Gateways to Democracy An Introduction to American Government

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

• ISBN13: 9780618906956
• ISBN10: 0618906959
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

GATEWAYS TO DEMOCRACY begins and ends with student engagement. This new textbook by authors John G. Geer, Wendy J. Schiller, and Jeffrey A. Segal 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 be both 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

Building a System of Government

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Citizen Gateways in a Democracy

Public Opinion

The News Media and the Internet

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Voting and Participation

The Institutions of American Government

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary Conclusion

The United States as a Global Partner

Judging the Democratic Experiment

Appendix

Declaration of Independence

Constitution of the United States

Federalist 10

Federalist 51

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