Description
American government evolved over the generations since the mid-nineteenth century. The changing character of these institutions is a critical part of the history of the United States. This engaging survey focuses on the evolution of public policy and its relationship to the constitutional and political structure of government at the federal, state, and local levels. A new chapter in this revised and updated edition examines the debate about big government over the last 20 years.
Author: Ballard C. Campbell
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 12/29/2014
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780253014184
ISBN10: 0253014182
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | American Government | National
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Political Science | Political Process | General
About the Author
Ballard C. Campbell is Professor of History and Professor of Public Policy at Northeastern University. He has written or edited six books, including American Wars; American Disasters: 201 Calamities that Shook the Nation; and Representative Democracy: Public Policy and Midwestern Legislatures in the Late Nineteenth Century.

