The American Government: Institutions And Policies 13th Edition, Brief Version , offers coverage of the 2014 and 2016 campaigns and elections; budget battles and the sequestration of funds; ongoing debates about gay marriage, immigration, and other key issues in American politics; and foreign-policy decisions on the Middle East, North Korea and Afghanistan. This popular brief textbook for the one-semester or one-quarter American Government course maintains the framework of the Wilson, DiIulio, Bose, and Levendusky comprehensive text, emphasizing the historical development of the American political system, who governs, and to what ends. The authors have also reworked each chapter to focus on a clear set of learning objectives to easily guide college students through the material. – Note: This purchase only includes the of the book American Government: Institutions And Policies Brief Version 13e. – American Government: Institutions and Policies, Brief version (13th edition) – Authors: James Q Wilson, John J. Dilulio, Meena Bose, Matthew S. Levendusky – – Publisher: Cengage Learning; 13th edition (brief version) – Publication Date: January 1, 2017 – –