American Government- Vantage Learning Platform

Stories of a Nation, Brief Edition

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KEY FEATURES OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: STORIES OF A NATION, BRIEF THIRD EDITION

New to this Edition:

• Up-to-date 2022 election coverage and analysis, particularly in the chapters on Congress, the presidency, and political parties, provide students with a current snapshot of the results and struggles of the 2022 elections.
• Thoroughly updated throughout to account for recent developments. Please contact your SAGE sales rep for a list of chapter-by-chapter changes.

Key Features:

• Learning Objectives at the start of each chapter guide students through their studies and are tied to features throughout the chapter to ensure those objectives are met.
• Each chapter begins with a compelling narrative about real people that illuminates a central issue or problem the chapter will deal with, bringing those concepts to life. Abernathy picks up threads of those narratives throughout the chapter, seamlessly integrating the narrative into the core content. The following narratives are included in this edition:
  • How candidates during the 2020 and 2022 elections adapted their campaign strategies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;
  • The promise and challenge of more inclusive representation in Congress; and
  • How individual presidents cultivate and present their own individual power in office.
• Practicing Political Science boxes help students become more capable and critical readers of arguments made through data, images, and text.
• Chapter Reviews at the end of each chapter are tied to the Learning Objectives and each of the major chapter sections, distilling key points students need to remember and Glossary terms to understand.
• Appendices include the Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Federalist Nos. 10 and 51, Political Party Affiliations in Congress and the Presidency, and a Summary of Presidential Elections.