Gateways to Democracy An Introduction to American Government, Essentials

by Geer, John G.; Schiller, Wendy J.; Segal, Jeffrey A.; Glencross, Dana K.

• ISBN13: 9780495906193
• ISBN10: 0495906190
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

GATEWAYS TO DEMOCRACY, ESSENTIALS begins and ends with student engagement. This new textbook by authors John G. Geer, Wendy J. Schiller, Jeffrey A. Segal, and Dana K. Glencross peels back the layers of the American political system to expose its inner workings and examine how competing interests can both facilitate and block the people's will. The authors provide a realistic yet optimistic view of the ways American Government can both be influenced by students and responsive to their hopes and dreams. GATEWAYS TO DEMOCRACY covers the core concepts required in an introductory course while challenging students to figure out their own standards for the society in which they want to live in the twenty-first century.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Gateways to American Democracy: Judging the Democratic Experiment Part I, Building a System of Government

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights Part II, Citizen Gateways in a Democracy

Public Opinion

The News Media and the Internet

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections, Campaigns, and Voting Part III, the Institutions of American Government

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary Online Chapter

The United States as a Global Partner

Appendix Declaration of Independence

Constitution of the United States

Federalist 10 Federalist 51

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