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The Foundations of Our American System | |
America in the Twenty-First Century | p. 1 |
America at Odds: Is There Too Much Religion in American Politics? | p. 2 |
Introduction | p. 3 |
What Are Politics and Government? | p. 4 |
Different Systems of Government | p. 5 |
American Democracy | p. 8 |
America at odds Has America Gone too Far in "Exporting Liberty"? | p. 11 |
America at odds a Nation Divided? | p. 14 |
American Democracy at Work | p. 16 |
Key Terms | p. 18 |
Chapter Summary | p. 18 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 18 |
Politics on the Web | p. 19 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 19 |
Chapter 1 Features | |
The Constitution | p. 21 |
America at Odds: Should We Elect the President by Popular Vote? | p. 22 |
Introduction | p. 23 |
The Beginnings of American Government | p. 23 |
The Rebellion of the Colonists | p. 24 |
Breaking the Ties: Independence | p. 26 |
America at odds What Happened to the Promise of Equality? | p. 28 |
The Confederation of States | p. 29 |
Drafting the Constitution | p. 32 |
The Debate over Ratification | p. 34 |
The Constitution's Major Principles of Government | p. 36 |
America at odds The Constitution-a Blueprint for Future Controversy | p. 42 |
Amending the Constitution | p. 43 |
Key Terms | p. 46 |
Chapter Summary | p. 46 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 47 |
Politics on the Web | p. 47 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 47 |
Chapter 2 Features | |
Federalism | p. 49 |
America at Odds: Should the States Decide the Medical-Marijuana Issue? | p. 50 |
Introduction | p. 51 |
Federalism and Its Alternatives | p. 51 |
The Constitutional Division of Powers | p. 55 |
America at odds Should States Be Allowed to Import Prescription Drugs? | p. 57 |
The Struggle for Supremacy | p. 58 |
America at odds Should Direct Wine Shipments Be Legalized? | p. 63 |
Federalism Today | p. 63 |
The Fiscal Side of Federalism | p. 66 |
Key Terms | p. 70 |
Chapter Summary | p. 70 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 71 |
Politics on the Web | p. 71 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 71 |
Chapter 3 Features | |
Our Liberties and Rights | |
Civil Liberties | p. 73 |
America at Odds: Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished? | p. 74 |
Introduction | p. 75 |
The Constitutional Basis for Our Civil Liberties | p. 75 |
Freedom of Religion | p. 77 |
America at odds Is America one Nation "Under God"? | p. 82 |
Freedom of Expression | p. 85 |
Freedom of the Press | p. 88 |
Freedom of Assembly | p. 89 |
The Right to Privacy | p. 90 |
America at odds Medical Microchips and Privacy Rights | p. 92 |
The Rights of the Accused | p. 93 |
Key Terms | p. 97 |
Chapter Summary | p. 98 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 98 |
Politics on the Web | p. 98 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 99 |
Chapter 4 Features | |
Civil Rights | p. 101 |
America at Odds: Should Same-Sex Couples Be Allowed to Marry? | p. 102 |
Introduction | p. 103 |
The Equal Protection Clause | p. 103 |
African Americans | p. 105 |
Women | p. 109 |
Hispanics | p. 112 |
Asian Americans | p. 113 |
Immigrants' Rights | p. 114 |
America at odds Should Bilingual Education be Abolished? | p. 114 |
Native Americans | p. 115 |
America at odds Native American Gaming | p. 117 |
Securing Rights for Other Groups | p. 118 |
Beyond Equal Protection-Affirmative Action | p. 120 |
Key Terms | p. 125 |
Chapter Summary | p. 125 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 126 |
Politics on the Web | p. 126 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 126 |
Chapter 5 Features | |
The Politics of Democracy | |
Interest Groups | p. 127 |
America at Odds: Should We Privatize Social Security? | p. 128 |
Introduction | p. 129 |
Interest Groups and American Government | p. 129 |
America at odds Can We Control the "Mischiefs of Factions"? | p. 131 |
How Do Interest Groups Differ from Political Parties? | p. 131 |
Different Types of Interest Groups | p. 132 |
America at odds Taxing the Internet | p. 136 |
How Interest Groups Shape Policy | p. 138 |
Today's Lobbying Establishment | p. 143 |
Key Terms | p. 146 |
Chapter Summary | p. 146 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 147 |
Politics on the Web | p. 147 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 147 |
