00873 2200145 4500245007400000020001800074250000600092700002500098650005500123005001900178260003700197084001200234300002700246500045400273 aWe the people b : a concise introduction to American politicshText a0-07-240188-5 a4 aPatterson, Thomas E. aWe the people : a concise introduction to American a20210403124119 aNew York, USAbMcGraw Hillc2002 a320.473 axix, 543 hlm. :c23 cm aAnyone who writes an introductory American goverment text faces the callenge of describing and explaining a vast amount of schlarship. One way is to pile fact upon fact and list upon list. It's acommon enough approach but it turns politic into a pretty dry subject. Politics doen't have to be dry, and it certainly doesn't have to be dull. Politics has all the elements of drama, and the added feature of effecting the everyday lives of real people.