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American Government: Continuity and Change, 2004 Alternate Edition Election Update

by: O'Connor, Karen J.; Sabato, Larry J.

American Government: Continuity and Change, 2004 Alternate Edition Election Update

by: O'Connor, Karen J.; Sabato, Larry J.

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9780321298591
ISBN 10:
0321298594
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2005
Publisher: Longman
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Summary

With complete updated coverage of the 2004 elections, this alternate edition of the election update of the number one book in American government continues to provide the most current and engaging introduction available for the course without the policy chapters.Written in the belief that we must first understand how American government and politics have developed in order to fully understand the issues facing our nation today, O'Connor and Sabato offer a historical perspective and bring the story of our system right up to the present with an abundance of current and student-relevant examples.

Preface

xxiii

Analyzing Visuals: A Brief Guide

xxxvii

PART I FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT

The Political Landscape

(34)

The Roots of American Government: Where Did the Ideas Come From?

(7)

From Aristotle to the Enlightenment

(1)

A Growing Idea: Popular Consent

(2)

Roots of Government: The Philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke

(1)

Devising a National Government

(1)

The Theory of Democratic Government

(1)

Why a Capitalist System?

(1)

Politics Now: The Internet and Our Changing Society

(1)

Other Economic Systems

(2)

Characteristics of American Democracy

(2)

Popular Consent

(1)

Popular Sovereignty

(1)

Majority Rule

(1)

Individualism

(1)

Equality

(1)

Personal Liberty

(1)

Civil Society

(1)

The Changing Political Culture and Characteristics of the American People

(12)

Changing Size and Population

(1)

Changing Demographics of the U.S. Population

(3)

Analyzing Visuals: Changing Age Composition of the United States

(1)

Implications of These Changes

(2)

Join the Debate: How Does America's Pluralism Affect Our Core Values?

(2)

The Ideology of the American Public

(1)

Problems with Political Labels

(1)

Political Culture and Views of Government

(7)

High Expectations

(1)

A Missing Appreciation of the Good

(1)

Mistrust of Politicians

(1)

Voter Apathy

(1)

Global Politics: The United States in Comparative Context

(1)

Redefining Our Expectations

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Voter Turnout: A Generally Apathetic Electorate?

(1)

Continuity & Change The Face of America

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Selected Readings

(1)

Notes

(3)

The Constitution

(34)

The Origins of a New Nation

(4)

Trade and Taxation

(1)

First Steps Toward Independence

(1)

The First Continental Congress

(1)

The Second Continental Congress

(1)

The Declaration of Independence

(2)

A Theoretical Basis for a New Government

(2)

The First Attempt at Government: The Articles of Confederation

(2)

Problems Under the Articles of Confederation

(2)

The Miracle at Philadelphia: Writing a Constitution

(5)

The Framers

(1)

The Virginia and New Jersey Plans

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Who Were the Framers?

(1)

Constitutional Compromises

(1)

Unfinished Business

(1)

Politics Now: Abolishing the Electoral College?

(1)

The U.S. Constitution

(6)

The Basic Principles of the Constitution

(2)

The Articles of the Constitution

(3)

The Drive for Ratification

(3)

Federalists Versus Anti-Federalists

(3)

Formal Methods of Amending the Constitution

(3)

On Campus: A Student's Revenge: The Twenty-Seventh (Madison) Amendment

(1)

The Amendment Process

(1)

Informal Methods of Amending the Constitution

(3)

Judicial Interpretation

(1)

Global Politics: Comparing Constitutions

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Why Did the Framers Write the Constitution as They Did?

(1)

Social, Cultural, and Legal Change

(1)

Continuity & Change Counting Americans

(2)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Selected Readings

(1)

Notes

(2)

Federalism

(34)

The Roots of the Federal System

(2)

The Powers of Government in the Federal System

(3)

Denied Powers

(1)

Guarantees to the States

(1)

Relations Among the States

(1)

The Evolution and Development of Federalism

(16)

Early Pronouncements on Federalism

(1)

Dual Federalism

(1)

The Civil War and Beyond

(2)

Roots of Government: Dred Scott

(1)

The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments

(1)

Cooperative Federalism

(2)

Analyzing Visuals: Federal Grant-in-Aid Outlays, 1940--2005

(1)

On Campus: Do You Have ID? Setting a National Alcohol Policy

(1)

Creative Federalism

(1)

The Reagan Revolution

(1)

The Devolution Revolution

(2)

Join the Debate: Should the Federal Government Preempt State Laws?

