| Detailed Contents |
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List of Selected Features |
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xv | |
| Preface |
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xvii | |
| A Student Guide to Reading Charts and Graphs |
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xxvi | |
| About the Authors |
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xxix | |
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Introducing Government in America |
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1 | (28) |
| PART ONE Constitutional Foundations |
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29 | (150) |
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30 | (40) |
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70 | (30) |
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Civil Liberties and Public Policy |
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100 | (42) |
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Civil Rights and Public Policy |
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142 | (37) |
| PART TWO People and Politics |
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179 | (188) |
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Public Opinion and Political Action |
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180 | (36) |
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The Mass Media and The Political Agenda |
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216 | (26) |
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242 | (32) |
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Nominations and Campaigns |
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274 | (32) |
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Elections and Voting Behavior |
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306 | (28) |
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334 | (33) |
| PART THREE The Polymakers |
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367 | (198) |
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368 | (42) |
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410 | (46) |
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The Congress, The President, and the Budget: The Politics of Taxing and Spending |
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456 | (32) |
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488 | (38) |
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526 | (39) |
| PART FOUR Policies |
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565 | (118) |
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566 | (24) |
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Social Welfare Policymaking |
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590 | (24) |
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Policymaking for Health Care and The Environment |
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614 | (30) |
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Foreign and Defense Policymaking |
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644 | (39) |
| PART FIVE State and Local Government |
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683 | (45) |
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The New Face of State and Local Government |
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684 | (44) |
| Appendix |
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728 | (23) |
| Glossary |
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751 | (20) |
| Key Terms in Spanish |
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771 | (6) |
| Acknowledgments |
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777 | (4) |
| Index |
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