With an even stronger focus on the U.S. Constitution in the post 9/11 world, the Sixteenth Edition of the best-selling reader in American government puts students directly in touch with the great authors and political leaders who have shaped–and are shaping–American government.

As it has since its first edition, this reader provides a strong, balanced blend of classics that illustrate and amplify important concepts in American government, along with extremely current readings and cases drawn from today's literature.