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ISBN 10: 1305956346
ISBN 13: 978-1305956346
Author: James Wilson, John Dilulio, Meena Bose, Matthew Levendusky
This popular brief text for the American Government course emphasizes the historical development of the American political system, who governs, and to what ends. Thorough yet concise, the thirteenth edition of AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES, BRIEF VERSION, offers insightful coverage of all aspects of U.S. politics, including the Constitution, civil liberties and rights, Federalism, public opinion, the media, political parties, elections, the three branches of federal government, bureaucracy, and policymaking. Completely up to date, this edition includes new coverage of the 2014 and 2016 campaigns and elections. It also emphasizes critical-thinking skills and includes tools to help you maximize your study efforts and results, such as Learning Objectives in every chapter.
American Government Institutions and Policies Brief Version 13th Table of contents:
Chapter 1: The Study of American Government
1-1 Politics and Democracy
1-2 Political Power in America: Five Views
1-3 Who Governs? To What Ends?
1-4 The Politics of Different Issues
Chapter 2: The Constitution
2-1 The Problem of Liberty
2-2 The Constitutional Convention
2-3 Ratification Debates
2-4 Democracy and the Constitution: Post-Ratification Debates
Chapter 3: Federalism
3-1 Why Federalism Matters
3-2 Governmental Structure
3-3 Federal Money, State Programs
3-4 A Devolution Revolution?
Chapter 4: Civil Liberties
4-1 The Courts and Conflicts over Civil Liberties
4-2 The First Amendment and Freedom of Expression
4-3 The First Amendment and Freedom of Religion
4-4 Crime and Due Process
Chapter 5: Civil Rights
5-1 Race and Civil Rights
5-2 Women and Equal Rights
5-3 Affirmative Action
5-4 Gay Rights
5-5 Looking Back – and Ahead
Chapter 6: Public Opinion and the Media
6-1 What Is Public Opinion?
6-2 What Drives Opinion?
6-3 Public Opinion and Public Policy
6-4 The Media and Politics
6-5 Where Do Americans Get Their News?
6-6 Media Effects
6-7 Is the Media Trustworthy and Unbiased?
6-8 Government Regulation of the Media
Chapter 7: Political Parties and Interest Groups
7-1 What Is a Party?
7-2 The Evolution of Political Parties in America
7-3 The Functions of Political Parties
7-4 Parties in the Electorate: Partisanship
7-5 The Two-Party System
7-6 The Rise of Interest Groups
7-7 Interest Groups and Social Movements
7-8 The Activities of Interest Groups
7-9 Regulating Interest Groups
Chapter 8: Elections and Campaigns
8-1 A Close Look at Nonvoting
8-2 Who Participates in Politics?
8-3 What Drives Participation?
8-4 Political Campaigns Today
8-5 How Does the Campaign Matter?
8-6 How Do Voters Learn about the Candidates?
8-7 Congressional Elections
8-8 Campaign Finance: Regulating the Flow of Political Money
8-9 The Effects of Elections on Policy
Chapter 9: Congress
9-1 Congress versus Parliament
9-2 The Evolution of Congress
9-3 Who Is in Congress?
9-4 The Organization of Congress: Parties and Interests
9-5 How a Bill Becomes Law
9-6 Reforming Congress
Chapter 10: The Presidency
10-1 Presidents and Prime Ministers
10-2 The Powers of the President
10-3 The Power to Persuade
10-4 The Office of the President
10-5 Presidential Transition
Chapter 11: The Bureaucracy
11-1 Distinctiveness of the American Bureaucracy
11-2 The Evolution of the Federal Bureaucracy
11-3 The Federal Bureaucracy Today
11-4 Checks, Problems, and Possibilities for Reform
Chapter 12: The Judiciary
12-1 Judicial Review
12-2 The Development of the Federal Courts
12-3 The Structure, Jurisdiction, and Operation of the Federal Courts
12-4 The Supreme Court in Action
Chapter 13: Domestic Policy
13-1 Social Welfare Policy
13-2 Environmental Policy
Chapter 14: Foreign and Military Policy
14-1 Kinds of Foreign Policy
14-2 The Constitutional and Legal Context
14-3 Making Foreign Policy
14-4 The Politics of Foreign Affairs: Military Action, Defense Policy, and the Future
Chapter 15: American Democracy, Then and Now
15-1 The Old versus the New System
15-2 Government Growth: Influences and Consequences
15-3 American Democracy – Then, Now, and Next
Appendixes
Glossary
Notes
Index
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