The Logic of American Politics

With fresh analysis of the 2024 presidential election results, the bestselling textbook The Logic of American Politics, by Samuel Kernell, Gary C. Jacobson, Thad Kousser, Lynn Vavreck, and Timothy R. Johnson, provides readers with the tools they need to make sense of the government they have. Weaving together historical context, contemporary politics, and a "toolkit" of institutional design concepts, the Twelfth Edition builds readers' understanding of political institutions and practices as imperfect solutions to collective action problems.

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