(4)

Federalism and the Supreme Court

(7)

Global Politics: Federalism in Comparative Perspective

(1)

The Devolution Revolution and the Court

(2)

Analyzing Visuals: State-by-State Report Card on Access to Abortion

(2)

Politics Now: Marriage in the Federal System

(1)

On Campus: Legislating Against Violence Against Women: A Casualty of the Devolution Revolution?

(1)

Continuity & Change Taxing Sales on the Internet

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

100

(1)

Selected Readings

100

(1)

Notes

101

(2)

State and Local Government

103

(36)

The Evolution of State and Local Governments

104

(3)

Roots of Government: Baker v. Carr (1962)

105

(2)

Grassroots Power and Politics

107

(1)

State Governments

108

(15)

State Constitutions

108

(2)

Governors

110

(3)

State Legislatures

113

(2)

State Courts

115

(1)

Politics Now: Graduated Driver Licensing Elections

116

(4)

Analyzing Visuals: Patterns of Party Competition in State Legislatures

120

(1)

Direct Democracy

121

(1)

On Campus: College Towns and Binge Drinking

122

(1)

Local Governments

123

(7)

Charters

123

(1)

Types of Local Governments

124

(2)

Join the Debate: Should Private Organizations Manage Public Schools Not Meeting Academic Goals?

126

(2)

Executives and Legislatures

128

(1)

Global Politics: Local and Provincial Politics in Comparative Perspective

129

(1)

Relations with Indian Nations

130

(2)

Finances

132

(3)

Analyzing Visuals: State and Local Tax Burdens

134

(1)

Continuity & Change Rediscovery of Grassroots Governance

135

(1)

Summary

135

(1)

Key Terms

136

(1)

Selected Readings

136

(1)

Notes

137

(2)

Civil Liberties

139

(42)

The First Constitutional Amendments: The Bill of Rights

141

(4)

The Incorporation Doctrine: The Bill of Rights Made Applicable to the States

142

(1)

Selective Incorporation and Fundamental Freedoms

143

(2)

First Amendment Guarantees: Freedom of Religion

145

(5)

The Establishment Clause

145

(2)

Roots of Government: The American Civil Liberties Union

147

(1)

The Free Exercise Clause

148

(1)

Global Politics: Religious Freedom

149

(1)

First Amendment Guarantees: Freedom of Speech and Press

150

(8)

Politics Now: Civil Liberties and the Bush Administration

151

(1)

Attempts to Limit Speech

151

(3)

Analyzing Visuals: The Attorney General and the Spirit of Justice

154

(2)

What Types of Speech Are Protected?

156

(1)

On Campus: Political Speech and Mandatory Student Fees

157

(1)

The Second Amendment: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

158

(2)

The Rights of Criminal Defendants

160

(11)

The Fourth Amendment and Searches and Seizures

160

(3)

The Fifth Amendment and Self-Incrimination

163

(1)

The Fourth and Fifth Amendments and the Exclusionary Rule

164

(1)

The Sixth Amendment and the Right to Counsel

164

(1)

The Sixth Amendment and Jury Trials

165

(1)

The Eighth Amendment and Cruel and Unusual Punishment

166

(2)

Join the Debate: Do ``Three Strikes'' Laws Abridge Civil Liberties?

168

(2)

Analyzing Visuals: Capital Punishment in the United States

170

(1)

The Right to Privacy

171

(4)

Birth Control

171

(1)

Abortion

172

(2)

Homosexuality

174

(1)

The Right to Die

175

(1)

Continuity & Change Conceptions of Civil Liberties

175

(1)

Summary

176

(1)

Key Terms

177

(1)

Selected Readings

177

(1)

Notes

178

(3)

Civil Rights

181

(40)

Slavery, Abolition, and Winning the Right to Vote, 1800--1890

183

(5)

Slavery and Congress

183

(1)

The Abolitionist Movement: The First Civil Rights Movement

184

(1)

The Civil War and Its Aftermath: Civil Rights Laws and Constitutional Amendments

185

(1)

Civil Rights and the Supreme Court

186

(2)

The Push for Equality, 1890--1954

188

(6)

The Founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

189

(1)

Key Women's Groups

190

(1)

Litigating for Equality

191

(3)

The Civil Rights Movement

194

(13)

School Desegregation After Brown

194

(1)

A New Move for African American Rights

195

(1)

Formation of New Groups

195

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Police Confront Civil Rights Demonstrators in Birmingham

196

(1)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

197

(2)

The Impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

199

(3)

The Equal Protection Clause and Constitutional Standards of Review

202

(2)

Politics Now: Time for the Equal Rights Amendment?

