your American Government course
The Logic of American Politics
By Samuel Kernell, Gary C. Jacobson, Thad Kousser, Lynn Vavreck, and
Timothy R. Johnson
The Enduring Democracy
By Kenneth J. Dautrich, David A. Yalof, and Christina E. Bejarano
Why does the American political system work the way it does?
• Fresh analysis of the 2022 midterm election results
• Historical context and contemporary politics paired with a "toolkit"
of institutional design concepts
• Political institutions and practices are imperfect solutions to
collective action problems
How can our history provide us with a roadmap to the future?
• Place current issues and controversies into historical perspective
• The troubles we face are often newer versions of past dilemmas
• Tap into those "lessons learned" to identify, understand, and even
provide solutions to today's challenges
Looks at
how history
repeats itself
and at changing
demographics
Looks at politics
as solving
collective action
problems