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Preface | p. XV |
American Political Culture: Seeking a More Perfect Union | p. 1 |
Political Culture: The Core Principles of American Government | p. 3 |
America's Core Values: Liberty, Equality, and Self-Government | p. 6 |
Politics: The Resolution of Conflict | p. 17 |
Political Power: The Control of Policy | p. 23 |
The Concept of a Political System and This Book's Organization | p. 31 |
Summary | p. 33 |
Key Terms | p. 34 |
Suggested Readings | p. 34 |
List of Websites | p. 35 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 35 |
Additional Resources | p. 35 |
What We Love about America | p. R1-1 |
Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government | p. 37 |
Before the Constitution: The Colonial and Revolutionary Experiences | p. 39 |
Negotiating Toward a Constitution | p. 45 |
Protecting Liberty: Limited Government | p. 51 |
Providing for Self-Government | p. 61 |
Constitutional Democracy Today | p. 69 |
Summary | p. 70 |
Key Terms | p. 71 |
Suggested Readings | p. 71 |
List of Websites | p. 72 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 72 |
Additional Resources | p. 72 |
The Mischiefs of Faction | p. R2-1 |
Federalism: Forging a Nation | p. 73 |
Federalism: National and State Sovereignty | p. 76 |
Federalism in Historical Perspective | p. 84 |
Federalism Today | p. 95 |
The Public's Influence: Setting the Boundaries of Federal-State Power | p. 105 |
Summary | p. 106 |
Key Terms | p. 107 |
Suggested Readings | p. 107 |
List of Websites | p. 108 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 108 |
Additional Resources | p. 108 |
The National Idea in American Politics | p. R3-1 |
Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights | p. 109 |
Freedom of Expression | p. 113 |
Freedom of Religion | p. 124 |
The Right of Privacy | p. 129 |
Rights of Persons Accused of Crimes | p. 132 |
Rights and the War on Terrorism | p. 144 |
The Courts and a Free Society | p. 147 |
Summary | p. 148 |
Key Terms | p. 149 |
Suggested Readings | p. 149 |
List of Websites | p. 150 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 150 |
Additional Resources | p. 150 |
A Constitutional Amendment to Ban Flag Burning | p. R4-1 |
Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness | p. 151 |
The Struggle for Equality | p. 153 |
Equality Under the Law | p. 172 |
Equality of Result | p. 178 |
Persistent Discrimination: Superficial Differences, Deep Divisions | p. 186 |
Summary | p. 188 |
Key Terms | p. 189 |
Suggested Readings | p. 189 |
List of Websites | p. 190 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 190 |
Additional Resources | p. 190 |
Letter from Birmingham Jail | p. R5-1 |
Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the People's Voice | p. 191 |
The Nature of Public Opinion | p. 193 |
Political Socialization: How Americans Learn Their Politics | p. 200 |
Frames of Reference: How Americans Think Politically | p. 205 |
The Influence of Public Opinion on Policy | p. 218 |
Summary | p. 220 |
Key Terms | p. 221 |
Suggested Readings | p. 221 |
List of Websites | p. 222 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 222 |
Additional Resources | p. 222 |
The Iraq Syndrome | p. R6-1 |
Political Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will | p. 223 |
Voter Participation | p. 224 |
Conventional Forms of Participation Other Than Voting | p. 236 |
Unconventional Activism: Social Movements and Protest Politics | p. 242 |
Participation and the Potential for Influence | p. 245 |
Summary | p. 248 |
Key Terms | p. 249 |
Suggested Readings | p. 249 |
List of Websites | p. 250 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 250 |
Additional Resources | p. 250 |
Voter Participation and Electoral Competition | p. R7-1 |
Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns: Defining the Voter's Choice | p. 251 |
Party Competition and Majority Rule: The History of U.S. Parties | p. 253 |
Electoral and Party Systems | p. 262 |
Party Organizations | p. 271 |
The Candidate-Centered Campaign | p. 280 |
Parties, Candidates, and the Public's Influence | p. 286 |
Summary | p. 289 |
Key Terms | p. 290 |
Suggested Readings | p. 290 |
List of Websites | p. 291 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 291 |
Additional Resources | p. 291 |
GOP Has Lock on South, and Democrats Can't Find Key | p. R8-1 |
Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence | p. 293 |
The Interest-Group System | p. 297 |
Inside Lobbying: Seeking Influence Through Official Contacts | p. 307 |
Outside Lobbying: Seeking Influence Through Public Pressure | p. 314 |
The Group System: Indispensable but Biased | p. 319 |
Summary | p. 323 |
