Government by the People 2001-2002: National, State, and Local Version

by Burns, James Macgregor; Peltason, J. W.; Cronin, Thomas E.; Magleby, David B.; O'Brien, David

• ISBN13: 9780130315670
• ISBN10: 0130315672
• Edition: 19th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

KEY BENFIT: This comprehensive, classic book takes readers from on-lookers to participants. Government by the People lets them see democracy as the participatory government that it is. Covers 2000 Presidential Election, constitutional democracy, political culture and ideology, campaigns and elections, the Presidency, the judiciary, and much more. Explains how Congress and the President work together. For anyone interested in American Government.

Author Biography

Frank McLynn is currently visiting professor in the Department of Literature at Strathclyde University in England.

Table of Contents

PART I CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES
Constitutional Democracy	1	(24)
The Living Constitution	25	(26)
The Constitution of the United States	43	(8)
American Federalism	51	(22)
PART II THE POLITICAL PROCESS
Political Culture and Ideology	73	(22)
The American Political Landscape	95	(22)
Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence	117	(26)
Political Parties: Essential to Democracy	143	(28)
Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting	171	(22)
Campaigns and Elections: Democracy in Action	193	(30)
The Media and American Politics	223	(20)
PART III POLICY-MAKING INSTITUTIONS
Congress: The People's Branch	243	(30)
The Presidency: The Leadership Branch	273	(24)
Congressional-Presidential Relations	297	(20)
The Judiciary: The Balancing Branch	317	(26)
The Bureaucracy: The Real Power?	343	(20)
PART IV RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES
First Amendment Freedoms	363	(20)
Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property	383	(20)
Equal Rights Under the Law	403	(24)
PART V THE POLITICS OF NATIONAL POLICY
Making Economic and Regulatory Policy	427	(28)
Making Social Policy	455	(22)
Making Foreign and Defense Policy	477	(28)
PART VI STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
State and Local Politics: Who Governs?	505	(14)
State Constitutions: Charters or Straitjackets?	519	(14)
Parties and Elections in the States	533	(18)
State Legislatures	551	(24)
State Governors	575	(20)
Judges and Justice in the States	595	(20)
Local Governments and Metropolitics	615	(20)
Making State and Local Policy	635	(22)
Staffing and Financing State and Local Governments	657	(18)
The Democratic Faith	675
APPENDIX
The Declaration of Independence	A-1
The Federalist, No. 10	A-2
The Federalist, No. 51	A-5
The Federalist, No. 78	A-6
Presidential Election Results	A-9