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The power of critical thinking and interactivitya Artfully weaving in the analytic theme of opowero and the evaluative theme of ocitizenship,o Barbour and Wright deftly draw students into thinking critically about how and why institutions and rules determine who wins and who loses in American politics. At the core of Keeping the RepublicEs engaging discussion of 'who gets what and how,' is the objective of helping students become actively engaged, critical thinkers. Each section and every feature in the book has one goal in mind: to get students to think analytically and be skeptical of received wisdom. It doesnEt matter how students get their news and information u from a popular blog or a traditional media outletA'Barbour and Wright give students the tools they need to be thoughtful, savvy consumers of political information and data. With the publication of the sixth edition, Keeping the Republic is now a full-fledged, integrated Media Edition. When students purchase a new print copy of the book they receive FREE access to an enhanced ebook. Through a series of icons, students link to multimedia assetsA'including audio, video, data, articles, reference, and CQ Researcher reportsA'right where it matters most: on the exact page where a topic is discussed. Students can immediately take a deeper dive and explore an important concept or idea while reading. Instructors will appreciate that assessment is built into the functionality of the ebook. Students take chapter quizzes and work through oCLUES to Critical Thinkingo questions with all quiz results and answers feeding an instructor gradebook to efficiently track participation and comprehension. ItEs an enhanced, enriching, and interactive learning experience. By introducing students to the seminal work in the field, showing them how to employ the themes of power and citizenship, and taking full advantage of what multimedia can add to the learning experience, this proven text builds confidence in students who want to take an active part in their communities and government--to play their part in keeping the republic.
Hardcover: 748 pages
Publisher: Cq Pr; 6 edition (January 15, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1452220166
ISBN-13: 978-1452220161
Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 8.5 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
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I have this book for a poli sci class I'm taking in Uni.It gives a good overview of things, attempts to be unbiased. Still, how far into depth it goes into things makes me think it's for high school or middle school... As in, it doesn't seem to elaborate or go into detail on a lot of subjects.With that in mind - it does read easy.
This book is so biased to the political "left" I can't finish it. It is not a factual layout of our government but riddled with opinions such as anti-abortionists are religious extremists, and the Tea Party is like a militia group or Tim McVeigh. The gross exaggerations make it unacceptable as a textbook.
This is an excellent book on the basics of American political system. The writing is clear and the chapters are well organized. I'm very glad my teacher used this book for my political science class. This book was for a basic Political science class that I took at my local community college (American River College, Political Science 301).
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So one-sided, you'll never get out from the bottom. This book is a perfect example of the problems facing America politically, socially, and culturally. The author's intent is very obvious from the start... unless you're drinking the Kool-aid or just stupid. Sorry those of you who lack the mental skills to notice this. Why do I say all of this?This is a very left-leaning book. It does not provide a fair review and leaves sections of information out that would refute the author's arguments. Inside this book, you'll see criticism of Republicans and Bush while glorifying Obama. This might as well as be chalked up as fiction. There is a saving grace to this, and it only applies to one group - conservatives.If you are a conservative educator or reader, you can supplement this book with a counter-weight of conservative writing. This will provide a balanced and full view of politics and government. You'll find yourself see the viewpoint of "liberals" and also see the flaws in the "conservative" side as well as the "liberal" side. You are then better able to construct a more reasonable and cognitive approach to this part of history. Basically, you aren't drinking kool-aid and are actually thinking.For those on the "liberal" side or who don't follow either side, you are stuck with an imperfect and very flawed view of American government. I recommend you find a conservative style book to counterbalance this form of indoctrination. You want to be able to think for yourself and not be led into a forced thought.This book would have been better had the author been honest with the reader and not provided biased opinions passed as fact. This book is simply a propaganda piece with a design for indoctrination of the author's views. I can emphasize how sad it is that this book with so much potential fails. I would suspect positive reviews come from those espousing the same views and not from an honest review of the book.To sum, this book works with a good counterbalance, otherwise it is a failure and does more harm than educate.
THE SOFTWARE HAS VERY ANNOYING ISSUES AFTER ALLLLL THIS TIME! I HAVE THE LATEST JUL 16TH 2015 OSX, YOSEMITE-10.10.4. I have a Macbook Pro Retina. Actually, I always had problems with Kindle software for Mac. It's the only application I have (I have many) that has such poor software. At times the cursor will go into "Select_all" mode. Sometimes I'll be in some other page from some other random chapter. The trackpad can't be used. To scroll down the page you're on, you're forced to use your cursor and the RHS scroll bar of the GUI.The Kindle search engine is infantile. Who ever wrote that software should be tarred and feathered. eg you can not search "sea". You'll also get all other "sea's", like "search", or "seaweed". Not only that, it will search through allllll the chapters you care NOT about! Too many bugs to list here. I complained to about it. Will they do anything? Haven't heard anything other than "sorry...". That was 3 months ago.
It arrived on time. Which is good. The textbook material was eh. I think I learned more about American politics in my American History Textbook than in this book.
One the most interesting and easy to read textbooks ever! Wish I had bought this instead of renting!
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