Instruction Manual for American Government Institutions and Policies 16th Edition by James Wilson, John DiIulio, Meena Bose, Matthew Levendusky ISBN 1337568392 978-1337568395

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Author: James Wilson, John DiIulio, Meena Bose, Matthew Levendusky 

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES sets the standard for students trying to successfully understand the American government. It examines current issues in American politics, focusing on the importance of American governmental institutions, the historical development of governmental procedures and policies as well as on who governs in the United States and to what ends. The sixteenth edition includes clear learning objectives and highlighted key concepts so you know exactly what to focus on. Links to contemporary debates on policy dynamics give you the opportunity to identify important issues in American politics, apply what you’re learning and maximize your comprehension.

American Government Institutions and Policies 16th Table of contents:

Part 1. The American System

Chapter 1. The Study of American Government

1-1. Politics and Democracy

Power, Authority, and Legitimacy

Defining Democracy

1-2. Political Power in America: Five Views

1-3. Who Governs? To What Ends?

Expanding the Political Agenda

1-4. The Politics of Different Issues

Four Types of Politics

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 2. The Constitution

2-1. The Problem of Liberty

The Colonial Mind

The Real Revolution

Weaknesses of the Confederation

2-2. The Constitutional Convention

The Lessons of Experience

The Framers

The Challenge

2-3. Ratification Debates

Key Principles

Government and Human Nature

The Constitution and Liberty

The Antifederalist View

Need for a Bill of Rights

The Constitution and Slavery

2-4. Democracy and the Constitution: Post-Ratification Debates

Economic Interests

The Constitution and Equality

Constitutional Reform: Modern Views

Reducing the Separation of Powers

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 3. Federalism

3-1. Why Federalism Matters

The Founding

The Debate on the Meaning of Federalism

Dual to Cooperative Federalism

3-2. Governmental Structure

Increased Political Activity

Different States, Different Policies

3-3. Federal Money, State Programs

Grants-In-Aid

Meeting National Needs

The Intergovernmental Lobby

Categorical Grants

Rivalry among the States

Federal Aid and Federal Control

3-4. A Devolution Revolution?

Congress and Federalism

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 4. American Political Culture

4-1. Political Culture

The Political System

The Economic System

4-2. How We Compare: Comparing America with Other Nations

The Political System

The Economic System

The Civic Role of Religion

4-3. Sources of Political Culture

4-4. The Culture War

Mistrust of Government

Civil Society

Political Tolerance

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 5. Civil Liberties

5-1. The Courts and Conflicts over Civil Liberties

Rights in Conflict

Cultural Conflicts

Applying the Bill of Rights to the States

5-2. The First Amendment and Freedom of Expression

Speech and National Security

What Is Speech?

Commercial and Youthful Speech

5-3. The First Amendment and Freedom of Religion

The Free-Exercise Clause

The Establishment Clause

5-4. Crime and Due Process

The Exclusionary Rule

Search and Seizure

Confessions and Self-Incrimination

Relaxing the Exclusionary Rule

Terrorism and Civil Liberties

Information Gathering and Surveillance

Prosecuting Suspected Terrorists

5-5. Civil Liberties and American Democracy

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 6. Civil Rights

6-1. Race and Civil Rights

The Campaign in the Courts

The Campaign in Congress

6-2. Women and Equal Rights

Women’s Rights and the Supreme Court

Sexual Harassment

Privacy and Sex

6-3. Affirmative Action

Equality of Results

Equality of Opportunity

6-4. Gay Rights

6-5. Looking Back—and Ahead

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Part 2. Opinions, Interests, and Organizations

Chapter 7. Public Opinion

7-1. What Is Public Opinion?

How Do We Measure Public Opinion?

7-2. What Drives Opinion?

Political Socialization and the Family

Demographic Factors

Political Partisanship and Ideology

7-3. Political Information and Public Opinion

7-4. Public Opinion and Public Policy

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 8. Political Participation

8-1. A Close Look at Nonvoting

8-2. The Rise of the American Electorate

From State to Federal Control

Voter Turnout

8-3. Who Participates in Politics?

Forms of Participation

What Drives Participation?

Political Participation among Young People

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 9. Political Parties

9-1. What Is a Party?

Political Parties at Home and Abroad

9-2. The Rise and Decline of the Political Party

The Founding

The Jacksonians

The Civil War and Sectionalism

The Era of Reform

Polarization and Resurgence

Party Realignments

9-3. The Functions of Political Parties

Recruiting Candidates

Nominating Candidates

Helping Candidates Win Elections

9-4. Parties as Organizations

The National Parties

State and Local Parties

9-5. Parties in the Electorate: Partisanship

9-6. The Two-Party System

Minor Parties

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 10. Elections and Campaigns

10-1. Presidential Elections: Winning the Nomination

10-2. How Does the Campaign Matter?

Assigning Credit or Blame for the State of the Nation

Activating Latent Partisanship

Judging the Candidates’ Character

10-3. How Do Voters Learn about the Candidates?

Campaign Communications

Campaign Events

10-4. Building a Winning Coalition

10-5. Congressional Elections

The Incumbency Advantage

Redistricting and Gerrymandering

On-Year and Off-Year Elections

10-6. Campaign Finance: Regulating the Flow of Political Money

Sources of Campaign Money

Campaign Finance Rules

10-7. Effects of Elections on Policy

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 11. Interest Groups

11-1. The Rise of Interest Groups

11-2. Kinds of Organizations

Institutional Interests

Membership Interests

Upper-Class Bias?

