Struggle for Democracy

by Edward S. Greenberg; Benjamin I. Page

• ISBN13: 9780673980892
• ISBN10: 0673980898
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Table of Contents

Contents	vii	(14)
List of Boxes	xxi	(2)
Preface	xxiii
Part I Introduction: Main Themes	2	(22)
1 Democracy and American Politics	2	(22)
Part II Structure	24	(108)
2 The Constitution	24	(34)
3 Federalism: States and Nation	58	(34)
4 The Evolving Structure of the United States	92	(40)
Part III Political Linkage	132	(212)
5 Public Opinion	132	(40)
6 The Mass Media	172	(36)
7 Interest Groups and Corporations	208	(34)
8 Political Parties	242	(32)
9 Voting and Elections	274	(44)
10 Social Movements	318	(26)
Part IV Government and Governing	344	(204)
11 Congress	344	(48)
12 The President	392	(50)
13 The Executive Branch	442	(36)
14 The Courts	478	(34)
15 State and Local Government	512	(36)
Part V What Government Does	548	(179)
16 Freedom: The Struggle for Civil Liberties	548	(26)
17 Civil Rights: The Struggle for Political Equality	574	(24)
18 Foreign Policy and National Defense	598	(48)
19 Economic Policy and the Budget	646	(44)
20 Social Welfare	690	(37)
Afterword	727
Appecdix	A-1
The Declaration of Independence	A-3
The Constitution of the United States	A-7
The Federalist Papers	A-19
Presidents and Congresses, 1789-1996	A-27
Glossary	G-1
Credits	C-1
Index	I-1