Chapter 6 Features | |
Political Parties | p. 149 |
America at Odds: Do Colleges Shun Conservative Views? | p. 150 |
Introduction | p. 151 |
A Short History of American Political Parties | p. 151 |
America's Political Parties Today | p. 154 |
America at odds Should Third-Party Candidates Debate? | p. 155 |
Party Affiliation | p. 157 |
What Do Political Parties Do? | p. 159 |
America at odds Would Divided Government Be Better? | p. 161 |
Third Parties and American Politics | p. 163 |
How American Political parties Are Structured | p. 166 |
Key Terms | p. 169 |
Chapter Summary | p. 169 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 169 |
Politics on the Web | p. 170 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 170 |
Chapter 7 Features | |
Public Opinion and Voting | p. 171 |
America at Odds: Is Political Polling Good for Democracy? | p. 172 |
Introduction | p. 173 |
What Is Public Opinion? | p. 173 |
How Do People Form Political Opinions? | p. 174 |
Measuring Public Opinion | p. 177 |
America at odds Should Exit Polls Be Outlawed? | p. 179 |
Factors Affecting Voter Turnout | p. 183 |
America at odds A National Vote-By-Mail System | p. 185 |
Why People Vote as They Do | p. 186 |
Key Terms | p. 193 |
Chapter Summary | p. 193 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 193 |
Politics on the Web | p. 194 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 194 |
Chapter 8 Features | |
Campaigns and Elections | p. 195 |
America at Odds: Why All the Negative Campaigning? | p. 196 |
Introduction | p. 197 |
How We Nominate Candidates | p. 197 |
America at odds: Do National Conventions Serve Any Purpose Today? | p. 201 |
The Modern Political Campaign | p. 201 |
America at odds: Does Money Buy Votes? | p. 207 |
How We Elect Candidates | p. 209 |
Key Terms | p. 213 |
Chapter Summary | p. 213 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 214 |
Politics on the Web | p. 214 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 214 |
Chapter 9 Features | |
Politics and the Media | p. 215 |
America at Odds: Do Media Monopolies Threaten a Free Press? | p. 216 |
Introduction | p. 217 |
The Role of the Media in a Democracy | p. 217 |
The Candidates and Television | p. 220 |
America at odds: Who Are the Real "Winners" In Expensive Campaigns? | p. 225 |
Talk Radio-The Wild West of the Media | p. 225 |
The Question of Media Bias | p. 226 |
Political News on the Web | p. 229 |
Cyberspace and Political Campaigns | p. 231 |
America at odds: Will the Internet Change Political Campaigning as We Know It? | p. 232 |
Key Terms | p. 234 |
Chapter Summary | p. 234 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 235 |
Politics on the Web | p. 235 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 235 |
Chapter 10 Features | |
Institutions | |
Congress | p. 237 |
America at Odds: Does Congress Have to Look Like America to Represent It? | p. 238 |
Introduction | p. 239 |
The Structure and Make-up of Congress | p. 239 |
America at odds: Redistricting for Competitive Elections | p. 242 |
Congressional Elections | p. 244 |
America at odds: Are Term Limits the Cure for Congressional Careerism? | p. 247 |
Congressional Leadership | p. 247 |
The Differences between the House and the Senate | p. 251 |
The Legislative Process | p. 253 |
Investigation and Oversight | p. 255 |
The Budgeting Process | p. 257 |
Key Terms | p. 262 |
Chapter Summary | p. 262 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 263 |
Politics on the Web | p. 263 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 263 |
Chapter 11 Features | |
The Presidency | p. 265 |
America at Odds: Should Presidents Be Able to Go to War on Their Own? | p. 266 |
Introduction | p. 267 |
Who Can Become President? | p. 267 |
America at odds: A Foreign-Born President? | p. 268 |
The President's Many Roles | p. 269 |
The President's Constitutional Powers | p. 272 |
The President's Inherent Powers | p. 275 |
The Expansion of Presidential Powers | p. 275 |
America at odds: The President and Moral Politics | p. 277 |
Congressional and Presidential Relations | p. 282 |
The Organization of the Executive Branch | p. 285 |
Key Terms | p. 290 |
Chapter Summary | p. 291 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 291 |
Politics on the Web | p. 292 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 292 |
Chapter 12 Features | |
The Bureaucracy | p. 293 |
