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Introduction to California Government and Politics
Steven Reti · College of the Canyons
In the contents: 1.01: Welcome to the Study of California Politics · 1.03: From Political Values to Political Ideologies and Parties · 1.05: Organizing the Study of California Politics
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Comparative Government and Politics
Dino Bozonelos · Victor Valley College
In the contents: 01: Why Study Comparative Politics · 1.01: What is Comparative Politics · 1.03: Things that Comparativists Study and Say
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AP Comparative Government and Politics
Nina Sprouse · Mizzou Academy
In the contents: 01: Why Study Comparative Politics · 1.01: What is Comparative Politics · 1.03: Things that Comparativists Study and Say
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AP US Government and Politics
Nina Sprouse · Mizzou Academy
In the contents: 1.01: What is Politics · 1.03: Who Has Power in U. S. Politics · 2.01: Natural Rights and the Declaration of Independence
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Introduction to California Government and Politics (saved June 2026 version) by Steven Reti
Jessica Gallucci · Chabot College
In the contents: 1.01: Welcome to the Study of California Politics · 1.03: From Political Values to Political Ideologies and Parties · 1.05: Organizing the Study of California Politics
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Debating Democracy: An Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics
Joseph Braunwarth · Grossmont College
In the contents: 01: Open to Debate- An Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics · 02: Ideals and Reality- The Context of US Government · 03: A Republic If You Can Keep It- Foundations and Challenges of the US Constitution
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State and Local Government and Politics: Prospects for Sustainability
Christopher Simon; Brent Steel; Nicholas Lovrich · Oregon State University · 2018
Our book represents a unique opportunity for three generations of scholars to reflect upon and collectively consider their decades’ long research, and the meaning of that research to both the broader society and to students of contemporary politics. Nicholas Lovrich served as a graduate school mentor to Brent Steel, and Brent in turn mentored Christopher A. Simon as an undergraduate and guided him to study with Lovrich. Steel and Lovrich have collaborated on research for over 30 years, while Simon has frequently collaborated with Steel and Lovrich for nearly 20 years.
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Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
Dino Bozonelos; Julia Wendt; Charlotte Lee · Academic Senate for California Community Colleges · 2022
Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics, 1st edition, is an Open Education Resource Textbook that surveys contemporary comparative politics. The textbook is organized thematically and includes chapters that cover a wide range of topics in comparative politics: how and what comparativists study; methods in comparative politics; states and regimes; democracies and democratization; non-democracies and democratic backsliding, political identity, including culture, race and ethnicity, gender, nationalism, religion, and class; political economy; collective action and social movements; comparative public opinion; political violence; and globalization and fragmentation. Each chapter accompanied by a case study or a comparative study, one of the main methodological tools used in comparative politics. By contextualizing the concepts, we hope to help students learn the comparative method, which to this day remains one of the most important methodological tools for all researchers.
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Attenuated Democracy: A Critical Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics
David Hubert · Salt Lake Community College · 2020
The U.S. political system suffers from endemic design flaws and is notable for the way that a small subset of Americans—whose interests often don’t align with those of the vast majority of the population—wields disproportionate power. Absent organized and persistent action on the part of ordinary Americans, the system tends to serve the already powerful. That’s why this text is called Attenuated Democracy. To attenuate something is to make it weak or thin. Democracy in America has been thin from the beginning and continues to be so despite some notable progress in voting rights. As political scientists Benjamin Page and Martin Gilens wrote, “The essence of democracy is not just having reasonably satisfactory policies; the essence of democracy is popular control of government, with each citizen having an equal voice.” (1) Since this is likely to be your only college-level course on the American political system, it is important to point out the structural weaknesses of our system and the thin nature of our democracy. Whenever you get the chance—in the voting booth, in your job, perhaps if you hold elected office—I encourage you to do something about America’s attenuated democracy.
