The American political system / Ken Kollman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note continued: Are the American Press and Mass Media Biased? -- Discerning Bias -- Types of Bias -- Is Media Bias a Problem? -- Media Effects -- Who Chooses Which Media Content, and Why? -- What Is the Effect of Specific Media Content? -- The Media as Principals and Agents -- The Press and Mass Media as Principals -- The Press and Mass Media as Agents -- Further Reading -- Key Terms -- Appendix -- The Declaration of Independence -- The Constitution of the United States of America -- The Federalist Papers.

The American Political System focuses on the core insights of political science that students need to understand American government. Each chapter is organised around the real-world puzzles that draw scholars and students alike to study American politics, providing a clear, consistent framework, based on institutions, for thinking analytically about these questions.