American Government | |
Introduction | |
Government, Politics, and the Policy-Making Process | |
The Importance of Government | |
Government and Politics | |
The Public Policy Approach | |
A Changing America in a Changing World | |
Political Culture | |
The International Environment | |
The Demographic Environment | |
The Economic Environment | |
Conclusion: The Cultural, International, and Socioeconomic Context for Policymaking | |
The American Constitution | |
The Background of the Constitution | |
Constitutional Principles | |
The Living Constitution | |
The Constitution, Politics, and Public Policy | |
Conclusion: The Constitutional Environment for Policymaking | |
The Federal System | |
The Constitutional Basis of Federalism | |
Federal Grant Programs | |
Conclusion: Federalism and Public Policy | |
Public Opinion | |
Political Socialization | |
Measuring Public Opinion | |
Political Knowledge | |
Support for Democratic Principles | |
Political Trust and Political Legitimacy | |
Political Efficacy | |
Political Philosophy | |
Conclusion: Public Opinion and Public Policy | |
Political Participation | |
Forms of Participation | |
Explaining Participation | |
Patterns of Participation | |
Trends in Voter Turnout | |
Nonvoters | |
Participation Rates in Comparative Perspective | |
Participation Bias | |
Conclusion: Political Participation and Public Policy | |
The Media | |
The Media Landscape | |
Government Regulation of the new media | |
Covering the news media biases | |
Conclusion: the media and public policy | |
Interest Groups | |
Types of Interest Groups | |
Interest Group Tactics | |
The Strength of Interest Groups | |
Conclusion: Interest Groups and Public Policy | |
Political Parties | |
The Party System | |
Party Organization | |
The History of Parties in America | |
The Party Balance | |
Voting Patterns | |
Issue Orientation | |
Divided Government | |
Conclusion: Political Parties and Public Policy | |
Elections | |
Types of Elections | |
Election Districts and Redistricting | |
Election Campaigns | |
Congressional Elections | |
Presidential Elections | |
The Voters Decide | |
Conclusion: Elections and Public Policy | |
Congress | |
Bicameralism | |
Membership | |
Organization | |
The Legislative Process | |
Analyzing the Legislative Process | |
Conclusion: Congress and Public Policy | |
The Presidency | |
The Constitutional Presidency | |
The Development of the Modern Presidency | |
The Organization of the Presidency | |
Theories of Presidential Leadership | |
Presidential Popularity | |
The Presidency in Context | |
Conclusion: The Presidency and Public Policy | |
The Federal Bureaucracy | |
Organization of the Bureaucracy | |
Personnel | |
Rulemaking | |
Politics and Administration | |
Subgovernments and Issue Networks | |
Conclusion: The Federal Bureaucracy and Public Policy | |
The Federal Courts | |
Judicial Policymaking | |
Political History of the Supreme Court | |
The Federal Court System | |
Power, Politics, and the Courts | |
Conclusion: The Courts and Public Policy | |
Economic Policymaking | |
The Goals of Economic Policy | |
Tax Revenues | |
Budget Deficits and Surpluses | |
Expenditures | |
Fiscal Policymaking | |
Monetary Policymaking | |
Conclusion: Economic Policymaking | |
Regulatory Policymaking | |
The History of Government Regulation in America | |
The Scope of Regulation | |
The Pros and Cons of Regulation | |
Conclusion: Regulatory Policymaking | |
Civil Liberties Policymaking | |
The Constitutional Basis of Civil Liberties Policymaking | |
Civil Liberties Issues and Policies | |
Conclusion: Civil Liberties Policymaking | |
Civil Rights Policymaking | |
The Constitutional Basis of Civil Rights Policymaking | |
Civil Rights Issues and Policies | |
Conclusion: Civil Rights Policymaking | |
Foreign and Defense Policymaking | |
The International Community | |
The Ends and Means of American Foreign and Defense Policy | |
The History of American Foreign Policy | |
Foreign Policy | |
Defense Policy | |
Conclusion: Foreign and Defense Policymaking | |
Texas Government | |
The People, Economy, and Political Culture of Texas | |
The People of Texas | |
The Texas Economy | |
Political Culture | |
Conclusion: The Socioeconomic Context of Policymaking | |
Texas Contitution | |
State Constitutions | |
Background of the Texas Constitution | |
Constitutional Convention of 1875 | |
Overview of the Texas Constitution | |
Constitutional Change | |
Individual Rights and the Texas Constitution | |
Conclusion: The Constitutional Context of Policymaking in Texas | |
The Federal Context of Texas Policymaking | |
Role of the States in the Federal System | |
States, the Courts, and the Constitution | |
States and Federal Law | |
Federal Grant Programs | |
Conclusion: The Federal Context of Policymaking in Texas | |
Political Participation | |
Voting Rights and Minority Participation | |
Participation in Texas Politics | |
Conclusion: Participation and Policymaking | |
Interest Groups | |
Interest Groups In Texas Politics | |
Interest Group Tactics | |
Conclusion: Interest Groups and Policymaking | |
Political Parties | |
The Party System | |
Party Organization | |
History of the Texas Party System | |
The Party Balance | |
Voting Patterns | |
Interest Group-Political Party Alliances | |
Issue Orientation | |
The Impact of Partisan Change | |
The Future of Party Politics in Texas | |
Conclusion: Political Parties and Policymaking | |
Elections | |
The Long Ballot | |
Types of Elections | |
Election Districts | |
Redistricting | |
Money | |
Campaigns | |
The Voters Decide | |
Conclusion: Elections and Policymaking | |
The Texas Legislature | |
Structure | |
Membership | |
Organization | |
The Legislative Process | |
Legislative Policymaking | |
Conclusion: The Legislature and the Policymaking Process | |
Executive Branch | |
The Governor | |
The Executive Bureaucracy | |
Politics and Administration | |
Conclusion: The Executive Branch and the Policymaking Process | |
Judicial Branch | |
Types of Legal Disputes | |
Court Procedures | |
The Texas Court System | |
Judges | |
Judicial Selection | |
Conclusion: The Judicial Branch and the Policymaking Process | |
City Government | |
Legal Status of Texas Cities | |
Forms of City Government | |
Election Systems | |
Public Policies in Texas Cities | |
City Politics in Texas | |
Conclusion: City Government and Policymaking | |
Counties, School Districts, and Special Districts | |
County Government | |
School Districts | |
Special Districts | |
Conclusion: Local Government and Public Policy | |
State Budget Policy | |
Revenues | |
Expenditures | |
The Budget Process | |
Conclusion: Budgetary Policymaking | |
The Declaration of Independence | |
The Constitution of the United States of America | |
Amendments to the Constitution | |
Choosing the President | |
Glossary | |
Photo Credits | |
Index | |
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