Topical reading essential for exam success.- Review all the key developments in US politics from the last year, with expert analysis you can draw on both throughout your course and in the exams- Go beyond your textbooks to build a bank of up-to-date examples and data, helping you develop knowledgeable and persuasive arguments- Know how to hit the highest grades with guidance from experienced teacher and author, Anthony J. BennettContentsChapter 1: The Trump cabinetChapter 2: To what extent can a President reshape the Supreme Court?Chapter 3: The Supreme Court: the 2016/2017 termChapter 4: The Gorsuch nomination to the Supreme CourtChapter 5: More from the 2016 electionsChapter 6: The 2018 midterm congressional electionsChapter 7: Where's the Democratic Party going?Chapter 8: Presidential pardonsChapter 9: An assessment of Trump's first year