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Government by the People, Brief Election Update

by: Burns, James MacGregor; Peltason, Jack; Cronin, Tom; O'Brien, David; Magleby, David; Light, Paul

Government by the People, Brief Election Update

by: Burns, James MacGregor; Peltason, Jack; Cronin, Tom; O'Brien, David; Magleby, David; Light, Paul

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Copyright: 01/01/2005
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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xvii

PART I Constitutional Principles

Constitutional Democracy

(47)

Defining Democracy

(1)

People Debate Liberty Versus Security

(6)

The Constitutional Convention of 1787

(1)

We the People The Framers: Hamilton and Madison

(4)

To Adopt or Not to Adopt?

(3)

The Living Constitution

(1)

Checking Power with Power

(4)

In Comparative Perspective The European Union

(1)

Judicial Review and the ``Guardians of the Constitution''

(2)

The Constitution as an Instrument of Government

(1)

In Comparative Perspective The British and American Systems: A Study in Contrasts

(2)

We the People Gregory Watson and the Twenty-Seventh Amendment

(1)

Changing the Letter of the Constitution

(3)

The Map of Freedom

(3)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Further Reading

(2)

The Constitution of the United States

(13)

American Federalism

(24)

Defining Federalism

(4)

The Constitutional Structure of American Federalism

(5)

In Comparative Perspective Three Different Approaches to Federalism

(1)

The Role of the Federal Courts: Umpires of Federalism

(5)

Regulatory Federalism, Federal Grants, and Federal Mandates

(2)

The Politics of Federalism

(2)

The Future of Federalism

(3)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

PART II The Political Process

Political Culture and Ideology

(24)

The American Political Culture

(3)

We the People Where We Learn the American Political Culture

(2)

We the People Oprah Winfrey: Achieving the American Dream

(3)

Political Ideology and Attitudes Toward Government

(6)

People Debate Ideology

(3)

Political Ideology and the American People

(1)

Ideology and Tolerance

(1)

Political Survey: What Do You Believe?

(3)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Further Reading

(2)

The American Political Landscape

(24)

A Land of Diversity

(5)

Where We Live

103

(1)

Who We Are

104

(1)

We the People Percentage of the Population by Race and Origin

105

(6)

We the People Religion and Politics

111

(6)

Unity in a Land of Diversity

117

(1)

In Comparative Perspective Politics and Urbanization in Mexico

117

(1)

The Great American Divide

118

(2)

Summary

118

(1)

Key Terms

119

(1)

Further Reading

119

(1)

Political Parties and Interest Groups

120

(36)

What Parties Do for Democracy

122

(4)

In Comparative Perspective Israel's Coalition Government

126

(2)

American Parties Today

128

(5)

We the People Portrait of the Electorate

133

(4)

Interest Groups

137

(1)

Types of Interest Groups

137

(6)

Characteristics and Power of Interest Groups

143

(3)

The Influence of Lobbyists

146

(1)

Money and Politics

147

(3)

The 2002 Campaign Finance Reforms

150

(3)

Curing the Mischiefs of Faction--Two Centuries Later

153

(1)

Lobbying America

153

(3)

Summary

154

(1)

Key Terms

154

(1)

Further Reading

154

(2)

Public Opinion, Voting, and Elections

156

(42)

Public Opinion

158

(5)

Participation: Translating Opinions into Action

163

(4)

In Comparative Perspective Registration and Voting in the World's Democracies

167

(1)

We the People Voter Turnout by Demographic Factors

168

(1)

Voting Choices

169

(4)

Elections: The Rules of the Game

173

(4)

Running for Congress

177

(3)

Running for President

180

(5)

Money in U.S. Elections

185

(6)

In Comparative Perspective Campaign Financing in Britain and Canada

191

(1)

Improving Elections

192

(3)

Election in Action: 2004 Presidential Election

195

(3)

Summary

196

(1)

Key Terms

196

(1)

Further Reading

196

(2)

The Media and American Politics

198

(22)

The Influence of the Media on Politics

200

(4)

The Changing Role of the American News Media

204

(3)

In Comparative Perspective The Media's Role in Keeping Government Honest

207

(1)

Mediated Politics

207

(6)

The Media and Elections

213

(3)

The Media and Governance

216

(4)

Summary

218

(1)

Key Terms

218

(1)

Further Reading

218

(2)

PART III Policy-Making Institutions

Congress: The People's Branch

220

(36)

Congressional Elections

222

(5)

The Structure and Powers of Congress

227

(2)

Managing Congress

229

(10)

The Job of the Legislator

239

(3)

People Debate Dissent in War

242

(4)

The Legislative Obstacle Course

246

(4)

Congress: An Assessment and a View on Reform

250

(3)

Running for Congress

253

(3)

Summary

254

(1)

Key Terms

254

(1)

Further Reading

255

(1)

The Presidency: The Leadership Branch

256

(28)

The Structure and Powers of the Presidency

258

(1)

In Comparative Perspective Types of Presidential Systems

259

(7)

What Americans Expect of Their Presidents

266

(1)

Roles Assumed by the President

267

(5)

Managing the Presidency

272

(4)

People in Politics Hillary Clinton

276

(1)

Holding Presidents Accountable

277

(4)

Judging Presidential Greatness

281

(1)

Presidential Greatness: How Do We Judge Them?

