Book excerpt: 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. Bennett Contents Chapter 1: The Trump cabinet Chapter 2: To what extent can a President reshape the Supreme Court? Chapter 3: The Supreme Court: the 2016/2017 term Chapter 4: The Gorsuch nomination to the Supreme Court Chapter 5: More from the 2016 elections Chapter 6: The 2018 midterm congressional elections Chapter 7: Where's the Democratic Party going? Chapter 8: Presidential pardons Chapter 9: An assessment of Trump's first year