Government in America, Alternate Edition

About George EdwardsIIIMartin WattenbergRobert Lineberry

George C. Edwards III is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University and the Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies. He is also the Winant Professor of American Government at the University of Oxford. When he determined that he was unlikely to become shortstop for the New York Yankees he turned to political science. Today he is one of the countrys leading scholars of the presidency and has written or edited 25 books on American politics.   Martin P. Wattenberg teaches courses on American politics at the University of California Irvine. His first regular paying job was with the Washington Redskins from which he moved on to receive a Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. He is the author of Is Voting for Young People? which examines the role of young people in elections today. His research also encompasses how  elections in the United States compare to those in other established democracies.   Robert L. Lineberry is a professor of political science at the University of Houston. Bob has been president of the Policy Studies Section of the American Political Science Association and is the author or coauthor of numerous books and articles on political science. In addition he has regularly taught the introductory course in American government for the past 40 years.