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GOVT, 12th Edition

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Romero's GOVT, 12th Edition, formerly authored by Sidlow/Henschen, provides an overview of American government. The short chapters and easy-to-reference format appeal to students of all learning styles. Updates cover the 2024 presidential election, major policy issues, discuss critical bases of support in the electorate and review the political events of the campaign. The text provides insight into recent Supreme Court decisions, updates on policy data and figures, public opinion polling and more. Findings and discussions drawn from academic articles published in the leading journals of political science are now incorporated in a brief, intuitive and straightforward way that is accessible for college-level students. Equip your students with anywhere, anytime with learning tools to seamlessly integrate them into your course. Digital course solutions from MindTap is also available.

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Updated opening features help set the stage and frame the overall chapter theme, including coverage of critical political documents, government entities or policy questions.
A new in-chapter feature titled “Think it Through” focuses primarily on American public policies and includes critical analysis questions to facilitate discussion.
“What Do We Know?” features discuss various themes and institutions, mostly in a historical context, and provide additional resources and information for further study.
Chapters are presented in a student-friendly format that is shorter and more modern, leading to an increase in student engagement.

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Skill Prep: A Study Skills Module.
Take Action: A Guide to Political Participation.
Part I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR AMERICAN SYSTEM[RR1].
1. America in the 21st Century.
2. The Constitution.
3. Federalism.
Part II: OUR LIBERTIES AND RIGHTS.
4. Civil Liberties.
5. Civil Rights.
Part III: THE POLITICS OF DEMOCRACY.
6. Interest Groups.
7. Political Parties.
8. Public Opinion and Voting.
9. Campaigns and Elections.
10. Politics and the Media.
Part IV: INSTITUTIONS.
11. The Congress.
12. The Presidency.
13. The Executive Branch.
14. The Judiciary.
Part V: PUBLIC POLICY.
15. Domestic Policy.
16. Foreign Policy.
Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence.
Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States.
Appendix C: Federalist Papers No. 10 and No. 51.
Appendix D: Information on U.S. Presidents. (ONLINE).
Appendix E: Party Control of Congress since 1900. (ONLINE).
**[RR1]I believe this are all the same, only changes will be the names of the features and the content of those features**