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Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, Brief Edition

by: Edwards, George C.; Wattenberg, Martin P.; Lineberry, Robert L.

Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, Brief Edition

by: Edwards, George C.; Wattenberg, Martin P.; Lineberry, Robert L.

ISBN 13:
9780321318138
ISBN 10:
0321318137
Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2006
Publisher: Longman
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Summary

Framing its content within a "politics matters" theme,Government in Americaillustrates the impact that government has on the daily lives of each and every American, motivating students to become active participants in all aspects of political culture.

Preface

xiii

Tools for Understanding Government in America

xxiii

About the Authors

xxxiii

Introducing Government in America

(25)

Government

(4)

Issues of the Times: How Can Young People's Interest in Politics Be Increased?

(3)

Politics

(1)

The Policymaking System

(3)

Democracy

(5)

The Scope of Government in America

(4)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

(3)

The Constitution

(40)

The Origins of the Constitution

(5)

The Government That Failed: 1776--1787

(3)

Making a Constitution: The Philadelphia Convention

(2)

The Agenda in Philadelphia

(5)

The Madisonian Model

(4)

Making a Difference: James Madison

(4)

Ratifying the Constitution

(3)

Constitutional Change

(7)

In Focus: John Marshall and the Growth of Judicial Review

(2)

How You Can Make a Difference: Amending the Constitution

(1)

Understanding the Constitution

(5)

Young People and Politics: Lowering the Voting Age

(1)

Issues of the Times: How Can We Make History Come Alive?

(2)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

(4)

Federalism

(33)

Defining Federalism

(3)

Making a Difference: Candy Lightner

(1)

How You Can Make a Difference: Drinking Age Laws

(1)

The Constitutional Basis of Federalism

(8)

Intergovernmental Relations Today

(11)

Young People and Politics: Federal Support for Colleges and Universities

(8)

Issues of the Times: The Distribution of Federal Dollars

(2)

Understanding Federalism

(5)

You Are the Policymaker: Should Whether You Live Depend on Where You Live?

(3)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

(4)

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

(68)

The Bill of Rights---Then and Now

102

(2)

Freedom of Religion

104

(4)

Freedom of Expression

108

(11)

You Are the Judge: The Case of Animal Sacrifices

109

(6)

You Are the Judge: The Case of Drive-in Theater

115

(4)

You Are the Judge: The Case of the Nazis' March in Skokie

119

(1)

Defendants Rights

119

(9)

You Are the Judge: The Case of Ms. Montoya

123

(2)

You Are the Judge: The Case of the Dirty Old Man

125

(3)

The Right to Privacy

128

(3)

Young People and Politics: College Students Help Prevent Wrongful Deaths

129

(2)

The Struggle for Equality

131

(2)

Race, the Constitution, and Public Policy

133

(11)

Women, the Constitution, and Public Policy

144

(7)

Making a Difference: Sally Reed

146

(4)

You Are the Judge: Is Male-Only Draft Registration Gender Discrimination?

150

(1)

Newly Active Groups Under the Civil Rights Umbrella

151

(3)

Affirmative Action

154

(5)

Issues of the Times: Affirmative Action

156

(3)

How You Can Make a Difference: Influencing Affirmative Action

159

(1)

Understanding Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

159

(3)

You Are the Judge: The Case of the Santa Clara Dispatcher

160

(2)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

162

(5)

Public Opinion and Political Action

167

(32)

The American People

169

(6)

You Are the Policymaker: Do We Need to Get Tougher With Illegal Immigrants?

173

(2)

How Americans Learn About Politics: Political Socialization

175

(2)

Measuring Public Opinion and Political Information

177

(8)

Issues of the Times: Does Conducting Surveys by Telephone Still Make Sense?

