Developments In American Politics 4

The long drawn out and heavily politicized presidential election process in 2000 with the winner - Republican George W. Bush--taking a smaller percentage of the popular vote than his Democratic rival, raised important issues of legitimacy. The September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington posed a major new challenge to the American political system. Written by a team of leading authorities and tightly edited to provide an accessible and coherent student text, "Developments in American Politics 4" assesses the implications of both and the early record of the second Bush in the White House.