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American Government Election Update

by: Volkomer, Walter

American Government Election Update

by: Volkomer, Walter

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Copyright: 01/01/2005
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

For courses in American Government. This text presents a succinct and timely approach to the principles and practices of the American governmental system. Concentrating on the most significant issues necessary to understanding American government, this book is specifically structured to engage today's students through a concise, stimulating style that is free of ideological and political bias. In order to stay brief, while intellectually stimulating, each edition is revised thoroughly to focus on the current issues of greatest significance.

Preface

xvii

PART I THE FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNMENT

Politics, Democracy, and the American People

(19)

The Nature of Politics

(3)

Politics and Power

(1)

The Bases of Political Power

(1)

Politics and Government

(1)

The Meaning of Democracy

(10)

Close-Up: ``Ballot Initiatives''

(1)

The Bases of Democracy

(9)

Democracy and Diversity

(6)

Close-Up: ``Hispanic Americans''

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

Questions for Thought

(1)

Internet Activity

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Reading

(1)

Notes

(2)

From Colonialism to Constitutionalism

(26)

The Road to Independence

(2)

Early Attempts at Cooperation

(1)

The First Continental Congress

(1)

The Revolution

(1)

The Declaration of Independence

(1)

The Articles of Confederation

(2)

The Constitutional Convention

(9)

The Delegates

(1)

The Issues

(3)

Ratification

(3)

The United States Constitution

(5)

Federalism

(1)

Separation of Powers

(1)

Checks and Balances: Shared Powers

(2)

Judicial Review

(1)

Popular Sovereignty

(1)

National Supremacy

(1)

Constitutional Change and Development

(6)

Amending the Constitution

(1)

Close-Up: ``A Second Method of Proposing Amendments''

(1)

Other Means of Constitutional Development

(1)

Close-Up: ``The Twenty-Seventh Amendment''

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

Questions for Thought

(1)

Internet Activity

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Reading

(1)

Notes

(1)

The Federal System

(24)

Federalism in the Constitution

(6)

Powers of the National Government

(1)

Close-Up: ``Coercion by Congress''

(1)

Limitations on the National Government

(1)

Powers of the States

(1)

Concurrent Powers

(1)

Limitations on the States

(1)

Interstate Relations

(1)

Close-Up: ``Gay Marriage and Full Faith and Credit''

(1)

Mutual Obligations of the National and State Governments

(3)

Close-Up: ``Life, Death, and the Federal System''

(1)

National Supremacy

(1)

Federalism in Theory and Practice

(7)

The Growth of the Grant System

(1)

Centralized Federalism

(1)

The New Federalism

(3)

The Supreme Court and Contemporary Federalism

(5)

Conclusion

(1)

Questions for Thought

(1)

Internet Activities

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Reading

(1)

Notes

(2)

PART II POLITICS AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

Public Opinion and the Mass Media

(28)

The American Political Culture

(1)

Political Socialization

(2)

The Family

(1)

The School

(1)

The Peer Group

(1)

The Media

(1)

Social Class: Income, Occupation, and Education

(1)

Race and Religion

(1)

Place of Residence

(1)

History and Political Events

(1)

The Nature of Public Opinion

(2)

Measuring Public Opinion

(6)

Scientific Polling

(1)

How Polls Are Conducted

(3)

Close-Up: ``Television and the 2000 Election in Florida''

(1)

Criticisms of Public-Opinion Polling

(2)

The Nature of the Media

(12)

Roles of the Media

(1)

The Media and Elections

(1)

Television Advertising

(2)

The Question of Media Bias

(1)

The New Media

(1)

The Internet

(1)

Proposals for Reform

(1)

Close-Up: ``Internet Voting: Is It the Wave of the Future?''