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American Government and Politics in the Information Age
University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing · 2016
This text is a comprehensive introduction to the vital subject of American government and politics. Governments decide who gets what, when, how (See Harold D. Lasswell, Politics: Who Gets What, When, How, [New York: McGraw-Hill, 1936]); they make policies and pass laws that are binding on all a society's members; they decide about taxation and spending, benefits and costs, even life and death. Governments possess power—the ability to gain compliance and to get people under their jurisdiction to obey them—and they may exercise their power by using the police and military to enforce their decisions. However, power need not involve the exercise of force or compulsion; people often obey because they think it is in their interest to do so, they have no reason to disobey, or they fear punishment. Above all, people obey their government because it has authority; its power is seen by people as rightfully held, as legitimate. People can grant their government legitimacy because they have been socialized to do so; because there are processes, such as elections, that enable them to choose and change their rulers; and because they believe that their governing institutions operate justly. Politics is the process by which leaders are selected and policy decisions are made and executed. It involves people and groups, both inside and outside of government, engaged in deliberation and debate, disagreement and conflict, cooperation and consensus, and power struggles. In covering American government and politics, our text introduces the intricacies of the Constitution, the complexities of federalism, the meanings of civil liberties, and the conflicts over civil rights;explains how people are socialized to politics, acquire and express opinions, and participate in political life; describes interest groups, political parties, and elections—the intermediaries that link people to government and politics; details the branches of government and how they operate; and shows how policies are m
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Texas Government
Andrew Teas, Kevin Jefferies, Mark W. Shomaker, Penny L. Watson, and Terry Gilmour · Houston Community College, Alvin Community College, and Midland College
In the contents: 01: Political Culture and the People of Texas · 1.04: Industries That Shaped Texas Politics · 2.04: Expanded Federal Government- The Stages of Federalism
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American Government
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 01: Politics and Government · 1.03: Reading- What is Government · 1.04: Reading- Who Governs Elitism Pluralism and Tradeoffs
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Cases in California Politics and Administraton
Shelly Arsneault · California State University, Fullerton
In the contents: 1.02: Power to the People- Recalls and Referendums · 1.03: We Cant Change the Past- Government Lessons in Making Amends · 1.04: Government and Wicked Problems- The Death of Kelly Thomas
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America: The User’s Manual
Benjamin Kantack · Tekakwitha Press · 2025
America: The User’s Manual is a free textbook written for introductory undergraduate courses in American politics and government, covering the creation and principles of the Constitution, the fundamentals of American public opinion and political behavior, and the basic functions of the three branches of government.
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Financial Strategy for Public Managers
Sharon Kioko; Justin Marlowe · Rebus Community · 2016
Financial Strategy for Public Managers is a new generation textbook for financial management in the public sector. It offers a thorough, applied, and concise introduction to the essential financial concepts and analytical tools that today's effective public servants need to know. It starts “at the beginning” and assumes no prior knowledge or experience in financial management. Throughout the text, Kioko and Marlowe emphasize how financial information can and should inform every aspect of public sector strategy, from routine procurement decisions to budget preparation to program design to major new policy initiatives. They draw upon dozens of real-world examples, cases, and applied problems to bring that relationship between information and strategy to life. Unlike other public financial management texts, the authors also integrate foundational principles across the government, non-profit, and “hybrid/for-benefit” sectors. Coverage includes basic principles of accounting and financial reporting, preparing and analyzing financial statements, cost analysis, and the process and politics of budget preparation. The text also includes several large case studies appropriate for class discussion and/or graded assignments.
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Introductory Sociology 3e
OpenStax · LibreTexts
In the contents: 3.04: High Low Pop Sub Counter-culture and Cultural Change · 04: Society and Social Interaction · 06: Groups and Organizations
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America - The User's Manual 3e
Benjamin R. Kantack · Lycoming College
In the contents: 02: Politics · 2.01: Politics and Power · 2.02: Why Do We Need Politics
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Sociology of the Family
Ron J. Hammond · Utah Valley University
In the contents: 1.01: Changes and Definitions · 1.02: Marriage and Families · 1.04: Gender and Socialization
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Principles of Microeconomics
Douglas Curtis and Ian Irvine · Trent University & Concordia University
In the contents: 1.02: Understanding through the use of models · 1.03: Opportunity cost and the market · 1.04: A model of exchange and specialization
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Art History in Student Voices
John Frazier, Sofia Soler-Lopez & Liam Blanco Carmona · Miami Dade College
In the contents: 01: Spirituality and Religion · 1.01: Introduction to Spirituality and Religion · 1.12: St. Benedict and St. Bernard