American Government and Politics Today - Texas Edition, 2007-2008 (Available Titles CengageNOW) - Hardcover

Schmidt, Steffen W.; Shelley, Mack C.; Bardes, Barbara A.; Maxwell, William Earl; Crain, Ernest

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9780495392026: American Government and Politics Today - Texas Edition, 2007-2008 (Available Titles CengageNOW)

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ISBN 10: 0495392022 ISBN 13: 9780495392026

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2007

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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.

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About the Author:

Steffen W. Schmidt is a professor of political science at Iowa State University. He grew up in Colombia, South America, and has studied in Colombia, Switzerland, and France. He has a B.A. from Rollins College and obtained his Ph.D. from Columbia University, New York, in public law and government. Schmidt has published fourteen books and over one hundred and thirty articles in scholarly journals and is the recipient of numerous prestigious teaching prizes, including the Amoco Award for Lifetime Career Achievement in Teaching and the Teacher of the Year award. He is a pioneer in the use of web-based and real-time video courses and is a member of the American Political Science Association's section on Computers and Multimedia. He is known as "Dr. Politics" for his extensive commentary on US politics in US and international media. He is a weekly blogger for Gannett, comments on CNN en Espanol and Univision as well as WNYC, New York. He's on Facebook (SteffenWSchmidt) and Twitter (DrPolitics).

Review:

"The Schmidt Texas text is an excellent work. It is well written, comprehensive, generally well organized, and stylishly presented"

"Hands-down this is one of the best textbooks on Texas government that I have perused in recent years. It deserves to be in a university classroom given its content, pedagogical presentation, and clarity of the material presented. ....First, the material has substance and is covered in-depth. The tables and figures are good and useful"

"Excellent and up-to-date coverage of current issues and controversies."

"I like the overall content of the Schmidt textbook. The authors provide an excellent overview of key concepts that establish a political literacy necessary for students to understand American and Texas Politics."

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