(1)

Proposals for Reform

(1)

How Americans Participate

(4)

Conclusion

(1)

Questions for Thought

(1)

Internet Activities

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Reading

(1)

Notes

(1)

Political Parties and Interest Groups

(30)

Political Parties

(2)

The American Two-Party System

101

(6)

Party Competition

103

(1)

The Nature of American Political Parties

104

(1)

Minor Parties

105

(1)

Close-Up: ``Minor Parties---Past and Present''

106

(1)

The Structure of Political Parties

107

(3)

The National Parties

107

(1)

The State and Local Parties

107

(2)

Decentralization of Party Power

109

(1)

Parties and Voters: The Decline of Party Identification

110

(2)

The Party in the Legislature

112

(1)

Reform or Status Quo?

113

(1)

Interest Groups

113

(15)

The Growth of Interest Groups

114

(1)

The Structure of Interest Groups

115

(1)

Types of Interest Groups

115

(7)

Funding of Interest Groups

122

(1)

How Powerful Are Interest Groups?

123

(1)

Close-Up: ``Rules for Lobbyists''

124

(1)

Conclusion

125

(1)

Questions for Thought

125

(1)

Internet Activities

126

(1)

Key Terms

126

(1)

Suggested Reading

126

(1)

Notes

127

(1)

Nominations and Elections

128

(32)

Nomination Procedures

129

(2)

Nominating a Presidential Candidate

131

(5)

Choosing the Delegates

131

(2)

The Preconvention Campaign

133

(1)

The National Convention

134

(2)

The Campaign

136

(7)

Campaign Financing

137

(1)

Campaign Finance Legislation

137

(4)

Campaign Strategy

141

(2)

Television Debates

143

(1)

The Election

144

(7)

Registration

144

(1)

Balloting

144

(1)

Electing the President and Vice President: The Electoral College

145

(1)

Close-Up: ``The Electoral College''

146

(3)

Congressional Elections

149

(2)

How Americans Vote (and Don't Vote)

151

(9)

Who Votes?

151

(2)

How Do Americans Vote?

153

(4)

Conclusion

157

(1)

Questions for Thought

157

(1)

Internet Activities

158

(1)

Key Terms

158

(1)

Suggested Reading

158

(1)

Notes

158

(2)

PART III THE INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT

Congress

160

(32)

The Functions of Congress

161

(9)

Legislative Functions: Expressed Powers

162

(4)

Legislative Functions: Implied Powers

166

(1)

Representation

167

(1)

Close-Up: ``Jeannette Rankin''

167

(1)

Other Constitutional Functions

168

(2)

The Congressional District

170

(2)

Close-Up: ``Politics and the Census''

171

(1)

The Two Houses: Similarities and Differences

172

(1)

Close-Up: ``The First Black Senator''

173

(1)

The Members of Congress

173

(6)

Congressional Leadership

174

(3)

Senate Leadership

177

(2)

The Committee System

179

(5)

Types of Committees

179

(2)

Committee Assignments

181

(1)

Committee Chairs

182

(1)

The Major Committees

183

(1)

The Legislative Bureaucracy

184

(1)

The Legislative Process

184

(8)

The Introduction of a Bill

184

(2)

The Committee Stage

186

(1)

The Calendar

187

(1)

Floor Procedure

187

(1)

Close-Up: ``The Filibuster''

188

(1)

Presidential Approval or Disapproval

189

(1)

Conclusion

189

(1)

Questions for Thought

190

(1)

Internet Activities

190

(1)

Key Terms

190

(1)

Suggested Reading

190

(1)

Notes

191

(1)

The Chief Executive

192

(34)

Close Up: ``A President by Any Other Name . . .''

194

(1)

Selection and Removal of the President

194

(4)

Who May Become President?

