American Government : Political Change and Institutional Development

by Calvin C. Jillson

• ISBN13: 9780155018617
• ISBN10: 0155018612
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-12-11
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

[This book] provides [an] introduction to American government that emphasizes the historical foundations of U.S. political institutions and the way they have developed in response to change. [The book] challenges students to think critically about how the American political system operates. [This] textbook provides up-to-date coverage of the 1998 mid-term elections. -Back cover.

Table of Contents

PART I POLITICAL PRINCIPLES AND CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS	3	(94)
The Origins of American Political Principles	7	(24)
The Revolution and the Constitution	31	(32)
Federalism and American Political Development	63	(34)
PART II AMERICAN POLITICS: ORGANIZED FOR INFLUENCE	97	(182)
Political Socialization and Public Opinion
The Mass Media and the Political Agenda	135	(32)
Organized Interests and Political Parties	167	(40)
Voting, Campaigns, and Elections	207	(38)
Movement Politics and Political Change	245	(34)
PART III AMERICAN POLITICS: INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNANCE	279	(146)
Congress: Law Making and Domestic Representation	283	(36)
The President: Governing with More Responsibility Than Power	319	(40)
Bureaucracy: Service Delivery Under Conditions of Scarcity	359	(34)
The Federal Courts: Activism Versus Restraint	393	(32)
PART IV POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY	425
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights: Balance or Conflict?	429
Government and the Economy	469
America in the World	505
Appendix A: Declaration of Independence	A-1
Appendix B: Articles of Confederation	B-1
Appendix C: Constitution of the United States	C-1
Appendix D: Federalist Numbers 10, 51, 78,	D-1
Appendix E: Partisan Control of the Presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court	E-1
Appendix F: Glossaries of Terms and Cases	F-1
Index	I-1