204

(2)

Analyzing Visuals: Sexual Harassment Filings, Fiscal Years 1990--2001

206

(1)

Other Groups Mobilize for Rights

207

(9)

Hispanic Americans

208

(1)

Global Politics: Immigration and Civil Rights

209

(1)

Join the Debate: Should Washington, D.C., Residents Have a Vote in Congress?

210

(2)

Native Americans

212

(2)

Gays and Lesbians

214

(1)

Disabled Americans

215

(1)

Continuity & Change Race in America: Affirmative Action

216

(1)

Summary

217

(1)

Key Terms

218

(1)

Selected Readings

218

(1)

Notes

218

(3)

PART II INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT

Congress

221

(48)

The Roots of the Legislative Branch

223

(1)

The Constitution and the Legislative Branch of Government

223

(3)

Apportionment and Redistricting

224

(1)

Constitutional Powers of Congress

224

(2)

The Members of Congress

226

(9)

Running for Office and Staying in Office

228

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Approval Ratings of Congress and District Representatives

229

(1)

Term Limits

229

(1)

What Does Congress Look Like?

230

(1)

The Representational Role of Members of Congress

231

(1)

Global Politics: Electoral Rules Around the World

232

(2)

Politics Now: It's a New Congress: To the Defeated Go the Pink Slips

234

(1)

How Congress Is Organized

235

(11)

The House of Representatives

235

(3)

The Senate

238

(1)

Roots of Government: Life on the Floor and in the Halls of Congress

239

(1)

The Role of Political Parties in Organizing Congress

240

(2)

The Committee System

242

(4)

The Law-making Function of Congress

246

(7)

How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Textbook Version

246

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Gun Control Legislation Following Publicized Shootings Since 1968

247

(3)

How a Bill Really Becomes a Law: The China Trade Act of 2000

250

(3)

How Members Make Decisions

253

(3)

Constituents

253

(1)

Colleagues

254

(1)

Party

254

(1)

Caucuses

255

(1)

Interest Groups and Lobbyists

255

(1)

Political Action Committees

255

(1)

Staff and Support Agencies

256

(1)

Congress and the President

256

(8)

The Shifting Balance of Power

257

(1)

Congressional Oversight of the Executive Branch

257

(1)

Join the Debate: Should Congress Allow Presidents to Control Terms of Trade?

258

(6)

Continuity & Change Representatives---In or Out of Touch?

264

(1)

Summary

264

(1)

Key Terms

265

(1)

Selected Readings

265

(1)

Notes

266

(3)

The Presidency

269

(46)

The Roots of the Office of President of the United States

271

(7)

The Constitutional Convention

271

(5)

The Vice President

276

(2)

The Constitutional Powers of the President

278

(7)

The Appointment Power

278

(2)

The Power to Convene Congress

280

(1)

The Power to Make Treaties

280

(1)

Veto Power

281

(2)

The Power to Preside over the Military as Commander in Chief

283

(1)

The Pardoning Power

284

(1)

The Development of Presidential Power

285

(5)

The First Three Presidents

286

(1)

Congressional Triumph: 1804--1933

287

(1)

The Growth of the Modern Presidency

288

(2)

The Presidential Establishment

290

(4)

The Cabinet

290

(1)

The First Lady

291

(1)

The Executive Office of the President (EOP)

292

(1)

The White House Staff

293

(1)

The Role of the President in the Legislative Process: The President as Policy Maker

294

(10)

Presidential Involvement in the Budgetary Process

296

(1)

Politics Now: What a Difference a President Makes

297

(1)

Ruling Through Regulation

298

(1)

Winning Support for Programs

299

(1)

Join the Debate: Should Presidents Have the Power to Restrict Access to the Official Papers of Previous Administrations?

