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Dick Gregory's Political Primer

Author : Dick Gregory
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063042568
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Dick Gregory's Political Primer written by Dick Gregory and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique and timeless guide to American government and its electoral process—as relevant today as when it was first published in 1972—from the voice of black consciousness, cultural icon Dick Gregory, the incomparable satirist, human rights and environmental activist, health advocate, social justice champion, and author of the NAACP Image Award–winning Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies and the classic bestseller Nigger: An Autobiography. For most of his life, Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory worked to educate Americans about the issues—and the forces of power—shaping their lives. A brilliant and informed student of the American experiment, he viewed and understood politics with an acuity few possess. Nearly fifty years ago, on the eve of Richard M. Nixon’s reelection, he wrote a classic guide to the American political system for ordinary folks. Today, when American democracy is threatened, his primer is more necessary than ever before. In Dick Gregory’s Political Primer, Gregory presents a series of lessons accompanied by review questions to educate and empower every citizen. He provides amusing, concise, and clear information and commentary on the nature of political parties, the three branches of government and how they operate, how the campaign process works and the costs, and more. Gregory offers imaginative comparisons such as the Hueys—Long, the populist Louisiana governor and Newton, the cofounder of the Black Panthers—and numerological parallels between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. He also includes a trenchant glossary that offers insights into some of the major players, terms, and institutions integral to our democracy and government. An essential guide to American history unlike any other, Dick Gregory’s Political Primer joins the ranks of classics such as Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, and is essential reading for every American.

A Primer of Politics

Author : James E. Combs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book A Primer of Politics written by James E. Combs and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

California Politics

Author : Renee B. Van Vechten
Publisher : CQ Press
ISBN 13 : 1506380387
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book California Politics written by Renee B. Van Vechten and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thorough yet concise overview of California institutions, politics, and initiative process, grounded in an overview of California’s political culture." —Ronnee Schreiber, San Diego State University The thoroughly revised Fifth Edition of California Politics: A Primer concisely explains how California’s history, political culture, rules, and institutions come together to shape politics today and how they will determine the state of affairs tomorrow. Author Renee B. Van Vechten begins with a brief political history of California, then walks through direct democracy, the legislature, executive branch, and court system. She covers local government and concludes with a discussion of the state’s budget process, campaigns and elections, political engagement, and policy issues. From the structure of the state′s government to its local representatives, policies, and voter participation, California Politics: A Primer delivers the concepts and details students need. New to the Fifth Edition An emphasis on California’s place in the federal system provides students with context around the state leadership′s resistance to Trump administration policies on things like California’s sanctuary state status, immigration, the environment, and more. Increased coverage of policy topics throughout the book helps students see how recent policy has impacted issues such as greenhouse gas emissions regulations, attempted "fixes" for water- and drought-related issues, new transportation projects, and prison reform. Extended discussions of elections-related innovations introduce students to recent elections-related topics such as the Top-Two Primary, efforts to increase voter registration, all vote-by-mail elections, and redistricting. New coverage of the "Five Californias" gives students a better understanding of California’s political geography and how distinct segments of the population are primed for political engagement or disaffection. New lists of key terms with clear definitions at the end of each chapter enable students to review the content more effectively. New and updated maps and graphics depict important topics such as California’s newly proposed high-speed rail project. Instructors, sign in at study.sagepub.com/california5e to access test banks built on Bloom’s Taxonomy; editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides; a set of all the graphics from the text; and more!

A Political Theory Primer

Author : Peter C. Ordeshook
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000066541
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Political Theory Primer written by Peter C. Ordeshook and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1992, A Political Theory Primer is designed as an introductory course for students in the application of game theory to modeling political processes. Examining those very phenomena that power political machineries--elections, legislative and committee processes, and international conflict--the book attempts to answer fundamental questions about their nature and function. Included at the end of each chapter is a set of exercises designed to allow students to practice the construction and analysis of political models. Although the text assumes only training at the basic algebra level, the student who completes a course around this text will be equipped to read nearly all the professional literature that makes use of game-theoretic analysis. Each chapter also contains suggestiosn for further reading for those students who want to broaden their learning and expertise.

