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We The People,9780072295061

We The People

by Patterson

Edition:

3RD

ISBN13:

9780072295061

ISBN10:

0072295066

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/2000

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MCG

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Table of Contents

Preface

xvii

The American Heritage

1

(25)

Political Culture: The Core Principles of American Government

3

(9)

Politics: The Process of Deciding Upon Society's Goals

12

(10)

The Concept of a Political System and the Book's Organization

22

(4)

Summary

24

(1)

Major Concepts

24

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

25

(1)

The Shape of the American Ideology

Everett Carll Ladd

Constitutional Democracy

26

(31)

Before the Constitution: The Colonial and Revolutionary Experiences

28

(6)

Negotiating Toward a Constitution

34

(4)

Providing for a Limited Government

38

(7)

Providing for Self-Government

45

(8)

Constitutional Democracy Today

53

(4)

Summary

54

(1)

Major Concepts

55

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

55

(2)

The Mischiefs of Faction

James Madison

Federalism

57

(28)

Federalism: National and State Sovereignty

58

(7)

Federalism in Historical Perspective

65

(8)

Ederalism Today

73

(9)

The Public's Influence: Setting the Boundaries of Federal-State Power

82

(3)

Summary

82

(1)

Major Concepts

83

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

84

(1)

The National Idea in American Politics

Samuel H. Beer

Civil Liberties

85

(31)

Freedom of Expression

87

(11)

Freedom of Religion

98

(3)

The Right of Privacy

101

(2)

Rights of Persons Accused of Crimes

103

(9)

The Courts and a Free Society

112

(4)

Summary

113

(1)

Major Concepts

114

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

114

(2)

The Internet and Free Expression

Equal Rights

116

(33)

The Struggle for Equality

117

(16)

Equality Under the Law

133

(6)

Equality of Result

139

(7)

Superficial Differences, Deep Divisions

146

(3)

Summary

147

(1)

Major Concepts

147

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

148

(1)

College Admission and Equal Protection United States v. Virginia (1996)

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

149

(29)

The Nature of Public Opinion

151

(7)

Political Socialization: How Americans Learn Their Politics

158

(5)

Frames of Reference: How Americans Think Politically

163

(10)

The Influence of Public Opinion on Policy

173

(5)

Summary

175

(1)

Major Concepts

176

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

176

(2)

Democracy, Information, and the Rational Public

Benjamin I. Page

Robert Y. Shapiro

Voting and Participation

178

(26)

Voter Participation

179

(14)

Conventional Forms of Participation Other Than Voting

193

(5)

Unconventional Activism: Social Movements and Protest Politics

198

(2)

Participation and the Potential for Influence

200

(4)

Summary

201

(1)

Major Concepts

202

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

203

(1)

America's Declining Social Capital

Robert D. Putnam

Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns

204

(35)

Party Competition and Majority Rule: The History of U.S. Parties

206

(7)

Electoral and Party Systems

213

(12)

Party Organizations

225

(3)

The Candidate-Centered Campaign

228

(6)

Parties, Candidates, and The Public's Influence

234

(5)

Summary

236

(1)

Major Concepts

237

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

237

(2)

Running for Congress

Paul S. Herrnson

Interest Groups

239

(30)

The Interest-Group System

241

(9)

Inside Lobbying: Seeking Influence Through Official Contacts

250

(7)

Outside Lobbying: Seeking Influence Through Public Pressure

257

(5)

The Group System: Indispensable But Biased

262

(7)

Summary

266

(1)

Major Concepts

267

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

267

(2)

The Paralyzing Effect of Group Politics

Jonathan Rauch

The News Media

269

(25)

The Development of the News Media: From Partisanship to Objective Journalism

271

(6)

Freedom and Conformity in the U.S. News Media

277

(4)

The News Media as Link: Roles the Press Can and Cannot Perform

281

(9)

Organizing the Public in the Media Age

290

(4)

Summary

291

(1)

Major Concepts

292

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

292

(2)

The Miscast Institution

Thomas E. Patterson

Congress

294

(36)

Congress as a Career: Election to Congress

295

(7)

Congressional Leadership

302

(6)

The Committee System

308

(4)

How a Bill Becomes Law

312

(4)

Congress's Policymaking Role

316

(10)

Congress: Too Much Pluralism?

326

(4)

Summary

327

(1)

Major Concepts

328

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

328

(2)

Tammany Hall Goes to Washington

Marris P. Fiorina

The Presidency

330

(37)

Foundations of the Modern Presidency

333

(5)

Choosing the President

338

(8)

Staffing the Presidency

346

(4)

Factors in Presidential Leadership

350

(17)

Summary

364

(1)

Major Concepts

365

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

366

(1)

The Postmodern President

Richard Rose

The Bureaucracy

367

(33)

The Federal Bureaucracy: Form, Personnel, and Activities

369

(8)

Development of the Federal Bureaucracy: Politics and Administration

377

(5)

The Bureaucracy's Power Imperative

382

(5)

Bureaucratic Accountability

387

(7)

Reinventing Government

394

(6)

Summary

396

(2)

Major Concepts

398

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

398

(2)

Reinventing Government

David Osborne

Ted Gaebler

The Judiciary

400

(30)

The Federal Judicial System

402

(9)

Federal Court Appointees

411

(4)

The Nature of Judicial Decision Making

415

(8)

Judicial Power and Democratic Government

423

(7)

Summary

427

(1)

Major Concepts

428

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

429

(1)

Judicial Interpretation

William J. Brennan, Jr.

Economic and Environmental Policy

430

(32)

Regulating the Economy

431

(9)

Government as Protector of the Environment

440

(4)

Government as Promoter of Economic Interests

444

(3)

Fiscal Policy: Government as Manager of Economy, I

447

(8)

Monetary Policy: Government as Manager of Economy, II

455

(7)

Summary

459

(1)

Major Concepts

460

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

460

(2)

Long-Term Goals for the Economy

Alice M. Rivlin

Social Welfare and Education Policy

462

(31)

Poverty in America: The Nature of the Problem

464

(4)

The Politics and Policies of Social Welfare

468

(5)

Individual-Benefit Programs

473

(9)

Education as Equality of Opportunity: The American Way

482

(5)

Culture, Politics, and Social Welfare

487

(6)

Summary

490

(1)

Major Concepts

491

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

491

(2)

Saving Social Security

Robert D. Reischauer

Foreign and Defense Policy

493

(2)

The Roots of U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy

495

(6)

The Process of Foreign and Military Policymaking

501

(4)

The Military Dimension of National Security Policy

505

(6)

The Economic Dimension of National Security Policy

511

(13)

Summary

523

(1)

Major Concepts

524

(1)

Suggested Readings and Web Sites

524

A Borderless World

Kenichi Ohmae

The Declaration of Independence

A-1

The Constitution of the United States of America

A-6

Notes

A-27

Glossary

A-60

Acknowledgements

A-79

Index

I-1

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