?" feature puts students in the role of a decision maker in a contemporary domestic or foreign policy scenario. New to the sixteenth edition are corresponding "What Would You Do?" activities in MindTap Political Science that further encourage critical thinking, research, issue analysis and argumentation

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