300

(4)

Analyzing Visuals: Barber's Presidential Personalities

304

(1)

The President and Public Opinion

304

(6)

Going Public

305

(1)

Presidential Approval Ratings

306

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Presidential Approval Ratings Since 1938

307

(1)

Global Politics: The Presidency in Comparative Perspective

308

(2)

Continuity & Change A Woman President?

310

(1)

Summary

310

(1)

Key Terms

311

(1)

Selected Readings

311

(1)

Notes

312

(3)

The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

315

(32)

The Roots and Development of the Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

317

(6)

The Civil War and Its Aftermath

318

(1)

From Spoils to Merit

318

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Number of Federal Employees in the Executive Branch, 1900--2001

319

(1)

National Efforts to Regulate the Economy

320

(1)

What Should Government Do?

321

(2)

The Modern Bureaucracy

323

(9)

Who Are Bureaucrats?

323

(3)

Formal Organization

326

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Characteristics and Rank Distribution of Federal Civilian Employees

327

(4)

Politics and Government Workers

331

(1)

Policy Making

332

(5)

Iron Triangles and Issue Networks

332

(2)

Politics Now: E-Government

334

(2)

Administrative Discretion

336

(1)

Making Agencies Accountable

337

(6)

Executive Control

338

(1)

On Campus: Enforcing Gender Equity in College Athletics

339

(1)

Congressional Control

340

(2)

Global Politics: Bureaucrats in Other Countries

342

(1)

Judicial Control

342

(1)

Continuity & Change Technology and the Bureaucracy

343

(1)

Summary

344

(1)

Key Terms

344

(1)

Selected Readings

344

(1)

Notes

345

(2)

The Judiciary

347

(50)

The Constitution and the Creation of the National Judiciary

349

(2)

The Judiciary Act of 1789 and the Creation of the Federal Judicial System

351

(4)

The Marshall Court (1801--1835)

353

(1)

Asserting Judicial Review: Marbury v. Madison

353

(1)

Roots of Government: John Marshall

354

(1)

The American Legal System

355

(2)

Jurisdiction

355

(1)

Criminal and Civil Law

355

(2)

The Federal Court System

357

(4)

District Courts

357

(2)

The Courts of Appeals

359

(2)

The Supreme Court

361

(1)

How Federal Court Judges Are Selected

361

(10)

Who Are Federal Judges?

364

(1)

Appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court

365

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Race/Ethnicity and Gender of District Court Appointees

366

(1)

Nomination Criteria

367

(1)

The Supreme Court Confirmation Process

368

(3)

The Supreme Court Today

371

(10)

Deciding to Hear a Case

372

(1)

The Supreme Court's Jurisdiction

373

(2)

How Does a Case Survive the Process?

375

(2)

Starting the Case

377

(4)

How the Justices Vote

381

(7)

Legal Factors

381

(1)

Politics Now: Educating or Lobbying?

382

(1)

Extra-Legal Factors

383

(1)

Join the Debate: Should the Senate Rein In Judicial Activism?

384

(4)

Judicial Policy Making and Implementation

388

(4)

Policy Making

388

(1)

Implementing Court Decisions

389

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: The Supreme Court and the 2000 Presidential Election

390

(1)

Global Politics: The Powers of the Courts

391

(1)

Continuity & Change Participation in the Judicial Process

392

(1)

Summary

393

(1)

Key Terms

393

(1)

Selected Readings

393

(1)

Notes

394

(3)

PART III POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

397

(38)

What Is Public Opinion?

399

(1)

Early Efforts to Influence and Measure Public Opinion

400

(4)

Early Efforts to Measure Public Opinion

401

(3)

Politics Now: Polling: When the Numbers Don't Add Up

404

(1)

Political Socialization and Other Factors That Influence Opinion Formation

404

(12)

The Family

405

(1)

School and Peers

405

(2)

The Mass Media

407

(1)

Social Groups

408

(3)

Analyzing Visuals: Racial and Ethnic Attitudes on Selected Issues

411

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Gender Differences on Political Issues

412

(2)

The Impact of Events

414

(1)

Political Ideology and Public Opinion About Government

415

(1)

How We Form Political Opinions

416

(2)

Personal Benefits

416

(1)

Political Knowledge

416

(2)

Cues from Leaders

418

(1)

How We Measure Public Opinion

418

(10)

Traditional Public Opinion Polls

419

(3)

Political Polls

422

(1)

Shortcomings of Polling

423

(2)

Global Politics: Public Opinion on Threats to Personal Safety

425

(1)

Join the Debate: Should Political and Legislative Strategies Be Driven by Public Opinion?

