The Trump Presidency: Implications for Policy and Politics explains the stakes of rapidly unfolding political, governing, and policy changes introduced by the Trump administration. Perfect for American Government courses, this timely supplement takes a critical look at cases and issues shaping today's political environment and uses them as a framework to help students navigate through the dynamic, and often dramatic, changes the United States and the world are experiencing.
Key Features:

• Case studies analyze Trump presidency executive orders to offer you practical examples of core American government concepts to explain how regulations are created and changed.


• "Action exercises" help you think critically about the current political environment and possible outcomes to the policies President Trump wants to create or change.

A Presidency Like No Other
Immigration: The Wall, Religious Tests, and Extreme Vetting
Making America Great Again
The Battle over the Travel Ban
The Resistance and the Tweets
Action Exercises
Health Insurance: Coverage and Costs
Obamacare Basics
The Congressional Repeal Campaign Collapses
The Freedom Caucus Resurrects Health Reform
Action Exercises
Climate Change: Science and Federalism
Trump's Case against Paris
The Road to Paris
Domestic Politics
Federalism: States, Cities, and Companies Push Back
Action Exercises
Ethics and Leadership: Fake News and Polarization
Trump and Twitter
Fake News and Alternative Facts
Where Do We Get Our News?
Action Exercises
Conclusion: Lessons for Public Policy and Politics
Action Exercises

Donald F. Kettl is professor emeritus and former dean at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. Until his retirement, he was the Sid Richardson Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a senior adviser at the Volcker Alliance, a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Kettl is the author or editor of twenty-five books, including Bridgebuilders: Harnessing Society's Superpowers to Solve Its Biggest Problems, with William D. Eggers; The Divided States of America (2020); Can Governments Earn Our Trust? (2017); Little Bites of Big Data for Public Policy (2017); Escaping Jurassic Government: Restoring America's Lost Commitment to Competence (2016); System under Stress: The Challenge to 21st Century American Democracy Homeland Security and American Politics (2014); The Next Government of the United States: Why Our Institutions Fail Us and How to Fix Them (2008); and The Global Public Management Revolution (2005).

He has received three lifetime achievement awards: the Dwight Waldo Award of the American Society of Public Administration; the John Gaus Award of the American Political Science Association; and the Warner W. Stockberger Achievement Award of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources. Three of his books have received national best-book awards.

Kettl holds a PhD in political science from Yale University. He consults broadly for government organizations, at all levels and around the world. He has appeared frequently in national and international media. With his wife, Sue, he is also a co-shareholder of the Green Bay Packers.