Understanding American Politics and Government, Alternate Edition

About John ColemanKenneth GoldsteinWilliam Howell

John J. Coleman is Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Wisconsin Madison; he is the Lyons Family Faculty Fellow and has received a Chancellors Distinguished Teaching Award. Johns current research examines the effect of various campaign finance rules and regulations on electoral and policy outcomes in the states.   Kenneth M. Goldstein is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin Madison where he won the Kellet Award for his career research accomplishments and the Chancellors Distinguished Teaching Award. He is also president of Kantar Medias Campaign Media Analysis Group as well as a consultant for the ABC News elections unit and a member of their election night decision team.   William G. Howell is the Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics at the University of Chicago. He has written widely on separation of powers issues and American political institutions especially the presidency. Wills recent research examines the relationships between war and presidential power.