426

(2)

How Polling and Public Opinion Affect Politicians, Politics, and Policy

428

(1)

Continuity & Change Election Forecasting

429

(1)

Summary

430

(1)

Key Terms

430

(1)

Selected Readings

430

(1)

Notes

431

(4)

Political Parties

435

(54)

What Is a Political Party?

436

(2)

The Evolution of American Party Democracy

438

(7)

The Early Parties Fade

438

(2)

Democrats and Republicans: The Golden Age

440

(1)

The Modern Era Versus the Golden Age

441

(1)

Is the Party Over?

441

(1)

Roots of Government: Plunkitt of Tammany Hall

442

(2)

The Parties Endure

444

(1)

The Roles of the American Parties

445

(4)

Mobilizing Support and Gathering Power

445

(1)

A Force for Stability and Moderation

445

(1)

Unity, Linkage, and Accountability

446

(1)

The Electioneering Function

447

(1)

Party as a Voting and Issue Cue

447

(1)

Policy Formulation and Promotion

447

(2)

The Basic Structure of American Political Parties

449

(4)

National Committees

449

(1)

Leadership

450

(1)

National Conventions

451

(1)

States and Localities

451

(1)

Informal Groups

452

(1)

The Party in Government

453

(12)

The Congressional Party

453

(3)

The Presidential Party

456

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Parties and the Presidency

457

(1)

Join the Debate: Should Members of Congress Be Allowed to Switch Party Affiliation in the Middle of a Term?

458

(4)

The Parties and the Judiciary

462

(1)

The Parties and State Governments

463

(2)

The Modern Transformation of Party Organization

465

(5)

Republican Party Strengths

465

(2)

Party Reliance on Money and Technology

467

(1)

Democratic Party Gains

468

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Political Party Finances, 1978--2004

469

(1)

The Party in the Electorate

470

(6)

Party Identification

470

(2)

Declining Loyalty?

472

(1)

Politics Now: The Move Toward the Center

473

(1)

Group Affiliations

474

(2)

One-Partyism and Third-Partyism

476

(7)

Minor Parties: Third-Partyism

477

(3)

Why Third Parties Tend to Remain Minor

480

(2)

Global Politics: Political Parties in Comparative Perspective

482

(1)

Continuity & Change the Decline of the Reform Party and the Rise of the Greens

483

(1)

Summary

483

(1)

Key Terms

484

(1)

Selected Readings

484

(1)

Notes

485

(4)

Voting and Elections

489

(50)

The Purposes Served by Elections

491

(3)

Different Kinds of Elections

494

(2)

Primary Elections

494

(1)

General Elections

494

(1)

Initiative, Referendum, and Recall

495

(1)

Presidential Elections

496

(14)

Primaries Versus Caucuses

497

(2)

The Party Conventions

499

(4)

The Electoral College: How Presidents Are Elected

503

(1)

The Electoral College in the Nineteenth Century

504

(1)

The Electoral College in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

505

(2)

Patterns of Presidential Elections

507

(3)

Congressional Elections

510

(9)

The Incumbency Advantage

510

(1)

Politics Now: Senate Race Steals Spotlight

511

(1)

Redistricting, Scandals, and Coattails

511

(4)

Midterm Congressional Elections

515

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Congressional Election Results, 1948--2004

516

(1)

The 2002 Midterm Elections

516

(2)

Analyzing Visuals: Voter Turnout in Presidential and Midterm Elections

518

(1)

Voting Behavior

519

(13)

Patterns in Voter Turnout

519

(4)

Why Is Voter Turnout So Low?

523

(2)

How Can the United States Improve Voter Turnout?

525

(1)

Global Politics: Voter Turnout Around the World

526

(1)

Does Low Voter Turnout Matter?

