Keeping the Republic : Power and Citizenship in American Politics

by Barbour, Christine

• ISBN13: 9781933116877
• ISBN10: 1933116870
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-15
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Table of Contents

Preface	xii
To the Student	xviii
1. Power and Citizenship in American Politics	1	(37)
What's at Stake?	2	(2)
What Is Politics?	4	(8)
Profiles in Citizenship: Tiffany Benjamin (Box)	6	(6)
Political Systems and the Concept of Citizenship	12	(6)
Democracy in America	18	(4)
What Do American Citizens Believe?	22	(8)
How to Use the Themes and Features in This Book	30	(4)
Consider the Source: Critical Thinking (Box)	32	(2)
Citizenship and Politics	34	(1)
What's at Stake Revisited	34	(2)
Summary With Key Terms	36	(2)
2. The Politics of the American Founding	38	(31)
What's at Stake?	39	(2)
The Split From England	41	(7)
Profiles in Citizenship: Newt Gingrich (Box)	42	(6)
The Articles of Confederation	48	(2)
The Constitutional Convention	50	(4)
The Constitution	54	(8)
Ratification	62	(3)
Citizenship and the Founding	65	(1)
What's at Stake Revisited	66	(1)
Summary With Key Terms	67	(2)
3. Federalism	69	(26)
What's at Stake?	70	(2)
What Is Federalism?	72	(5)
The Changing Balance: American Federalism Over Time	77	(4)
Federalism Today	81	(11)
Consider the Source: How to Read the Op-Ed Pages With a Critical Eye (Box)	82	(10)
Citizenship and Federalism	92	(1)
What's at Stake Revisited	92	(2)
Summary With Key Terms	94	(1)
4. Fundamental American Liberties	95	(35)
What's at Stake?	96	(2)
Rights in a Democracy	98	(1)
The Bill of Rights and the States	99	(2)
The First Amendment: Freedom of Religion	101	(5)
The First Amendment: Freedom of Expression	106	(10)
Profiles in Citizenship: Bill Maher (Box)	108	(8)
The Right to Bear Arms	116	(1)
The Rights of Criminal Defendants	117	(5)
The Right to Privacy	122	(4)
Citizenship and Civil Liberties	126	(1)
What's at Stake Revisited	127	(1)
Summary With Key Terms	128	(2)
5. The Struggle for Equal Rights	130	(36)
What's at Stake?	131	(2)
The Meaning of Political Inequality	133	(3)
Rights Denied on the Basis of Race: African Americans	136	(10)
Rights Denied on the Basis of Race and Ethnicity: Native Americans,	146	(6)
Hispanics, and Asian Americans
Consider the Source: How to Be a Savvy Web Surfer (Box)	152	(2)
Rights Denied on the Basis of Gender: Women	154	(5)
Rights Denied on Other Bases	159	(3)
Citizenship and Civil Rights Today	162	(1)
What's at Stake Revisited	163	(1)
Summary With Key Terms	164	(2)
6. Congress	166	(32)
What's at Stake?	167	(2)
Congress: Representation and Lawmaking	169	(1)
Congressional Powers and Responsibilities	170	(4)
Congressional Elections: Choosing the Members	174	(7)
Profiles in Citizenship: Russ Feingold (Box)	178	(3)
How Congress Works: Organization	181	(6)
How Congress Works: Process and Politics	187	(6)
Citizenship and Congress	193	(2)
What's at Stake Revisited	195	(1)
Summary With Key Terms	196	(2)
7. The Presidency	198	(31)
What's at Stake?	199	(2)
The Double Expectations Gap	201	(2)
The Evolution of the American Presidency	203	(8)
Presidential Politics: The Struggle for Power	211	(5)
Managing the Presidential Establishment	216	(7)
Profiles in Citizenship: Condoleezza Rice (Box)	218	(5)
