Political Science 110: Reference

Identifies the most significant personalities, trends, campaigns and elections, protests and rebellions, laws, statutes, and policies in American political history.

V. 1-2 is The Encyclopedia of the Republican Party, v.3-4 is the Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party. These 4 volumes provide an authoritative survey of the history, evolution and current state of two of the most powerful institutions in the United States. Each encyclopedia is divided into four sections: history; issues and ideology; elections, conventions and platforms; and biographies.

Offers accessible information about the Supreme Court, including its history, traditions, organization, dynamics, and personalities. The entries in The Supreme Court A to Z are arranged alphabetically and are extensively cross-referenced to related information.

The Encyclopedia of Political Theory is a three-volume set containing 475 entries, which cover a range of theorists, schools, concepts, and topics.

Contains over 450 articles on individuals, movements, political parties, and ideological principles, with those usually thought of as left in the left-hand volume (Volume 1) and those considered on the right, in the right-hand volume (Volume 2)

The 832 entries cover topics ranging from the general ( Civil rights movement, women in ; misplaced homemakers ) to the particular ( President's Interagency Council on Women ). There are more than 280 entries on significant court cases.

Provides a concise history of the U.S. government and political scene throughout American history, with a particular emphasis on how government and politics effects, and is affected by, social change.

Provides a broad overview of national governments throughout history, explaining their structures and histories, key players and events, and how governments effect, and are affected by, social change.

An essential resource for anyone interested in U.S. history and politics, this two-volume encyclopedia covers the major forces that have shaped American politics from the founding to today.