Chapter 1: Introducing Government In America

Government

Politics

The Policymaking System

Democracy In America

The Scope Of Government In America

Chapter 2: The Constitution

The Origins Of The Constitution

The Government That Failed

Making a Constitution: The Philadelphia Convention

Critical Issues at the Convention

The Madisonian System

Ratifying the Constitution

Changing the Constitution

Understanding the Constitution

Chapter 3: Federalism

Defining Federalism

The Constitutional Basis of Federalism

Intergovernmental Relations

Diversity in Policy

Understanding Federalism

Chapter 4: Civil Liberties and Public Policy

• The Bill of Rights
• Freedom of Religion
• Freedom of Expression
• Freedom of Assembly
• Right to Bear Arms
• Defendants' Rights
• The Right to Privacy
• Understanding Civil Liberties

Chapter 5: Civil Rights and Public Policy

• The Struggle for Equality
• African Americans' Civil Rights
• The Rights of Other Minority Groups
• The Rights of Women
• Other Groups Active Under the Civil Rights Umbrella
• Affirmative Action
• Understanding Civil Rights and Public Policy

Chapter 6: Public Opinion and Political Action

• The American People
• How Americans Learn About Politics: Political Socialization
• Measuring Public Opinion and Political Information
• What Americans Value: Political Ideologies
• How Americans Participate in Politics
• Understanding Public Opinion and Political Action

Chapter 7: The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

• The Mass Media Today
• The Development of Media Politics
• Reporting the News
• The News and Public Opinion
• Policy Entrepreneurs and Agenda Setting
• Understanding the Mass Media

Chapter 8: Political Parties

• The Meaning of Party
• The Party in the Electorate
• The Party Organizations: From the Grass Roots to Washington
• The Party in Government: Promises and Policy
• Party Eras in American History
• Third Parties: The Impact on American Politics
• Understanding Political Parties

Chapter 9: Campaigns and Voting Behavior

• The Nomination Game
• The Campaign Game
• Money and Campaigning
• The Impact of Campaigns
• Whether to Vote: A Citizen's First Choice
• How Americans Vote: Expanding Citizens' Decisions
• The Last Battle: The Electoral College
• Understanding Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Chapter 10: Interest Groups

• The Role of Interest Groups
• Theories of Interest Group Politics
• What Makes an Interest Group Successful?
• How Groups Try to Shape Policy
• Types of Interest Groups
• Understanding Interest Groups

Chapter 11: Congress

• The Representatives and Senators
• Congressional Elections
• How Congress Is Organized to Make Policy
• The Congressional Process and Decision Making
• Understanding Congress

Chapter 12: The Presidency

• The Presidents
• Presidential Powers
• Running the Government: The Chief Executive
• Presidential Leadership of Congress: The Politics of Shared Powers
• The President and National Security Policy
• Power from the People: The Public Presidency
• The President and the Press
• Understanding the American Presidency

Chapter 13: The Budget: The Politics of Taxing and Spending

• Federal Revenue and Borrowing
• Federal Expenditures
• The Budgetary Process
• Understanding Budgeting

Chapter 14: The Federal Bureaucracy

• The Bureaucrats
• How the Federal Bureaucracy Is Organized
• Bureaucracies as Implementors
• Bureaucracies as Regulators
• Controlling the Bureaucracy
• Understanding Bureaucracies

Chapter 15: The Federal Courts

• The Nature of the Judicial System
• The Structure of the Federal Judicial System
• The Politics of Judicial Selection
• The Backgrounds of Judges and Justices
• The Courts as Policymakers
• The Courts and Public Policy: A Historical Review
• Understanding the Courts

Chapter 16: Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

• Economic Policymaking
• Types of Social Welfare Policies
• Income, Poverty, and Public Policy
• Helping the Poor? Social Policy and Poverty
• Social Security: Living on Borrowed Time
• Social Welfare Policy Elsewhere
• Understanding Economic and Social Welfare Policy

Chapter 17: Policymaking for Health Care, the Environment, and Energy

• Health Care Policy
• Environmental Policy
• Energy Policy
• Understanding Health Care, Environmental, and Energy Policy

Chapter 18: National Security Policymaking

• American Foreign Policy: Instruments, Actors, and the Policymakers
• American Foreign Policy Through the Cold War
• American Foreign Policy and the War on Terrorism
• Defense Policy
• The New National Security Agenda
• Understanding National Security Policymaking