We the People: An Introduction to American Politics

765 Pages·2012·35.486 MB·English

by  Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore J. Lowi, Margaret Weir

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WE THE PEOPLE
AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN POLITICS
SHORTER NINTH EDITION
Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore J. Lowi, Margaret Weir, and Caroline J. Tolbert

SHORTER NINTH EDITION
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SHORTER NINTH EDITION
We the People
AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN POLITICS
Benjamin Ginsberg
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Theodore J. Lowi
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Margaret Weir
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
Caroline J. Tolbert
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
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