194

(1)

Succession and Disability

195

(2)

Impeachment and Removal

197

(1)

Close-Up: ``A President Impeached . . . But Not Convicted''

197

(1)

The President's Roles and Powers

198

(14)

Chief of State

198

(1)

Roles Related to Foreign Affairs

199

(3)

Commander-in-Chief

202

(2)

Chief Administrator

204

(1)

Close-Up: ``The USA Patriots Act of 2001''

205

(1)

Chief Legislator

206

(3)

Party Leader

209

(1)

National Opinion Leader

210

(1)

Manager of the Economy

211

(1)

Limits on the President's Powers

212

(6)

Judicial Review

213

(1)

The War Powers Resolution

213

(1)

Close-Up: ``The Watergate Scandal''

214

(2)

The Budget and Impoundment Control Act

216

(1)

The Bureaucracy

216

(1)

The Media

217

(1)

Public Opinion

217

(1)

The Personal Dimension

218

(3)

Beliefs, Motivations, Skills

218

(2)

Presidential Character

220

(1)

The Vice President

221

(5)

Conclusion

222

(1)

Questions for Thought

223

(1)

Internet Activities

223

(1)

Key Terms

224

(1)

Suggested Reading

224

(1)

Notes

224

(2)

The Federal Bureaucracy

226

(26)

The Organization of the Executive Branch

228

(9)

Line Agencies

228

(3)

Close-Up: ``The Homeland Security Department''

231

(1)

Close-Up: ``The Federal Reserve System''

232

(1)

Staff Agencies

232

(3)

Close-Up: ``The `East Wing'''

235

(2)

The Federal Bureaucrats

237

(5)

The Size of the Bureaucracy

237

(1)

Who Are the Bureaucrats?

238

(4)

Sources of Bureaucratic Power

242

(1)

Size

242

(1)

Expertise

242

(1)

The Agency/Committee/Interest Group Triangle

242

(1)

Delegation of Power by Congress

243

(1)

Restraints on the Bureaucracy

243

(9)

The Powers of the President

244

(1)

The Powers of Congress

245

(3)

Whistleblowers

248

(1)

Other Restraints

248

(1)

Conclusion

249

(1)

Questions for Thought

250

(1)

Internet Activities

250

(1)

Key Terms

250

(1)

Suggested Reading

251

(1)

Notes

251

(1)

The Judiciary

252

(30)

The Law

254

(3)

Criminal and Civil Law

256

(1)

The Adversary System

256

(1)

The Role of the Courts

257

(1)

The Role of the Judge

257

(1)

The Dual Court System

257

(6)

Close-Up: ``The Supreme Court as a Trial Court''

259

(1)

The State Courts

259

(1)

The Federal Courts

260

(3)

The Supreme Court

263

(4)

Oral Arguments

263

(1)

Conferences

264

(1)

Opinions

264

(1)

Close-Up: ``Dissenting Opinions''

265

(1)

The Role of the Chief Justice

265

(1)

Bringing a Case before the Court

266

(1)

The Court's Workload

267

(1)

Selection of Federal Judges

267

(5)

Selecting Judges for Lower Federal Courts

267

(1)

Judicial Appointments, 1980-2004

268

(1)

Appointing Supreme Court Justices

269

(1)

Confirmation and Tenure

270

(2)

The Functions of the Judiciary

272

(6)

Judicial Review

273

(2)

Restrictions on the Court

275

(1)

Close-Up: ``Impeachment of Federal Judges''

275

(2)

Close-Up: ``FDR's `Court-Packing' Plan''

277

(1)

The Supreme Court: A Brief History

278

(4)

Conclusion

279

(1)

Questions for Thought

279

(1)

Internet Activities

279

(1)

Key Terms

280

(1)

Suggested Reading

280

(1)

Notes

280

(2)

PART IV THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL

Civil Liberties

282

(28)

Applying the Bill of Rights to the States

284

(1)

Freedom of Religion

284

(4)

The Free Exercise Clause

284

(2)

The Establishment Clause

286

(2)

Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

288

(8)

Censorship: The Rules Against Prior Restraint

289

(1)

Sedition: Advocacy of Illegal Acts

290

(1)

Close-Up: ``Can Racist Speech Be Prohibited?''