180

(5)

What Americans Value: Political Ideologies

185

(4)

Young People and Politics: How Younger and Older Americans Compare on the Issues

186

(3)

How Americans Participate in Politics

189

(4)

Making a Difference: Granny D and Her Walk for Campaign Finance Reform

190

(3)

Understanding Public Opinion and Political Action

193

(3)

How You Can Make a Difference: Getting Involved

195

(1)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

196

(3)

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

199

(29)

The Mass Media Today

201

(1)

The Development of Media Politics

202

(9)

Making a Difference: Matt Drudge

209

(1)

Young People and Politics: How the Under-30 Crowd Learns from Different Media Sources

210

(1)

Reporting the News

211

(9)

How You Can Make a Difference: The Internet and Political Action

213

(1)

Issues of the Times: Has Technology Really Improved the Quality of Political Reporting?

214

(4)

You Are the Policymaker: Should the Networks Have To Provide Free Air Time to Presidential Candidates?

218

(2)

The News and Public Opinion

220

(2)

The Media's Agenda-Setting Function

222

(1)

Understanding the Mass Media

223

(2)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

225

(3)

Political Parties

228

(30)

The Meaning of Party

229

(3)

The Party in the Electorate

232

(3)

Young People and Politics: The Parties Face an Independent Youth

234

(1)

The Party Organizations: From the Grass Roots to Washington

235

(5)

Issues of the Times: Should Political Parties Be Compiling Data About You?

238

(2)

The Party in Government: Promises and Policy

240

(1)

Party Eras in American History

241

(7)

Third Parties: Their Impact on American Politics

248

(2)

Understanding Political Parties

250

(5)

In Focus: Multiparty Systems in Other Countries

251

(1)

How You Can Make a Difference: Minor Political Parties

252

(3)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

255

(3)

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

258

(40)

The Nomination Game

260

(10)

Issues of the Times: Will the Presidential Candidates Pay Any Attention to California in 2008?

266

(3)

You Are the Policymaker: National and Regional Presidential Primary Proposals

269

(1)

The Campaign Game

270

(2)

Making a Difference: Mary Beth Cahill Takes Charge of the Kerry' Campaign

271

(1)

Young People and Politics: Declining Interest in Working in Campaigns

272

(1)

Money and Campaigning

272

(7)

The Impact of Campaigns

279

(2)

Whether To Vote: A Citizen's First Choice

281

(3)

How You Can Make a Difference: Volunteering for Political Campaigns

280

(4)

How Americans Vote: Explaining Citizens' Decisions

284

(6)

The Last Battle: The Electoral College

290

(3)

Understanding Campaigns and Voting Behavior

293

(2)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

295

(3)

Interest Groups

298

(32)

Defining Interest Groups

300

(1)

Theories of Interest Group Politics

301

(3)

What Makes an Interest Group Successful?

304

(6)

Young People and Politics: The Virginia 21 Coalition

308

(2)

How Groups Try To Shape Policy

310

(8)

Issues of the Times: How Much Contact with Lobbyists Is Too Much?

314

(2)

You Are the Policymaker: Should PACs Be Eliminated?

316

(2)

Types of Interest Groups

318

(6)

Making a Difference: Danny Seo

322

(2)

Understanding Interest Groups

324

(3)

How You Can Make a Difference: Interest Groups

325

(2)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

327

(3)

Congress

330

(39)

The Representatives and Senators

332

(4)

Congressional Elections

336

(6)

How Congress Is Organized To Make Policy

342

(21)

Young People and Politics: Are Opportunities To Intern Biased in Favor of the Wealthy?

353

Making a Difference: Tony Battista

352

(6)

Issues of the Times: Polarized Politics in Congress

358

(4)

How You Can Make a Difference: Gun Control

362

(1)

Understanding Congress

363

(2)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

365

(4)

The Presidency

369

(48)

The Presidents

371

(6)

You Are the Policymaker: Should President Clinton Have Been Convicted?

