UNITED STATES GOVT: DEMOCRACY IN ACTION (TE)

by GLEN

• ISBN13: 9780028221496
• ISBN10: 0028221494
• Edition: 1st
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: GLENCOE PUBLISHING CO, INC (ELHI)

Table of Contents

Why Do I Have to Study Government?	xiv
UNIT 1 Foundations of American Government	2	(118)
People and Government	4	(30)
Principles of Government	5	(7)
The Formation of Governments	12	(6)
Types of Government	18	(8)
Economic Theories	26	(8)
Origins of American Government	34	(28)
The Colonial Period	35	(7)
Uniting for Independence	42	(6)
The Articles of Confederation	48	(5)
The Constitutional Convention	53	(9)
The Constitution	62	(32)
Structure and Principles	63	(5)
Three Branches of Government	68	(8)
Amending the Constitution	76	(7)
The Amendments	83	(11)
The Federal System	94	(26)
National and State Powers	95	(8)
Relations Among the States	103	(3)
Developing Federalism	106	(6)
Federalism and Politics	112	(8)
UNIT 2 The Legislative Branch	120	(90)
The Organization of Congress	122	(34)
Congressional Membership	123	(9)
The House of Representatives	132	(6)
The Senate	138	(3)
Congressional Committees	141	(5)
Staff and Support Agencies	146	(10)
Development of Congressional Powers	156	(24)
Constitutional Powers	157	(10)
Investigations and Oversight	167	(5)
Congress and the President	172	(8)
Congress at Work	180	(30)
How a Bill Becomes a Law	181	(8)
Taxing and Spending Bills	189	(5)
Influencing Congress	194	(6)
Helping Constituents	200	(10)
UNIT 3 The Executive Branch	210	(92)
The Presidency	212	(32)
President and Vice President	213	(7)
Electing the President	220	(8)
The Cabinet	228	(6)
The Executive Office	234	(10)
Presidential Leadership	244	(30)
Presidential Powers	245	(7)
Roles of the President	252	(9)
Styles of Leadership	261	(13)
The Federal Bureaucracy	274	(28)
Bureaucratic Organization	275	(9)
The Civil Service System	284	(7)
The Bureaucracy at Work	291	(11)
UNIT 4 The Judicial Branch	302	(50)
The Federal Court System	304	(26)
Powers of the Federal Courts	305	(7)
Lower Federal Courts	312	(8)
The Supreme Court	320	(10)
Supreme Court Decision Making	330	(22)
The Supreme Court at Work	331	(5)
Shaping Public Policy	336	(7)
Influencing Court Decisions	343	(9)
UNIT 5 Liberty and Justice for All	352	(98)
Constitutional Freedoms	354	(32)
Constitutional Rights	355	(3)
Freedom of Religion	358	(8)
Freedom of Speech	366	(5)
Freedom of the Press	371	(5)
Freedom of Assembly	376	(10)
Citizenship and Equal Justice	386	(36)
A Nation of Immigrants	387	(4)
The Basis of Citizenship	391	(7)
The Rights of the Accused	398	(8)
Equal Protection of the Law	406	(6)
Challenges for Civil Liberties	412	(10)
Law in America	422	(28)
Sources of American Law	423	(7)
Civil Law	430	(7)
Criminal Law	437	(13)
UNIT 6 Participating in Government	450	(102)
Political Parties	452	(22)
Development of Parties	453	(5)
Party Organization	458	(6)
Nominating Candidates	464	(10)
Elections and Voting	474	(28)
Election Campaigns	475	(6)
Expanding Voting Rights	481	(11)
Voter's Handbook	486	(6)
Influences on Voters	492	(10)
Interest Groups and Public Opinion	502	(24)
Interest Group Organization	503	(5)
Affecting Public Policy	508	(6)
Shaping Public Opinion	514	(5)
Measuring Public Opinion	519	(7)
The Mass Media	526	(26)
Structure of the Mass Media	527	(7)
How Media Impact Government	534	(9)
Regulation of the Media	543	(9)
UNIT 7 Public Policies and Services	552	(82)
Taxing and Spending	554	(20)
Raising Money	555	(5)
Preparing the Federal Budget	560	(6)
Managing the Economy	566	(8)
Social and Domestic Policy	574	(32)
Business and Labor Policy	575	(9)
Agriculture and the Environment	584	(6)
Health and Public Assistance	590	(7)
Education, Housing, and Transportation	597	(9)
Foreign Policy and Defense	606	(28)
Development of Foreign Policy	607	(7)
Shared Foreign Policy Powers	614	(7)
State and Defense Departments	621	(6)
Foreign Policy In Action	627	(7)
UNIT 8 State and Local Government	634	(52)
Structure and Function of State Government	636	(26)
State Constitutions	637	(4)
The Three Branches	641	(7)
State Government Policy	648	(8)
Financing State Government	656	(6)
Structure and Function of Local Government	662	(24)
Structure of Local Government	663	(6)
Serving Localities	669	(8)
Challenges of Urban Growth	677	(9)
UNIT 9 Political and Economic Systems	686	(158)
Political Systems in Today's World	688	(28)
Consolidated Democracies	689	(7)
Emerging Democracies	696	(6)
Authoritarian States	702	(6)
Global Security	708	(8)
Development of Economic Systems	716	(128)
Capitalist and Mixed Systems	717	(5)
Emerging Economies	722	(6)
Collapse of Soviet Communism	728	(4)
The Global Economy	732	(9)
Reference Handbook
Atlas Maps	741	(5)
Presidents of the United States	746	(8)
Supreme Court Case Summaries	754	(16)
Declaration of Independence	770	(4)
Constitution of the United States	774	(26)
Historic Documents	800	(27)
United States Data Bank	827	(9)
Government Careers Handbook	836	(8)
Glossary	844	(13)
Index	857	(25)
Spanish Glossary	882	(15)
Acknowledgments and Credits	897