Presidential Character	223	(2)
Citizenship and the Presidency	225	(1)
What's at Stake Revisited	226	(1)
Summary With Key Terms	227	(2)
8. The Bureaucracy	229	(28)
What's at Stake?	230	(2)
What Is Bureaucracy?	232	(3)
The American Federal Bureaucracy	235	(6)
Politics Inside the Bureaucracy	241	(5)
Consider the Source: How to Decipher Bureaucratese (Box)	244	(2)
External Bureaucratic Politics	246	(7)
Citizenship and the Bureaucracy	253	(1)
What's at Stake Revisited	254	(1)
Summary With Key Terms	255	(2)
9. The American Legal System and the Courts	257	(30)
What's at Stake?	258	(2)
Law and the American Legal System	260	(4)
Constitutional Provisions and the Development of Judicial Review	264	(2)
The Structure and Organization of the Dual Court System	266	(6)
Politics and the Supreme Court	272	(10)
Profiles in Citizenship: Sandra Day O'Connor (Box)	276	(6)
Citizenship and the Courts	282	(2)
What's at Stake Revisited	284	(1)
Summary With Key Terms	285	(2)
10. Public Opinion	287	(27)
What's at Stake?	288	(2)
The Role of Public Opinion in a Democracy	290	(1)
Measuring and Tracking Public Opinion	291	(4)
Citizen Values: How Do We Measure Up?	295	(5)
Consider the Source: How to Be a Critical Poll Watcher (Box)	296	(4)
What Influences Our Opinions About Politics?	300	(7)
Citizenship and Public Opinion	307	(4)
What's at Stake Revisited	311	(1)
Summary With Key Terms	312	(2)
11. Parties and Interest Groups	314	(36)
What's at Stake?	315	(2)
The Role of Political Parties in a Democracy	317	(5)
The American Party System	322	(9)
Consider the Source: How to Be a Critical Reader of Political Party Platforms (Box)	326	(5)
The Roles, Formation, and Types of Interest Groups	331	(4)
Interest Group Politics	335	(5)
Interest Group Resources	340	(3)
Citizenship and Political Groups	343	(3)
Profiles in Citizenship: Wayne Pacelle (Box)	344	(2)
What's at Stake Revisited	346	(2)
Summary With Key Terms	348	(2)
12. Voting, Campaigns, and Elections	350	(31)
What's at Stake?	351	(2)
Exercising the Right to Vote in America	353	(6)
How the Voter Decides	359	(3)
Presidential Campaigns	362	(15)
Profiles in Citizenship: James Carville (Box)	370	(7)
Citizenship and Elections	377	(1)
What's at Stake Revisited	378	(2)
Summary With Key Terms	380	(1)
13. The Media	381	(30)
What's at Stake?	382	(2)
Where Do We Get Our News?	384	(5)
Who Owns the Media, and How Does That Affect Our News?	389	(5)
Who Are the Journalists?	394	(4)
The Media and Politics	398	(8)
Consider the Source: Becoming a Savvy Media Consumer (Box)	402	(4)
Citizenship and the Media	406	(2)
What's at Stake Revisited	408	(1)
Summary With Key Terms	409	(2)
14. Domestic and Foreign Policy	411	(40)
What's at Stake?	412	(2)
Making Public Policy	414	(6)
Social Policy	420	(9)
Economic Policy	429	(8)
Consider the Source: How to Read Economic Indicators (Box)	430	(7)
Foreign Policy	437	(8)
Citizenship and Policy	445	(1)
What's at Stake Revisited	446	(1)
Summary With Key Terms	447	(4)
Appendix Material	451	(35)
Declaration of Independence	452	(2)
Articles of Confederation	454	(6)
Constitution of the United States	460	(14)
Federalist No. 10	474	(5)
Federalist No. 51	479	(3)
Presidents, Vice Presidents, Speakers, and Chief Justices, 1789-2005	482	(4)
Notes	486	(27)
Glossary	513	(19)
Index	532