American Government in Black and White

Concise, affordable, and engaging, American Government in Black and White, Second Edition, is a unique introduction to American government that uses racial and ethnic equality as its underlying theme. Authors Paula D. McClain and Steven C. Tauber address issues of inequality in major facets of government, including the U.S. Constitution, key American political institutions and instruments of political behavior, and the making of public policy. Engaging the original voices of ethnic...
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Concise, affordable, and engaging, American Government in Black and White, Second Edition, is a unique introduction to American government that uses racial and ethnic equality as its underlying theme. Authors Paula D. McClain and Steven C. Tauber address issues of inequality in major facets of government, including the U.S. Constitution, key American political institutions and instruments of political behavior, and the making of public policy. Engaging the original voices of ethnic actors in our nation's history, they show students how to measure and evaluate the importance of equality in America, from its founding up to today. ENSURING STUDENT SUCCESS:We offer qualified adopters a comprehensive ancillary package: The INSTRUCTOR'S RESOURCE CD puts all of your teaching tools in one place. It contains the resources listed below: the Instructor's Resource Manual with Test Item File, the Computerized Test Bank, the PowerPoint-based slides, and the graphics from the text. * The Instructor's Resource Manual includes chapter objectives, detailed chapter outlines, lecture suggestions and activities, discussion questions, video resources, and web resources.* The Test Item File contains multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay questions.* The Computerized Test Bank uses the test authoring and management tool Diploma and is designed for both novice and advanced users.* PowerPoint-based Slides: Each chapter's slide deck includes a succinct chapter outline on key concepts and incorporates relevant chapter graphics. A COMPANION WEBSITE at www.oup.com/us/mcclain contains all of the instructor resources (available for download) and numerous tools for students, including learning objectives, key-concept summaries, quizzes, essay questions, web activities, and web links. An e-Book is available through CourseSmart. Course Cartridges are also available.