Government by the People

by Burns, James MacGregor; Peltason, J. W.; Cronin, Thomas E.; Magleby, David B.

• ISBN13: 9780130116581
• ISBN10: 0130116580
• Edition: 18th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES
Constitutional Democracy	1	(22)
The Living Constitution	23	(30)
The Constitution of the United States	45	(8)
American Federalism	53	(22)
PART TWO: RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES
First Amendment Rights	75	(24)
Equal Rights under the Law	99	(28)
Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property	127	(28)
PART THREE: THE POLITICAL PROCESS
Political Culture and Ideology	155	(20)
The American Political Landscape	175	(28)
Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence	203	(24)
Political Parties: Essential to Democracy	227	(26)
Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting	253	(22)
Campaigns and Elections: Democracy in Action	275	(30)
The Media and American Politics	305	(22)
PART FOUR: POLICY-MAKING INSTITUTIONS
Congress: The People's Branch	327	(30)
The Presidency: The Leadership Branch	357	(28)
The Judiciary: The Balancing Branch	385	(28)
The Bureaucracy: The Real Power?	413	(22)
PART FIVE: THE POLITICS OF NATIONAL POLICY
Making Economic and Regulatory Policy	435	(32)
Making Social Policy	467	(26)
Making Foreign and Defense Policy	493	(28)
PART SIX: STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
State and Local Politics: Who Governs?	521	(14)
State Constitutions: Charters or Straitjackets?	535	(14)
Parties and Elections in the States	549	(20)
State Legislatures	569	(24)
State Governors	593	(20)
Judges and Justice in the States	613	(20)
Local Governments and Metropolitics	633	(22)
Making State and Local Policy	655	(24)
Staffing and Financing State and Local Governments	679	(18)
The Democratic Faith	697
APPENDIX
The Declaration of Independence	A-1	(1)
The Federalist, No. 10	A-2	(1)
The Federalist, No. 51	A-5	(1)
The Federalist, No. 78	A-6	(1)
Presidential Election Results	A-9