The Political Primer

Author : Mark E. Glogowski Ph.D.
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1466905743
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book The Political Primer written by Mark E. Glogowski Ph.D. and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The kind of society you want to live in depends upon what you politically believe. Discover your political beliefs and learn the why in politics. The Political Primer is humbly offered as a way for you to re-discover, or discover for the first time, your political beliefs. This book is about you. It is important to first establish what this book is not. It is not a book with nebulous concepts. It does not deal with mathematics and equations. It contains no incomprehensible theories about society. It will not inundate you with references to lot of other places where you need to look up what other people said. This book discusses the PAC Factor (Political Awareness Confusion Factor), PU statements (Political Untruths), the concepts of Reality and Worldviews, four political parties and the Worldview each embraces, the two Political Interrogatories, the concept of the political gap, four new political terms, exactly what is meant by Direction and Approach in politics, the structure of society, and the impact on society caused by the implementation of right and wrong solutions. The only thing you should be impressed with when you finish reading The Political Primer is how easy it is to understand what politics is all about. You will understand what must happen if you are to be motivated to get involved in politics; you will know why politicians try to keep you angry and upset during the election process; you will know the fundamental differences between the political parties and each partys final goal for societys structure. You will know why politics is not about issues, or the politicians, or what they think, or what they want. You will know why politics is about you. By the time you reach the Epilog you will have fully embraced your Worldview. As a result, you will either agree or disagree with the authors final comments. There will be no middle ground. If The Political Primer achieves its intended goal, it will not be the fact that you agree or disagree that will be important. It will be the fact that you will know why. As you begin to see how all the pieces of the political picture fit together, and if everything begins to make sense for the first time, the sensation you will experience will be similar to the experience of seeing the three dimensional images in Magic Eye pictures for the first time. Read The Political Primer. Find out what it is you truly believe.

The Iran Primer

Author : Robin B. Wright
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
ISBN 13 : 1601270844
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Iran Primer written by Robin B. Wright and published by US Institute of Peace Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive but concise overview of Iran's politics, economy, military, foreign policy, and nuclear program. The volume chronicles U.S.-Iran relations under six American presidents and probes five options for dealing with Iran. Organized thematically, this book provides top-level briefings by 50 top experts on Iran (both Iranian and Western authors) and is a practical and accessible "go-to" resource for practitioners, policymakers, academics, and students, as well as a fascinating wealth of information for anyone interested in understanding Iran's pivotal role in world politics.

Government Failure

Author : Gordon Tullock
Publisher : Cato Institute
ISBN 13 : 1935308009
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Government Failure written by Gordon Tullock and published by Cato Institute. This book was released on 2002-05-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When market forces fail us, what are we to do? Who will step in to protect the public interest? The government, right? Wrong. The romantic view of bureaucrats coming to the rescue confuses the true relationship between economics and politics. Politicians often cite "market failure" as justification for meddling with the economy, but a group of leading scholars show the shortcomings of this view. In Government Failure, these scholars explain the school of study known as "public choice," which uses the tools of economics to understand and evaluate government activity. Gordon Tullock, one of the founders of public choice, explains how government "cures" often cause more harm than good. Tullock provides an engaging overview of public choice and discusses how interest groups seek favors from government at enormous costs to society. Displaying the steely realism that has marked public choice, Tullock shows the political world as it is, rather than as it should be. Gordon Brady scrutinizes American public policy, looking closely at international trade, efforts at regulating technology, and environmental policy. At every turn Brady points out the ways in which interest groups have manipulated the government to advance their own agendas. Arthur Seldon, a seminal scholar in public choice, provides a comparative perspective from Great Britain. He examines how government interventions in the British economy have led to inefficiency and warns about the political centralization promised by the European Community. Government Failure heralds a new approach to the study of politics and public policy. This book enlightens readers with the basic concepts of public choice in an unusually accessible way to show the folly of excessive faith in the state.

The Political Primer

Author : Mark E. Glogowski Ph. D.
Publisher : Trafford on Demand Pub
ISBN 13 : 1466905727
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (669 download)

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Book Synopsis The Political Primer by : Mark E. Glogowski Ph. D.

Download or read book The Political Primer written by Mark E. Glogowski Ph. D. and published by Trafford on Demand Pub. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The kind of society you want to live in depends upon what you politically believe. Discover your political beliefs and learn the why' in politics. The Political Primer is humbly offered as a way for you to re-discover, or discover for the first time, your political beliefs. This book is about you. It is important to first establish what this book is not. It is not a book with nebulous concepts. It does not deal with mathematics and equations. It contains no incomprehensible theories about society. It will not inundate you with references to lot of other places where you need to look up what other people said. This book discusses the PAC Factor (Political Awareness Confusion Factor), PU statements (Political Untruths), the concepts of Reality and Worldviews, four political parties and the Worldview each embraces, the two Political Interrogatories, the concept of the political gap, four new political terms, exactly what is meant by Direction and Approach in politics, the structure of society, and the impact on society caused by the implementation of right and wrong solutions. The only thing you should be impressed with when you finish reading The Political Primer is how easy it is to understand what politics is all about. You will understand what must happen if you are to be motivated to get involved in politics; you will know why politicians try to keep you angry and upset during the election process; you will know the fundamental differences between the political parties and each party's final goal for society's structure. You will know why politics is not about issues, or the politicians, or what they think, or what they want. You will know why politics is about you. By the time you reach the Epilog you will have fully embraced your Worldview. As a result, you will either agree or disagree with the author's final comments. There will be no middle ground. If The Political Primer achieves its intended goal, it will not be the fact that you agree or disagree that will be important. It will be the fact that you will know why. As you begin to see how all the pieces of the political picture fit together, and if everything begins to make sense for the first time, the sensation you will experience will be similar to the experience of seeing the three dimensional images in Magic Eyer pictures for the first time. Read The Political Primer. Find out what it is you truly believe.

