The Logic of American Politics

Praised for its engaging narrative, The Logic of American Politics, Sixth Edition, by Samuel Kernell, Gary C. Jacobson, Thad Kousser, and Lynn Vavreck, hooks students with great storytelling while arming them with a toolkit of institutional design concepts. By giving them a taste of real political science in the introductory course, students recognize not only how the American political system was designed the way it was, but also understand why it works the way it does. The authors build students′ critical thinking through a simple yet powerful idea: politics is about solving collective action problems. With a new full-color interior, the latest edition of this best seller continues to pay special attention to polarization as the authors consistently return to the country′s divide―among voters and in government―as they update with coverage of the 2012 elections and address hot-button issues in American government.