Government by the People: Basic Version

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

• ISBN13: 9780130116574
• ISBN10: 0130116572
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780130743183
• Edition: 18th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

Provides a text on government and society integrating Web sites and CD-ROM information to provide a comprehensive resource for study and communication. Basic version. CD-ROM included. DLC: Local government--U.S.

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, Paticipation, 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)
The Democratic Faith	435
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