American Government and Politics Today No Separate Policy Chapters Version 2016 2017 18th Edition by Lynne Ford, Barbara Bardes ISBN 1337514286 9781337514286

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Author: Lynne Ford, Barbara Bardes

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY is known nationwide for its balanced, unbiased, and modern coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and their processes. The book provides the knowledge that allows you to make informed choices, encourages you to play an active role in the decision-making process, and promotes your participation in the world around you by giving you the tools you need to get involved. MindTap for American Government, Cengage Learning’s fully online learning solution, is available and fully integrated with this text.

American Government and Politics Today No Separate Policy Chapters Version 2016 2017 18th Table of contents:

Part I: The American System

Ch 1: One Republic-Two Americas?

Politics and Government

Why Choose Democracy?

Who Really Rules in America?

The Challenge of Change

Ch 2: The Constitution

The Colonial Background

The Colonial Response

Declaring Independence

The Articles of Confederation: The First Form of Government

The Difficult Road to Ratification

Altering the Constitution: The Formal Amendment Process

Informal Methods of Constitutional Change

Ch 3: Federalism

Three Systems of Government

Why Federalism?

The Constitutional Basis for American Federalism

Defining Constitutional Powers-The Early Years

States’ Rights and the Resort to Civil War

The Continuing Dispute over the Division of Power

The Politics of Federalism

Federalism and the Supreme Court Today

Part II: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Ch 4: Civil Liberties

Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of Expression

Freedom of the Press

The Right to Assemble and to Petition the Government

More Liberties under Scrutiny: Matters of Privacy

The Great Balancing Act: The Rights of the Accused versus the Rights of Society

The Death Penalty

Ch 5: Civil Rights

African Americans and the Consequences of Slavery in the United States

The Civil Rights Movement

The Escalation of the Civil Rights Movement

Women’s Campaign for Equal Rights

Gender-Based Discrimination in the Workplace

Immigration, Latinos, and Civil Rights

Affirmative Action

Making Amends for Past Discrimination through Reparations

Securing Rights for Persons with Disabilities

The Rights and Status of Gays and Lesbians

Part III: People and Politics

Ch 6: Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Defining Public Opinion

How Public Opinion Is Formed: Political Socialization

Political Preferences and Voting Behavior

Measuring Public Opinion

Technology, Public Opinion, and the Political Process

Ch 7: Interest Groups

Interest Groups: A Natural Phenomenon

Why Do Americans Join Interest Groups?

Types of Interest Groups

What Makes an Interest Group Powerful?

Interest Group Strategies

Interest Groups and Representative Democracy

Ch 8: Political Parties

What Is a Political Party and What Do Parties Do?

A History of Political Parties in the United States

The Two Major U.S. Parties Today

Why Has the Two-Party System Endured?

The Role of Minor Parties in U.S. Politics

Mechanisms of Political Change

Ch 9: Campaigns, Voting, and Elections

Who Wants to Be a Candidate?

The Twenty-First-Century Campaign

The Strategy of Winning

Financing the Campaign

Interest Groups and Campaign Finance: Reaction to New Rules

Running for President: The Longest Campaign

The 2016 Primary Season

Voting in the United States

Legal Restrictions on Voting

Primary Elections, General Elections, and More

How Are Elections Conducted?

The Electoral College

Ch 10: The Media and Politics

A Brief History of the Media’s Role in United States Politics

The Role of the Media in Our Society

The Media’s Impact: Political Campaigns

The Internet and Social Media

The Media’s Impact: Voters

The Government’s Regulatory Relationship with Media

Government Control of Content

The Public’s Right to Media Access

Bias in the Media

Part IV: Political Institutions

Ch 11: The Congress

The Functions of Congress

The Powers of Congress

House-Senate Differences

Congresspersons and the Citizenry: A Comparison

Congressional Elections

Congressional Apportionment

Perks and Privileges

The Committee Structure

The Formal Leadership

How Members of Congress Decide

How Much Will the Government Spend?

Ch 12: The President

Who Can Become President?

The Many Roles of the President

The President as Party Chief and Superpolitician

Special Uses of Presidential Power

The Executive Organization

The Vice Presidency

Ch 13: The Bureaucracy

The Nature of Bureaucracy

The Size of the Bureaucracy

The Organization of the Federal Bureaucracy

Independent Executive Agencies

Challenges to the Bureaucracy

Staffing the Bureaucracy

Modern Attempts at Bureaucratic Reform

Bureaucrats as Politicians and Policymakers

Congressional Control of the Bureaucracy

Ch 14: The Courts

Sources of American Law

The Federal Court System

The Supreme Court at Work

The Selection of Federal Judges

Partisanship and Judicial Appointments

Policymaking and the Courts

What Checks Our Courts?

Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence

Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States

Appendix C: The Federalist Papers Nos. 10 and 51

Glossary

Index

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