America at Odds: Should the Federal Bureaucracy Be Privatized? | p. 294 |
Introduction | p. 295 |
The Nature and Size of the Bureaucracy | p. 295 |
How the Federal Bureaucracy Is Organized | p. 297 |
AMERICA at odds: Is the Civil Rights Commission Outdated? | p. 303 |
How Bureaucrats Get Their Jobs | p. 305 |
Regulatory Agencies: Are They the Fourth Branch of Government? | p. 306 |
AMERICA at odds: Should Agencies Give More Weight to Compliance Costs? | p. 308 |
Policymaking and the Iron Triangle | p. 308 |
Curbing Waste and Improving Efficiency | p. 310 |
Key Terms | p. 315 |
Chapter Summary | p. 315 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 316 |
Politics on the Web | p. 316 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 316 |
Chapter 13 Features | |
The Judiciary | p. 317 |
America at Odds: Supreme Court Appointees: Does Partisan Ideology Matter? | p. 318 |
Introduction | p. 319 |
The Origins and Sources of American Law | p. 319 |
The Federal Court System | p. 323 |
Federal Judicial Appointments | p. 327 |
AMERICA at odds: Should Filibusters on Judicial Nominees be Banned? | p. 330 |
The Courts as Policymakers | p. 331 |
Ideology and the Courts | p. 335 |
AMERICA at odds: Should the Supreme Court Look to Foreign Laws for Guidance? | p. 335 |
Assessing the Role of Federal Courts | p. 337 |
Key Terms | p. 340 |
Chapter Summary | p. 340 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 341 |
Politics on the Web | p. 341 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 341 |
Chapter 14 Features | |
Public Policy | |
Domestic Policy | p. 343 |
America at Odds: Bringing Back the Draft? | p. 344 |
Introduction | p. 345 |
The Policymaking Process | p. 345 |
Social-Welfare Policy | p. 348 |
AMERICA at odds: What Should be Done About the Homeless Population? | p. 353 |
Policies on Crime and Drugs | p. 354 |
Economic Policy | p. 355 |
AMERICA at odds: Do All Americans Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes? | p. 359 |
Key Terms | p. 362 |
Chapter Summary | p. 362 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 362 |
Politics on the Web | p. 363 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 363 |
Chapter 15 Features | |
Foreign Policy | p. 365 |
America at Odds: Should the United States Be the Global Cop? | p. 366 |
Introduction | p. 366 |
Who Makes U.S. Foreign Policy? | p. 367 |
A Short History of American Foreign Policy | p. 370 |
The War on Terrorism | p. 374 |
America at odds: Can America go it Alone in the War on Terrorism? | p. 377 |
Weapons Proliferation in an Unstable World | p. 378 |
Iraq: From Dictatorship to Democracy? | p. 383 |
China-The Next Superpower? | p. 386 |
Freer World Trade and the WTO | p. 387 |
America at odds: Globalization-Good, Bad, or Indifferent? | p. 388 |
Should We Keep Supporting the United Nations? | p. 389 |
Key Terms | p. 391 |
Chapter Summary | p. 392 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 392 |
Politics on the Web | p. 393 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 393 |
Chapter 16 Features | |
State and Local Politics | |
State and Local Politics | p. 395 |
America at Odds: Are Ballot Initiatives Good for Our Democracy? | p. 396 |
Introduction | p. 397 |
The U.S. Constitution and the State Constitutions | p. 397 |
Legislatures and Legislators | p. 399 |
Direct Democracy | p. 401 |
The State Executive Branch | p. 403 |
A Typical State Court System | p. 406 |
America at odds: Should All State Court Judges Be Appointed? | p. 407 |
Local Governments | p. 408 |
America at odds: Does More Money Equal Better Schools? | p. 409 |
State and Local Government Revenues | p. 410 |
Devolution: Returning Responsibility to the States | p. 411 |
Key Terms | p. 413 |
Chapter Summary | p. 414 |
Resources for Further Study | |
Selected Readings | p. 414 |
Politics on the Web | p. 415 |
Online Resources for This Chapter | p. 415 |
Chapter 17 Features | |
The Constitution of the United States | p. 1 |
The Declaration of Independence | p. 9 |
Supreme Court Justices since 1900 | p. 11 |
Party Control of Congress since 1900 | p. 15 |
Information on U.S. Presidents | p. 16 |
Federalist Papers No. 10 and No. 51 | p. 19 |
How to Read Case Citations and Find Court Decisions | p. 25 |
Spanish Equivalents for Important Political Terms | p. 27 |
Notes | p. 1 |
Glossary | p. 1 |
Index | p. 1 |
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