290

(1)

Protecting Public Order: The First Amendment in Public Places

291

(1)

Protecting Public Morals: Obscenity

292

(1)

Close-Up: ``Free Speech and the Internet''

293

(1)

Libel and Slander

293

(1)

The First Amendment and Campaign Spending

294

(1)

The Right of Association

294

(1)

Commercial Speech

295

(1)

Symbolic Speech

295

(1)

Free Press and a Fair Trial

296

(1)

The Rights of the Criminally Accused

296

(14)

Search and Seizure

297

(1)

The Exclusionary Rule

298

(1)

Electronic (and Other Forms of) Surveillance

299

(1)

Freedom from Self-Incrimination

300

(1)

Indictment by a Grand Jury

301

(1)

Double Jeopardy

301

(1)

The Right to Counsel

301

(1)

The Right to an Impartial Jury

302

(2)

Confessions

304

(1)

Close-Up: ``Silence and Self-Incrimination''

304

(2)

``Cruel and Unusual Punishment'' and the Death Penalty

306

(1)

Conclusion

307

(1)

Questions for Thought

307

(1)

Internet Activity

308

(1)

Key Terms

308

(1)

Suggested Reading

308

(1)

Notes

308

(2)

Civil Rights

310

(28)

The Rights of African Americans

312

(12)

Close-Up: ``Asians in the United States: The Early Years''

315

(1)

School Desegregation and Brown v. Board of Education

316

(4)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

320

(2)

Close-Up: ``Landmark Victories For Gays''

322

(2)

Women's Rights

324

(5)

Equality in Employment

326

(1)

The Constitution and Women's Rights

326

(3)

The Civil Rights of the Disabled

329

(1)

Affirmative Action

330

(2)

The Right to Vote

332

(6)

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

333

(1)

Conclusion

334

(1)

Questions for Thought

335

(1)

Internet Activities

335

(1)

Key Terms

335

(1)

Suggested Reading

336

(1)

Notes

336

(2)

PART V PUBLIC POLICY

Public Policy---What Government Does

338

(22)

What Is Public Policy?

339

(3)

Who Makes Public Policy?

340

(1)

Types of Public Policy

341

(1)

The Policy-Making Process

342

(5)

Stages of the Process

342

(1)

Close-Up: ``Getting Social Security Reform on the Policy Agenda''

343

(2)

The Context of Policy Making

345

(1)

The Structure of Policy Making

346

(1)

Economic Policy

347

(4)

Tools and Strategies for Managing the Economy

347

(2)

Close-Up: ``Pension Reform: A Global View''

349

(2)

Social Welfare Policy

351

(9)

Conclusion

357

(1)

Questions for Thought

357

(1)

Internet Activities

357

(1)

Key Terms

357

(1)

Suggested Reading

358

(1)

Notes

358

(2)

Foreign Policy

360

(60)

Competing Theories of International Relations

362

(1)

Realism

362

(8)

Realism and American Foreign Policy

364

(1)

Close-Up: ``The Monroe Doctrine''

365

(3)

Close-Up: ``President Washington's Farewell Address''

368

(1)

Close-Up: ``The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine''

369

(1)

Liberalism

370

(4)

President Wilson and World War I

371

(1)

Contemporary Liberalism

372

(1)

Selective Engagement

373

(1)

Liberalism and Realism as Enduring Perspectives

374

(1)

The Post-Cold War Period

374

(1)

The Rise of International Terrorism

375

(3)

The Preemption Doctrine

377

(1)

American Foreign Policy: The Domestic Context

378

(9)

Governmental Sources

379

(2)

Close Up: ``The Supreme Court and Foreign Affairs''

381

(1)

Societal Sources

382

(1)

Conclusion

383

(1)

Questions for Thought

384

(1)

Internet Activities

384

(1)

Key Terms

384

(1)

Suggested Reading

384

(1)

Notes

385

(2)

APPENDICES

A The Declaration of Independence

387

(2)

B The Articles of Confederation

389

(5)

C The Antifederalists

394

(4)

D The Federalist

398

(7)

E The Constitution of the United States of America

405

(7)

F Amendments to the Consititution

412

(6)

G Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States

418

(2)

Glossary

420

(9)

Photo Credits

429

(1)

Name Index

430

(3)

Subject Index

433

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