Test Bank for American Government Institutions and Policies Brief Version 13th Edition by James Wilson, John Dilulio, Meena Bose, Matthew Levendusky ISBN 1305956346 978-1305956346

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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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