A Political Primer for the New Voter

Author : Bessie Beatty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book A Political Primer for the New Voter written by Bessie Beatty and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

States and Markets

Author : Adam Przeworski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521535243
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book States and Markets written by Adam Przeworski and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-08-25 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to the concepts and tools for studying relations between states and markets. The focus is methodological. Both the economy and the state are analyzed as networks of relations between principals and agents, occupying particular places in the institutional structure.Having introduced the principal-agent framework, the book analyzes systematically the effect of the organization of the state on the functioning of the economy. The central question is under what conditions government will do what they should be doing and not do what they should not.

POLITICAL PRIMER FOR THE NEW V

Author : Bessie 1886-1947 Beatty
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781373380890
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book POLITICAL PRIMER FOR THE NEW V written by Bessie 1886-1947 Beatty and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Ethics Primer for Public Administrators in Government and Nonprofit Organizations, Second Edition

Author : James H. Svara
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1449619029
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book The Ethics Primer for Public Administrators in Government and Nonprofit Organizations, Second Edition written by James H. Svara and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise text is a reader friendly primer to the fundamentals of administrative responsibility and ethics. Your students will come away with a clear understanding of why ethics are important to administrators in governmental and non-profit organizations, and how these administrators can relate their own personal values to the norms of the public sector. Since the publication of the first edition of The Ethics Primer, there has been significant change in the climate of public affairs that impacts the discussion of ethics for those who serve the public in governmental and nonprofit organizations. The new edition reflects those changes in three major areas: • Ethics in an era of increasing tension between political leaders and administrators over the role and size of government. • Ethical choices in making fiscal cuts or imposing new taxes in the face of the greatest economic crisis since the Depression. • Ethical challenges to established practices in public organizations. The Second Edition also offers thoroughly updated data and sources throughout, as well as examples that incorporate new research and new developments in government and politics. The Second Edition of The Ethics Primer for Public Administrators in Government and Nonprofit Organizations: • Introduces readers to the fundamentals of administrative responsibility and provides comprehensive coverage of the important elements of ethics. • Features an accessible and interactive approach to maximize understanding of the subject. • Includes information on the nature of public service and the ethical expectations of public administrators, as well factors that may lead to unethical behavior. • Written from a political perspective, the book addresses questions that are highly salient to persons working in government and nonprofits. • Offers helpful ways to link ethics and management in order to strengthen the ethical climate in a public organization.

Footnotes to History

Author : Griffin B. Bell
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865549043
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Footnotes to History written by Griffin B. Bell and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reader on American politics for Americans. It points to the stories of a handful of Americans - some famous, some not - to illustrate the defining characteristics of the system of government. It gives the reader some notion of why the American political system, has served its citizens so well for more than 230 years.

A Political Primer for the New Voter

Author : Bessie Beatty
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330100523
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book A Political Primer for the New Voter written by Bessie Beatty and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Political Primer for the New Voter Miss Beatty, whose work for human rights, and whose realizing sense of democracy are known and appreciated far beyond the boundaries of the Golden State, has performed a distinguished public service by the publication of this book. All who are interested in the great problems of the individual and of society, must first of all obtain a knowledge of the structure and functions of the government under which they live. This is infinitely essential, when, as in our case, people either govern themselves or at least are supposed to govern themselves. The volume is exactly what it claims to be - a Primer of Citizenship - clearly outlining the powers and limitations of State and National authority. As is natural in a book written by a woman, there is special but not undue emphasis placed upon the political and legal status of women. The clear and simple style in which the book is written, the admirable arrangement by chapters and by topics make it intelligible to every one capable of exercising the franchise, and it will doubtless prove of great value as a text book in the elementary schools. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Machine Rules

Author : Stephen Loosley
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0522867413
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book Machine Rules written by Stephen Loosley and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: But does a powerbroker like Stephen Loosley ever leave the political word? In his candid memoir, Loosley writes about defending the indefensible, the best way to start and kill off rumours, the value of truth in campaigning, how to use humour to squash a scandal, the key to fundraising and why bullshit always comes back to smother you.

A Political Primer

Author : Hettie H. Bonnell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book A Political Primer written by Hettie H. Bonnell and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rules for Radicals

Author : Saul Alinsky
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307756890
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Rules for Radicals written by Saul Alinsky and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This country's leading hell-raiser" (The Nation) shares his impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.” First published in 1971 and written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question, this volume exhibits his style at its best. Like Thomas Paine before him, Alinsky was able to combine, both in his person and his writing, the intensity of political engagement with an absolute insistence on rational political discourse and adherence to the American democratic tradition.