282

(2)

Summary

282

(1)

Key Terms

283

(1)

Further Reading

283

(1)

Congress and the President

284

(20)

Separate but Equal Branches

286

(1)

Sources of Discord

287

(3)

The Ebb and Flow of Power Between the Branches

290

(8)

Building Coalitions

298

(1)

The President's Agenda

299

(3)

Who's Got the Power?

302

(2)

Summary

302

(1)

Key Terms

302

(1)

Further Reading

303

(1)

The Federal Bureaucracy: The Real Power?

304

(24)

Defining the Federal Bureaucracy

306

(1)

We the People The Changing Face of the Federal Government

307

(7)

Working for Government

314

(4)

The Bureaucracy's Job

318

(2)

In Comparative Perspective Comparing the Size of Government

320

(1)

Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable

320

(1)

People in Politics James Lee Witt

321

(5)

Bureaucracy: A Place Where Ideals Meet Reality

326

(2)

Summary

326

(1)

Key Terms

327

(1)

Further Reading

327

(1)

The Judiciary: The Balancing Branch

328

(28)

The Scope of Judicial Power

330

(3)

The Federal Judicial System

333

(3)

The Politics of Appointing Federal Judges

336

(4)

People in Politics Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

340

(4)

People Debate Bush v. Gore and the 2000 Presidential Election

344

(1)

The Supreme Court and How It Operates

345

(7)

Judicial Power in a Constitutional Democracy

352

(4)

Summary

354

(1)

Key Terms

354

(1)

Further Reading

355

(1)

PART IV Rights and Liberties

First Amendment Freedoms

356

(22)

Rights in the Original Constitution

357

(1)

The Bill of Rights and the States

358

(2)

Freedom of Religion

360

(3)

Free Speech and Free People

363

(3)

Nonprotected and Protected Speech

366

(2)

In Comparative Perspective Hate Speech in Canada

368

(1)

Freedom of the Press

369

(2)

Other Media and Communications

371

(2)

Freedom of Assembly

373

(3)

Civil Liberties: The Great Balancing Act

376

(2)

Summary

377

(1)

Key Terms

377

(1)

Further Reading

377

(1)

Equal Justice Under the Law

378

(32)

Citizenship Rights

380

(1)

Equality and Equal Rights

381

(5)

Equal Protection of the Laws: What Does It Mean

386

(1)

Voting Rights

387

(2)

Education Rights

389

(1)

Rights to Accommodations, Jobs, and Homes

390

(2)

Affirmative Action: Is It Constitutional?

392

(1)

Property Rights

393

(1)

People Debate Affirmative Action

394

(2)

Due Process Rights

396

(1)

Privacy Rights

397

(2)

Rights of Persons Accused of Crimes

399

(7)

How Just Is Our System of Justice?

406

(2)

The Supreme Court and Civil Liberties

408

(1)

Travel the Civil Rights Timeline

408

(2)

Summary

408

(1)

Key Terms

409

(1)

Further Reading

409

(1)

PART V The Politics of National Policy

Making Economic and Social Policy

410

(34)

Making Public Policy

412

(1)

Economic Policy

413

(1)

Fiscal Policy

413

(4)

In Comparative Perspective Income Taxes in Various Countries

417

(1)

Monetary Policy

418

(2)

Promoting Economic Growth

420

(2)

Regulating the Economy

422

(4)

The Deregulation Dilemma

426

(1)

The Role of Government in Social Policy

427

(1)

The Early History of Social Policy in the United States

428

(1)

Types of Social Policy

429

(1)

The Expansion of Social Policy in the Twentieth Century

430

(2)

People Debate Restoring Confidence in Social Security

432

(5)

Social Policy Challenges for the Future: Health, Education, and Crime

437

(4)

The Politics of Social Policy

441

(1)

Balancing the Nation's Checkbook: What Can You Get for $4 Trillion?

441

(3)

Summary

442

(1)

Key Terms

442

(1)

Further Reading

443

(1)

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

444

Vital Interests in the Twenty-First Century

446

(7)

The Foreign and Defense Policy Bureaucracy

453

(8)

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

461

(5)

Foreign and Defense Policy Options

466

(2)

In Comparative Perspective Foreign Aid

468

(2)

Special Problems in Defense Policy

470

(1)

People in Politics Colin L. Powell

471

(4)

Prospects for the Future

475

(1)

The Impact of Foreign Aid

476

Summary

476

(1)

Key Terms

476

(1)

Further Reading

477

APPENDIX

The Declaration of Independence

(1)

The Federalist, No. 10

(3)

The Federalist, No. 51

(1)

The Federalist, No. 78

(3)

Presidential Election Results, 1789-2000

(2)

Presidents and Vice Presidents

Glossary

(1)

Notes

(1)

Photo Credits

(1)

Index

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