11-3. Interest Groups and Social Movements

The Environmental Movement

The Feminist Movement

The Union Movement

11-4. The Activities of Interest Groups

Lobbying and Providing Information

Earmarks

Public Support: Rise of the New Politics

Money and PACS

The “Revolving Door”

Civil Disobedience

Which Groups and Strategies Are Most Effective?

11-5. Regulating Interest Groups

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 12. The Media

12-1. The Media and Politics

Journalism in American Political History

Covering Politicians

12-2. Where Do Americans Get Their News? Does This Matter?

Media Choice and Political Knowledge

Do People Hear All Sides of the Issues?

Can People Get Local News?

12-3. Media Effects

Setting the Public Agenda

Framing

The Media as Watchdog: Political Accountability

Can the Media Lead Us Astray?

Are There Limits to Media Power?

12-4. Is the Media Trustworthy and Unbiased?

Are the Media Biased?

12-5. Government Regulation of the Media

Confidentiality of Sources

Regulating Broadcasting and Ownership

Regulating Campaigning

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Part 3. Institutions of Government

Chapter 13. Congress

13-1. Congress versus Parliament

13-2. The Evolution of Congress

13-3. Who Is in Congress?

Gender and Race

Incumbency

Party

Representation and Polarization

Organizational View

Attitudinal View

13-4. The Organization of Congress: Parties and Interests

Party Organizations

Party Voting

The Organization of Congressional Committees

The Organization of Congress: Staffs and Specialized Offices

13-5. How a Bill Becomes a Law

Introducing a Bill

Study by Committees

Floor Debate

Methods of Voting

Legislative Productivity

13-6. Reforming Congress

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 14. The Presidency

14-1. Presidents and Prime Ministers

U.S. Presidents Are Often Outsiders

Presidents Choose Cabinet Members from Outside Congress

Presidents Have No Guaranteed Majority in the Legislature

14-2. The Powers of the President

Constitutional Powers

The Evolution of the Presidency

Concerns of the Founders

The First Presidents

The Jacksonians

The Reemergence of Congress

Rise of the Modern Presidency

14-3. How Modern Presidents Influence Policymaking

The Three Audiences

Popularity and Influence

The Decline in Popularity

Other Ways for Presidents to Influence Policymaking

14-4. Presidential Character, Organization, and Policymaking

Presidential Personality and Leadership Style

The Office of the President

The President’s Program

14-5. Presidential Transition

The Vice President

Problems of Succession

Impeachment

How Powerful Is the President Today?

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 15. The Bureaucracy

15-1. Distinctiveness of the American Bureaucracy

American Constitutionalism and the Federal Bureaucracy

Proxy Government

15-2. Evolution of the Federal Bureaucracy

Appointment of Officials

A Service Role

A Change in Role

15-3. The Federal Bureaucracy Today

Recruitment and Retention

Personal Attributes

Do Bureaucrats Sabotage Their Political Bosses?

Culture and Careers

Constraints

15-4. Checks, Problems, and Possibilities for Reform

Checks

Bureaucratic “Pathologies”

Reforming the Bureaucracy

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 16. The Judiciary

16-1. Judicial Review

16-2. Development of the Federal Courts

National Supremacy and Slavery

Government and the Economy

Government and Political Liberty

The Revival of State Sovereignty

16-3. The Structure, Jurisdiction, and Operation of the Federal Courts

Selecting Judges

Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts

Getting to Court

16-4. The Supreme Court in Action

The Power of the Federal Courts

Checks on Judicial Power

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Part 4. Public Policy and American Democracy

Chapter 17. Domestic Policy

17-1. Social Welfare Policy

From the New Deal to the New Health Care Law

Two Kinds of Social Welfare Programs

17-2. Business Regulation Policy

Antitrust Laws: Majoritarian Politics

Labor and Occupational Health and Safety: Interest-Group Politics

Agriculture Subsidies: Client Politics

Consumer and Environmental Protection: Entrepreneurial Politics

17-3. Environmental Policy

The Politics of Global Warming

Environmental Policy in America: Three Distinctive Features

17-4. Beyond Domestic Policy

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 18. Economic Policy

18-1. The Economy and Elections

What Politicians Try to Do

Public Opinion and Government Spending

18-2. Economic Theories and Political Needs

Monetarism

Keynesianism

Planning

Supply-Side Economics

18-3. The Machinery of Economic Policymaking

The Federal Reserve System

Congress

Globalization

Income Inequality

18-4. The Budget, Spending, and Taxes

Reducing Spending

Levying Taxes

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 19. Foreign and Military Policy

19-1. Kinds of Foreign Policy

19-2. The Constitutional and Legal Contexts

Presidential Box Score

Evaluating the Power of the President

Checks on Presidential Power

19-3. Making Foreign Policy

Political Elites

Public Opinion

Backing the President

Mass versus Elite Opinion

Cleavages among Foreign Policy Elites

19-4. The Politics of Foreign Affairs: Military Action, Defense Policy, and the Future

Military Action

Building Support for U.S. Military Action

Defense Policy

The Structure of Defense Decision Making

The Future of American Foreign Policy

Learning Objectives

To Learn More

Chapter 20. American Democracy, Then and Now

20-1. The Old versus the New System

The Old System

The New System

20-2. Government Growth: Influences and Consequences

The Influence of Structure

The Influence of Ideas

Consequences of Government Growth

20-3. American Democracy—Then, Now, and Next

Then

Now

Learning Objectives

Appendixes.

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