Skip to Main Content
British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition
book

British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Julian Knight, Michael Pattison
May 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
424 pages
11h 27m
English
For Dummies
Content preview from British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 22

Leading the Free World: US Politics

In This Chapter

arrow Charting the US’s influence in the UK and around the world

arrow Focusing on how the US government works

arrow Getting laws passed in the US

arrow Judging disputes: the work of the Supreme Court

arrow Looking at political parties and influences

The United States is the only superpower in the world at the moment. Although some argue that the US is in decline, it’s still at the heart of international politics. Ask any British politician which relationship is most important to the UK and he’ll answer ‘the United States’. No understanding of the wider world, and for that matter Britain’s place within it, is possible without knowledge of the inner workings of the US political system, from the role of Congress and the Supreme Court to that of the president, unarguably the planet’s number-one politico.

If you want to know more about the premier nation in the world and why so often what the president says goes, this is the chapter for you.

Understanding ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Commodities For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Commodities For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Amine Bouchentouf
The Little Book of Big Management Theories

The Little Book of Big Management Theories

Dr. Jim McGrath, Dr. Bob Bates
Foundations of Economics, 8th Edition

Foundations of Economics, 8th Edition

Robin Bade, Michael Parkin

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781118971505Purchase book