In this program, the authors share their passion for politics while providing students with the foundation they need to become informed citizens in a rapidly changing democracy.

"Thomas Paine's Common Sense is one of the most important primary documents of the Revolutionary era. This edition of the pamphlet is unique in its inclusion of selections from Paine's other writings from 1775 and 1776 - additional essays that contextualize Common Sense and provide unusual insight on both the writer and the cause for which he wrote. The volume introduction includes coverage of Paine's childhood and early adult years in England, arguing...

"The recession-era days of state reliance on the federal government are waning. States and localities are increasingly assertive in seeking independence from Washington's policy priorities, especially when those priorities clash with their partisan leanings. Kevin Smith and Alan Greenblatt's trusted and proven text employs a comparative approach to show how the geography, history, political culture, institutional structures, economic underpinnings,...

"This refreshed and dynamic Eighth Edition of Keeping the Republic revitalizes the twin themes of power and citizenship by adding to the imperative for students to navigate competing political narratives about who should get what, and how they should get it. The exploding possibilities of the digital age make this task all the more urgent and complex. The authors meet students where they are in order to give them a sophisticated understanding of American...