The American people—and their government—are deeply at odds over how best to overcome the obstacles currently facing the country. After observing the strains of intense partisanship and divided government, your students are probably asking what logic, if any, can be found in politics. The new fifth edition of Logic reaffirms this best-seller’s place as the most accessible “smart” book on the market. Weaving together historical context, current politics, and analytic concepts, Logic builds students’ understanding of political institutions and practices as imperfect solutions to collective action problems.

Consistently praised for its engaging narrative, Logic hooks students with great storytelling while arming them with a “toolkit” of institutional design concepts—command, veto, agenda control, voting rules, delegation.

Walking students through examples of how each concept works, the authors also highlight passages that apply collective action themes so students cannot miss key points.

Up-to-date in its coverage of such hot-button issues as health care and financial reform, the midterm elections, and racial profiling and immigration, this fifth edition also pays special attention to political polarization. Throughout the book, the authors consistently return to the country’s divide—among constituents and in government—as they guide students through the fundamentals of American politics.

More than 100 tables, figures, and maps offer visual context to an array of political data and analysis, while over 230 carefully chosen photographs enhance the book’s examples and insights. Bolded key terms, a glossary, annotated reading lists, review questions, and a companion website help students read, think, and study.

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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, 4th edition (edited with Steven S. Smith), an edited collection of essays, James Madison: The Theory and Practice of Republican Government, and Strategy and Choice in Congressional Elections, 2nd edition.

Gary C. Jacobson is distinguished 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, 8th edition, The Electoral Origins of Dividend Government: Competition in the U.S.House Elections, 1946-1988, and A Divider, Not a Uniter: George W. Bush and the American People, 2nd edition, 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 is associate professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego and director of the California Constitutional Reform Project at Stanford University’s Lane Center for the West. He has served as a legislative aide in the California, New Mexico, and United States Senates. He is the author of Term Limits and the Dismantling of State Legislative Professionalism, which won the APSA Legislative Studies Section’s Alan Rosenthal Prize, and the co-editor of The New Political Geography of California, 10th edition. He has been awarded the UCSD Academic Senate’s Distinguished Teaching Award, and serves as co-editor of the journal State Politics and Policy Quarterly.

Instructor’s Resources you’ll actually use

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Save time, ease class prep, add quality multimedia, and give your TAs some extra guidance:

• Test Bank—more than 900 questions, separated into factual and conceptual multiple choice, short answer, and essay; available with Respondus software (compatible with course management systems).
• Author Videos—interviews with noted political scientists cover such topics as the midterm elections, divided government, and federalism to provide students with expert insight.
• TA Guide—a chapter-by-chapter “how-to” for effectively running section discussion, with questions, additional examples, and teaching tips.
• Downloadable Graphics—all the book’s tables, fi gures, and maps in PowerPoint and PDFs.
• PowerPoint Slides—key concepts and instructor notes enhance lectures.

Online student resources reinforce Logic’s themes

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The student website combines valuable study materials that reinforce key concepts and offer opportunities to put knowledge to the test.

• Logic of the News. In blog format with an RSS feed, recent news stories are linked to chapters and placed in analytical context, showing how Logic’s themes play out in daily stories.
• Study. Chapter summaries with objectives and review questions.
• Quiz. Multiple-choice questions with automatic feedback.
• Flashcards. Viewable by definition or by word, with marking and reshuffling.
• Explore. Annotated web resources.
• Skill Builder. Interactive exercises to develop students’ social scientific skills.