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The Logic of American Politics, 4th Edition + Issues for Debate in American Public Policy, 9th Edition Package

Samuel Kernell, University of California, San Diego
Gary C. Jacobson, University of California, San Diego
Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego
The CQ Researcher

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The Logic of American Politics, 4th Edition
The logic of American politics? Are those snickers from your students as they deride the phrase an oxymoron? By helping them see that political institutions and practices are imperfect solutions to collective action problems, distinguished scholars Samuel Kernell and Gary C. Jacobson—and new coauthor Thad Kousser—reveal a rationale to the U.S. political system and give students a window through which they can not only view American politics but also come to understand it.

Known for its engaging narrative, the book’s new edition continues to weave historical context, current politics, and analytic concepts into a text that gently strengthens students’ theoretical understanding while hooking them with great storytelling. In order to make the argument fully accessible to a student audience, the new edition highlights passages that apply the collective action and institutional design themes presented in the introduction.

The fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout, and will include full coverage of the 2008 elections. . . for more on Logic, including new revisions and student and instructor resources, click here.

Issues for Debate in American Public Policy, 9th Edition
For coverage of the most important policy issues facing the United States—from rising health costs, to education reform, to rethinking foreign policy—offer your students balanced and complete overviews of today’s foremost policy controversies. Each selection incorporates voices from those at the heart of the policy process: people from lobbies, business, nonprofits, think tanks, academia, and government. After extensively researching each issue, CQ staff writers provide substantial background as well as current analysis. Ideal for laying needed groundwork and starting lively classroom discussion, Issues for Debate in American Public Policy allows students to view an issue from all sides while giving them a window into how policy is actually made and implemented. To learn more about Issues for Debate, click here.

Table of Contents

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Bio(s)

Samuel Kernell, University of California, San Diego

Samuel Kernell is professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, where he has taught since 1977. Previously, he taught at the University of Mississippi and the University of Minnesota. Kernell’s research interests focus on the presidency and American political history. His books include Going Public: New Strategies of Presidential Leadership, 4th edition, Principles and Practice of American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings, 3rd edition (edited with Steven S. Smith), an edited collection of essays, James Madison: The Theory and Practice of Republican Government, and, with Gary C. Jacobson, The Logic of American Politics, 3rd edition and Strategy and Choice in Congressional Elections, 2nd edition.

Gary C. Jacobson, University of California, San Diego

Gary C. Jacobson is professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, where he has taught since 1979. He previously taught at Trinity College, the University of California at Riverside, Yale University, and Stanford University. Jacobson specializes in the study of U.S. elections, parties, interest groups, and Congress. He is the author of Money in Congressional Elections, The Politics of Congressional Elections, 6th edition, and The Electoral Origins of Dividend Government: Competition in the U.S.House Elections, 1946-1988, and is coauthor with Samuel Kernell of Strategy and Choice in Congressional Elections, 2nd edition. Jacobson is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego

The CQ Researcher

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