Democracy under Pressure : An Introduction to the American Political System

by Milton C. Cummings; David A. Wise

• ISBN13: 9780155031951
• ISBN10: 0155031953
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-19
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Table of Contents

Part One The American Democracy	1	(200)
Government and People	2	(28)
The Constitutional Framework	30	(36)
The Federal System	66	(32)
Civil Liberties and Citizenship	98	(46)
The Struggle for Equal Rights	144	(57)
Part Two Politics U.S.A.	201	(238)
Public Opinion and Interest Groups	202	(44)
The Media and Politics	246	(36)
Political Parties	282	(44)
Political Campaigns and Candidates	326	(56)
Voting Behavior and Elections	382	(57)
Part Three The Policymakers	439	(204)
The President	440	(58)
The Bureaucracy	498	(42)
The Congress	540	(48)
Justice	588	(55)
Part Four Government in Operation	643	(136)
Foreign Policy and National Security	644	(60)
Government and the Economy	704	(28)
Promoting the General Welfare	732	(47)
Part Five The American Community	779	(1)
State and Local Government	780
Appendix
The Declaration of Independence	A-1
The Constitution of the United States of America	A-4
Presidents of the United States	A-14
The Federalist, No. 10, No. 51	A-15
Glossary	A-23
Credits	A-32
Index	A-33