527

(2)

Patterns in Vote Choice

529

(2)

Ticket-Splitting

531

(1)

Reforming the Electoral Process

532

(1)

Continuity & Change Election Technology---Past, Present, Future

533

(1)

Summary

534

(1)

Key Terms

535

(1)

Selected Readings

535

(1)

Notes

536

(3)

The Campaign Process

539

(44)

The Structure of a Campaign

540

(7)

The Nomination Campaign

541

(1)

The General Election Campaign

542

(1)

The Personal Campaign

543

(1)

The Organizational Campaign

543

(2)

The Media Campaign

545

(1)

Roots of Government: The Television Advertising Campaign of 1952

546

(1)

Politics Now: High-Tech Campaigning: The Changing Nature of Running for Office

547

(1)

The Candidate or the Campaign: Which Do We Vote For?

547

(2)

The Campaign and the News Media

549

(3)

Analyzing Visuals: Playing for all the Marbles

551

(1)

Campaign Finance

552

(10)

Sources of Political Contributions

553

(4)

The Internet

557

(1)

Analyzing Visuals: Campaign for the Senate, 2004

558

(1)

Are PACs Good or Bad for the Process?

559

(1)

Future Campaign Finance

560

(2)

Bringing It Together: The 2004 Presidential Campaign and Elections

562

(16)

The Party Nomination Battle

563

(1)

The Third Force

564

(1)

Global Politics: American and Parliamentary Campaigns in Comparison

565

(1)

Democratic Convention

565

(3)

Republican Convention

568

(2)

The Presidential Debates

570

(2)

The Fall Campaign and General Election

572

(1)

On Campus: Presidential Debates: Coming to a Campus Near You?

573

(1)

Election Results

573

(2)

Turnout in the 2004 Election

575

(3)

Continuity & Change Campaign Ethics in American Politics

578

(1)

Summary

579

(1)

Key Terms

579

(1)

Selected Readings

579

(2)

Notes

581

(2)

The News Media

583

(36)

The American Press of Yesteryear

584

(3)

The Contemporary Media Scene

587

(5)

Analyzing Visuals: Circulation of Daily Newspapers, 1850--2003

589

(3)

How the Media Cover Politicians and Government

592

(9)

Covering the Presidency

592

(2)

Covering Congress

594

(1)

Covering the Courts

595

(1)

Watergate and the Era of Investigative Journalism

596

(1)

The Post-Watergate Era

596

(2)

Roots of Government: The Presidency in the Television Age

598

(3)

The Media's Influence on the Public

601

(2)

The Public's Perception of the Media

603

(2)

How Politicians Use the Media

605

(2)

Government Regulation of the Electronic Media

607

(7)

Content Regulation

608

(1)

Censorship

609

(1)

Global Politics: Media Freedom

610

(1)

Politics Now: The Media's Reaction to September 11

611

(1)

Join the Debate: Is the Bush Administration Keeping Too Many Secrets About the War on Terrorism?

612

(2)

Continuity & Change How TV Transformed Our Politics

614

(1)

Summary

615

(1)

Key Terms

616

(1)

Selected Readings

616

(1)

Notes

616

(3)

Interest Groups

619

(57)

What Are Interest Groups?

621

(3)

Multi-Issue Versus Single-Issue Interest Groups

622

(1)

Kinds of Organized Interests

623

(1)

The Roots and Development of American Interest Groups

624

(8)

National Groups Emerge (1830--1889)

625

(1)

The Progressive Era (1890--1920)

626

(1)

The Rise of the Interest Group State

627

(5)

What Do Interest Groups Do?

632

(15)

Global Politics: Non-Profit Organizations in Comparative Context

634

(1)

Lobbying

634

(2)

Roots of Government: Pressure Politics of the Past

636

(2)

Join the Debate: Can Interest Group Competition Balance Public Policy Making?

638

(4)

Analyzing Visuals: Top Lobbying Expenditures

642

(2)

Election Activities

644

(1)

Politics Now: The March for Women's Lives

645

(2)

Analyzing Visuals: Interest Group Ratings of Selected Members of Congress

647

(1)

What Makes an Interest Group Successful?

647

(3)

Continuity & Change A Balancing Act?

650

(1)

Summary

651

(1)

Key Terms

651

(1)

Selected Readings

652

(1)

Notes

652

(3)

Appendices

I The Declaration of Independence

655

(3)

II The Constitution of the United States of America

658

(9)

III Federalist No. 10

667

(3)

IV Federalist No. 51

670

(3)

V Presidents, Congresses, and Chief Justices: 1789--2004

673

(3)

Selected Supreme Court Cases

676

(6)

Glossary

682

(9)

Index

691

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