376

(1)

Presidential Powers

377

(2)

Running the Government: The Chief Executive

379

(7)

Presidential Leadership of Congress: The Politics of Shared Powers

386

(10)

The President and National Security Policy

396

(5)

Power from the People: The Public Presidency

401

(6)

Young People and Politics: The Generation Gap in Watching the President

406

(1)

The President and the Press

407

(3)

Making a Difference: Helen Thomas

408

(2)

Understanding the American Presidency

410

(4)

How You Can Make a Difference: The Fast Track to the White House

411

(1)

Issues of the Times: Who Controls White House News?

412

(2)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

414

(3)

The Federal Bureaucracy

417

(38)

The Bureaucrats

419

(7)

How Bureaucracies Are Organized

426

(4)

Bureaucracies as Implementors

430

(9)

Young People and Politics: Drug Offenses and Financial Aid

433

(2)

Making a Difference: Harry Carey and Sara Pratt

435

(4)

Bureaucracies as Regulators

439

(6)

How You Can Make a Difference: NASA

440

(4)

You Are the Policymaker: How Should We Regulate?

444

(1)

Understanding Bureaucracies

445

(7)

Issues of the Times: Managing the Federal Bureaucracy

450

(2)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

452

(3)

The Federal Courts

455

(38)

The Nature of the Judicial System

457

(3)

Making a Difference: Thurgood Marshall

460

(1)

The Structure of the Federal Judicial System

460

(5)

The Politics of Judicial Selection

465

(5)

The Backgrounds of Judges and Justices

470

(4)

The Courts as Policymakers

474

(7)

You Are the Policymaker: The Debate over Original Intentions

480

(1)

Understanding the Courts

481

(8)

How You Can Make a Difference: Teen Court

482

(3)

Young People and Politics: The Supreme Court Is Closer than You Think

485

(1)

Issues of the Times: How Should the Courts Interpret the Law?

486

(3)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

489

(4)

The Congress, The President, and the Budget, The Politics of Taxing and Spending

493

(28)

Sources of Federal Revenue 494

496

(11)

Issues of the Times: Who Should Bear the Burden of Taxes?

500

(5)

Young People and Politics: Education and the Federal Tax Code

505

(2)

Making a Difference: Robert McIntyre

507

(1)

Federal Expenditures

507

(8)

Understanding Budgeting

515

(4)

You Are the Policymaker: Balancing the Budget

516

(2)

How You Can Make a Difference: The Federal Government and Student Loans

518

(1)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

519

(2)

Social Welfare Policymaking

521

(26)

What Is Social Policy and Why Is It So Controversial?

523

(1)

Income, Poverty, and Public Policy

524

(7)

Making a Difference: Mollie Orshansky and the Origins of the Poverty Threshold

527

(4)

Helping the Poor? Social Policy and Poverty

531

(3)

Living on Borrowed Time: Social Security

534

(8)

You Are the Judge: Should the Government Promote Marriage?

534

(5)

Young People and Politics: Social Security and UFOs

539

(1)

Issues of the Times: Should We Privatize Social Security?

540

(2)

Social Welfare Policy Elsewhere

542

(1)

Understanding Social Welfare Policy

542

(2)

How You Can Make a Difference: Social Security Reform

543

(1)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

544

(3)

National Security Policymaking

547

(42)

American Foreign Policy: Instruments, Actors, and Policymakers

548

(11)

Making a Difference: Jody Williams

552

(2)

Issues of the Times: Managing Crises

554

(5)

American Foreign Policy: An Overview

559

(10)

You Are the Policymaker: Defending Human Rights

567

(2)

The Politics of Defense Policy

569

(5)

The New Global Agenda

574

(11)

Young People and Politics: Embracing Globalization

578

(6)

How You Can Make a Difference: Getting Involved in the Foreign Policy Process

584

(1)

Understanding National Security Policymaking

585

(1)

Summary / Internet Resources / Get Connected / Further Reading

586

(3)

Appendix

589

(26)

Glossary

615

(17)

Notes

632

(18)

Key Terms in Spanish

650

(6)

Acknowledgements

656

(2)

Index

658

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0321318137

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