Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, Election Update (12th Edition) (MyPoliSciLab Series)

This long-time bestseller - which continues to offer a public policy approach and a "politics matters" theme - has now been updated to include complete coverage of the 2006 midterm elections, the campaigns and results, and the most relevant and important issues and events that have dominated the headlines and national dialogue throughout 2005 and 2006: the war in Iraq; the politics, policies, and fortunes of the second George W. Bush administration; the debate over illegal immigration; the new faces in and decisions from the Supreme Court; scandals and corruption with the executive and legislative branch, and more.