Dictionary of American Politics [antikvár]

PREFACEThe present volume represents the latest phase of a development extending over the past sixty years intended to provide a comprehensive and accurate reference work in American government and politics. The result, it is hoped, will win the approval of those who have come to look upon this Dictionary as a useful and convenient reference source.The first work entitled A Dictionary of American Politics was prepared by Everit Brown and Albeit Strauss and published in 1888. In 1924, a new volume was issued under the same title, in the preparation of which Edward C. Smith almost completely rewrote the original text from new materials and added several hundred new entries, bringing the total to 1,861. In 1944, and again in 1946, the work was revised and brought up to date, this time by Edward C. Smith and Arnold J. Zurcher in a co-operative undertaking with twelve other collaborators listed in the "Key to Contributors" on page vii; in these revisions, the total number of entries was brought to about 3,000.The Dictionary of A merican Politics, here presented, has been completely reset in type. The editors have taken advantage of the opportunity to make still another thorough revision ; they have added more than 500 new terms, thus bringing the total to well over 3,500. In addition, they have carefully checked the accuracy of the definitions and descriptions, incorporated recent developments, and expanded the contents of existing entries which seemed inadequate. A few deletions have been made, chiefly in the case of entries relating to temporary wartime federal agencies which have been abolished since 1945 or whose functions have been merged with those of other agencies. Where such a wartime agency seemed to be of more than passing interest to students of public affairs, a concise historical reference has been substituted for the more extended entry of the earlier editioq^.: ;Although the reader may occasionally; note omissions, a conscientious attempt has been made to incorp^^ç all' leading ideas and institutions in each of the special areas into Wnich- the study of the broad field of American government and public affairs is normally divided. These areas include: national, State, and local government and administration; legislative methods and procedures; American political and constitutional history; public administration; judicial procedure and administration ; public opinion ; political parties ; public law ; American political[ V ]