GOVT, Principles of American Government

Cover......Page 1
Brief Contents......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Skill Prep: A Study Skills Module......Page 12
Take Action: A Guide to Political Participation......Page 22
Ch 1: America in the Twenty-First Century......Page 29
1-1 What Are Politics and Government?......Page 31
1-2 Different Systems of Government......Page 34
1-3 American Democracy......Page 37
1-4 American Political Ideology......Page 43
Ch 2: The Constitution......Page 51
2-1 The Beginnings of American Government......Page 53
2-2 The Rebellion of the Colonists......Page 55
2-3 The Confederation of States......Page 60
2-4 Drafting and Ratifying the Constitution......Page 63
2-5 The Constitution's Major Principles of Government......Page 68
Ch 3: Federalism......Page 75
3-1 Federalism and Its Alternatives......Page 77
3-2 The Constitutional Division of Powers......Page 81
3-3 The Struggle for Supremacy......Page 86
3-4 Federalism Today......Page 90
3-5 The Fiscal Side of Federalism......Page 93
Ch 4: Civil Liberties......Page 99
4-1 The Constitutional Basis for Our Civil Liberties......Page 101
4-2 Freedom of Religion......Page 104
4-3 Freedom of Expression......Page 110
4-4 The Right to Privacy......Page 114
4-5 The Rights of the Accused......Page 119
Ch 5: Civil Rights......Page 125
5-1 The Equal Protection Clause......Page 127
5-2 African Americans......Page 128
5-3 Women......Page 134
5-4 Securing Rights for Other Groups......Page 137
5-5 Beyond Equal Protection-Affirmative Action......Page 144
Ch 6: Interest Groups......Page 149
6-1 Interest Groups and American Government......Page 151
6-2 Different Types of Interest Groups......Page 156
6-3 How Interest Groups Shape Policy......Page 161
6-4 Today's Lobbying Establishment......Page 165
Ch 7: Political Parties......Page 171
7-1 A Short History of American Political Parties......Page 173
7-2 America's Political Parties Today......Page 177
7-3 What Do Political Parties Do?......Page 181
7-4 How American Political Parties Are Structured......Page 183
7-5 The Dominance of Our Two-Party System......Page 188
Ch 8: Public Opinion and Voting......Page 195
8-1 How Do People Form Political Opinions?......Page 197
8-2 Why People Vote as They Do......Page 199
8-3 Public Opinion Polls......Page 204
8-4 Voting and Voter Turnout......Page 210
Ch 9: Campaigns and Elections......Page 219
9-1 How We Elect Candidates......Page 221
9-2 How We Nominate Candidates......Page 222
9-3 The Modern Political Campaign......Page 230
9-4 The Internet Campaign......Page 231
9-5 What It Costs to Win......Page 234
Ch 10: Politics and the Media......Page 243
10-1 The Role of the Media in a Democracy......Page 245
10-2 The Candidates and Television......Page 250
10-3 Talk Radio-The Wild West of the Media......Page 253
10-4 The Question of Media Bias......Page 254
10-5 Political News and Campaigns on the Web......Page 257
Ch 11: The Congress......Page 263
11-1 The Structure and Makeup of Congress......Page 265
11-2 Congressional Elections......Page 270
11-3 Congressional Leadership, the Committee System, and Bicameralism......Page 273
11-4 The Legislative Process......Page 278
11-5 Investigation and Oversight......Page 281
11-6 The Budgeting Process......Page 283
Ch 12: The Presidency......Page 289
12-1 Who Can Become President?......Page 291
12-2 The President's Many Roles......Page 293
12-3 Presidential Powers......Page 296
12-4 Congressional and Presidential Relations......Page 305
12-5 The Organization of the Executive Branch......Page 307
Ch 13: The Bureaucracy......Page 315
13-1 The Nature and Size of the Bureaucracy......Page 317
13-2 How the Federal Bureaucracy Is Organized......Page 320
13-3 How Bureaucrats Get Their Jobs......Page 325
13-4 Regulatory Agencies: Are They the Fourth Branch of Government?......Page 327
13-5 Curbing Waste and Improving Efficiency......Page 330
Ch 14: The Judiaciary......Page 337
14-1 The Origins and Sources of American Law......Page 339
14-2 The Federal Court System......Page 343
14-3 Federal Judicial Appointments......Page 346
14-4 The Courts as Policymakers......Page 349
14-5 Assessing the Role of the Federal Courts......Page 355
Ch 15: Domestic Policy......Page 361
15-1 The Policy-Making Process......Page 363
15-2 Health-Care Policy......Page 366
15-3 Energy and the Environment......Page 369
15-4 Economic Policy and Taxes......Page 373
Ch 16: Foreign Policy......Page 383
16-1 Who Makes U.S. Foreign Policy?......Page 385
16-2 A Short History of American Foreign Policy......Page 387
16-3 Problems Requiring the Use of Force......Page 391
16-4 Diplomacy in an Unstable World......Page 396
Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence......Page 406
Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States......Page 408
Appendix C: Federalist Papers No. 10 and No. 51......Page 417
Appendix D: Answers to Chapter Quiz Questions......Page 423
Notes......Page 428
Glossary......Page 434
Index......Page 446
Chapter in Review Cards......Page 466