Key Terms | p. 324 |
Suggested Readings | p. 324 |
List of Websites | p. 325 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 325 |
Additional Resources | p. 325 |
The Lobbying Game Today | p. R9-1 |
The News Media: Communicating Political Images | p. 327 |
Historical Development: From Partisanship to Objective Journalism | p. 330 |
The Politics of America's News Media | p. 333 |
The News Media as Link: Roles the Press Can and Cannot Perform | p. 345 |
Organizing the Public in the Media Age | p. 354 |
Summary | p. 355 |
Key Terms | p. 356 |
Suggested Readings | p. 356 |
List of Websites | p. 356 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 357 |
Additional Resources | p. 357 |
To Publish, or Not to Publish | p. R10-1 |
Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests | p. 359 |
Congress as a Career: Election to Congress | p. 361 |
Congressional Leadership | p. 372 |
The Committee System | p. 383 |
How a Bill Becomes Law | p. 386 |
Congress's Policymaking Role | p. 392 |
Congress: Too Much Pluralism? | p. 401 |
Summary | p. 402 |
Key Terms | p. 403 |
Suggested Readings | p. 404 |
List of Websites | p. 404 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 405 |
Additional Resources | p. 405 |
Running for Congress, Staying in Congress | p. R11-1 |
The Presidency: Leading the Nation | p. 407 |
Foundations of the Modern Presidency | p. 410 |
Choosing the President | p. 417 |
Staffing the Presidency | p. 428 |
Factors in Presidential Leadership | p. 433 |
Summary | p. 446 |
Key Terms | p. 447 |
Suggested Readings | p. 447 |
List of Websites | p. 448 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 448 |
Additional Resources | p. 448 |
Presidential Power | p. R12-1 |
The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government | p. 449 |
Federal Administration: Form, Personnel, and Activities | p. 451 |
Development of the Federal Bureaucracy: Politics and Administration | p. 460 |
The Bureaucracy's Power Imperative | p. 465 |
Bureaucratic Accountability | p. 469 |
Reinventing Government? | p. 479 |
Summary | p. 482 |
Key Terms | p. 483 |
Suggested Readings | p. 484 |
List of Websites | p. 484 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 485 |
Additional Resources | p. 485 |
Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Unprepared | p. R13-1 |
The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law | p. 487 |
The Federal Judicial System | p. 489 |
Federal Court Appointees | p. 499 |
The Nature of Judicial Decision Making | p. 503 |
Political Influences on Judicial Decisions | p. 507 |
Judicial Power and Democratic Government | p. 513 |
Summary | p. 523 |
Key Terms | p. 524 |
Suggested Readings | p. 524 |
List of Websites | p. 525 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 525 |
Additional Resources | p. 526 |
Judicial Interpretation | p. R14-1 |
Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity | p. 527 |
The Public Policy Process | p. 529 |
Government as Regulator of the Economy | p. 534 |
Government as Protector of the Environment | p. 543 |
Government as Promoter of Economic Interests | p. 551 |
Fiscal Policy: Government as Manager of the Economy, I | p. 553 |
Monetary Policy: Government as Manager of Economy, II | p. 564 |
Summary | p. 569 |
Key Terms | p. 570 |
Suggested Readings | p. 570 |
List of Websites | p. 571 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 571 |
Additional Resources | p. 572 |
Global Warming | p. R15-1 |
Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need | p. 573 |
Poverty in America: The Nature of the Problem | p. 576 |
The Politics and Policies of Social Welfare | p. 580 |
Education as Equality of Opportunity | p. 593 |
The American Way of Promoting the General Welfare | p. 601 |
Summary | p. 602 |
Key Terms | p. 603 |
Suggested Readings | p. 603 |
List of Websites | p. 604 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 604 |
Additional Resources | p. 604 |
Welfare Reform | p. R16-1 |
Foreign and Defense Policy: Protecting the American Way | p. 605 |
The Roots of U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy | p. 607 |
The Military Dimension of National Security Policy | p. 617 |
The Economic Dimension of National Security Policy | p. 625 |
A New World | p. 636 |
Summary | p. 637 |
Key Terms | p. 638 |
Suggested Readings | p. 638 |
List of Websites | p. 639 |
Politics in Theory and Practice | p. 639 |
Additional Resources | p. 640 |
The Preemptive War Doctrine | p. R17-1 |
Appendixes | |
The Declaration of Independence | p. A-1 |
The Constitution of the United States of America | p. A-5 |
Glossary | p. G-1 |
Notes | p. N-1 |
Credits | p. C-1 |
Index | p. I-1 |
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