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The New American Democracy

by: Fiorina, Morris P.; Peterson, Paul E.; Johnson, Bertram

The New American Democracy

by: Fiorina, Morris P.; Peterson, Paul E.; Johnson, Bertram

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9780321100368
ISBN 10:
0321100360
Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 11/01/2002
Publisher: Pearson College Div

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Summary

With an emphasis on elections and their importance in our political system, Morris Fiorina and Paul Peterson' s groundbreaking text offers a stimulating, analytical approach to American government that engages students as it gives them a unique understanding of their political system as it exists and functions today.

Contents of Boxes

xxxi

To the Students

xxxv

To Our Colleagues

xli

Acknowledgments

xlv

About the Authors

xlvii

PART 1 The Foundations of a New American Democracy

1 Democracy in the United States

(25)

Elections in America

(3)

Half a Million Elected Officials

(1)

Election Connection: The Broad Meaning of Electoral Influence

(1)

Nominating Candidates and Deciding Issues

(5)

Election Connection: Americans Vote Directly

(1)

International Comparison: Elections in Other Democracies

(1)

Government and Politics

(3)

International Comparison: The Fearsome Power of Government

(1)

Types of Government

(3)

Government by One Person

(1)

Government by the Few

(1)

Government by the Many

(2)

Popular and Responsible Democracy in the United States

(1)

The New American Democracy

(9)

The Permanent Campaign

(6)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: Seven Key Developments

(1)

Window on the Past: Why Are Democrats Called Left Wingers and Republicans Right Wingers by Their Critics?

(4)

Minorities and Elections

(2)

Majorities and Elections

(1)

Reform

(1)

Democratic Dilemma: Do Frequent Elections Guarantee Effective Government?

(1)

Benefits of an Electoral Democracy: A Pretty Good Government

(4)

Chapter Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

On the Web

(1)

2 Establishing a Constitutional Democracy

(32)

The Colonial and Revolutionary Era

(6)

The Colonial Experience with Democracy

(2)

Spread of Democratic Ideals During the Revolutionary War

(2)

Theory of Rights and Representation

(2)

Government After Independence

(4)

Broadening Participation

(1)

The Articles of Confederation (1781-1789)

(3)

Drafting and Adopting a New Constitution

(10)

The Constitutional Convention

(3)

A Government of Separated Powers

(4)

Democratic Dilemma: Should the Electoral College Be Reformed?

(1)

The Bill of Rights

(1)

The Anti-Federalist--Federalist Debate

(4)

Window on the Past: "Federalist IO"

(1)

Amendments to the Constitution

(2)

Election Connection: Amendments to the Constitution Have Extended Liberties and Tightened the Election Connection

(1)

The Constitution: An Assessment

(7)

A Step Backward?

(1)

Achievements

(1)

The Constitution Today

(3)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: Power Changes Hands Peace fully After the Disputed Election of 1800

(1)

International Comparison: Constitution Making in Russia

(1)

Chapter Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

On the Web

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

3 Federalism: Division of Power Among National, State, and Local Governments

(30)

The Federalism Debate: It's New But It's Old

(4)

International Comparison: Great Britain and the United States: Unitary and Federal Governments

(1)

The Contemporary Debate

(1)

Federalism and the Ratification of the Constitution

(1)

Window on the Past: Dividing a State

(1)

The Evolution of Federal Theory

(3)

Dual Sovereignty

(1)

The Doctrine of Nullification

(1)

Court Interpretations of the Meaning of Dual Sovereignty

(4)

Necessary and Proper Clause

(1)

Commerce Clause

(2)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: Roosevelt's Court-Packing Plan: Power Shifts to the National Government

(1)

Spending Clause

(1)

State Sovereign Immunity

(1)

Cooperative Federalism

(8)

Categorical Grants

(1)

Problems of Implementation

(1)

Block Grants

(4)

Election Connection: Federalism and the U.S. Public Health System

(2)

Democratic Dilemma: Categorical or Block Grant: Which Is Better?

(1)

Local Government

(3)

The Number and Types of Local Governments

(1)

Local Elections

(1)

Popularity of Local Government

(1)

Limits on Local Government

(1)

State Government

(6)

State Elections

(1)

Variation in State Government Responsibilities

(1)

Recent Developments at the State Level

(2)

Chapter Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

On the Web

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

4 America: Unity Amid Diversity

(36)

International Comparison: Citizenship in the United States and Germany

(1)

Americans: A Contradictory People?

(1)

Social Diversity

(11)

Window on the Past: Diverse from the Start: The American Revolution

(1)

A Nation of Immigrants Then

(6)

Election Connection: The Mormons and Illinois Elections

(4)

Window on the Past: Why Is the United States Called "The Melting Pot"?

(1)

A Nation of Immigrants Now

100

(1)

Immigration as a Contemporary Issue

100

(3)

Philosophical Unity

103

(7)

Window on the Past: How Classical Liberalism Became Modern Liberalism

104

(1)

American Individualism

105

(3)

The Tension Between Individualism and Equality

108

(2)

Religion and American Individualism: Contradiction or Complement?

110

(2)

Why a Liberal Political Culture?

112

(8)

Traditional Explanations of American Individualism

112

(2)

Newer Explanations

114

(4)

Election Connection: Bush Courts the Latino Vote

116

(2)

Democratic Dilemma: Should Public Policy Support Multiculturalism?

118

(1)

Chapter Summary

118

(1)

Key Terms

118

(1)

Suggested Readings

119

(1)

On the Web

119

(1)

Voices of the Permanent Campaign: The Politics of Affirmative Action

120

(4)

PART 2 The Ingredients of the New American Democracy

5 Public Opinion

124

(32)

What Is Public Opinion?

127

(1)

Sources of Public Opinion

127

(3)

Socialization

127

(1)

Interests

128

(1)

Education

128

(1)

The Media

129

(1)

Measuring Public Opinion

130

(4)

Survey Research

130

(3)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: The Birth of Modern Political Polling

131

(1)

Election Connection: Exit Polls: The 2000 Florida Debacle

132

(1)

Alternatives to Survey Research

133

(1)

International Comparison: Polling in Other Countries

133

(1)

Mismeasuring Public Opinion

134

(3)

The Holocaust Poll Fiasco

134

(1)

The Importance of Wording

135

(2)

Characteristics of Public Opinion

137

(7)

Public Opinion Often Is Uninformed

137

(3)

Public Opinion Is Not Ideological

140

(2)

Public Opinion Often Is Inconsistent

142

(2)

The Perils of Polling: Public Opinion on Abortion

144

(3)

Governing by Public Opinion?

147

(5)

A Disconnect Between Public Opinion and Public Policy: Gun Control

148

(4)

Democratic Dilemma: The "Intensity Problem"

152

(1)

Does Public Opinion Matter?

152

(4)

Chapter Summary

153

(1)

Key Terms

154

(1)

Suggested Readings

154

(1)

On the Web

155

(1)

6 Individual Participation

156

(28)

A Brief History of the Franchise in the United States

158

(5)

Window on the Past: The Voting Rights Act of 1965

160

(3)

Why People Participate: Costs and Benefits

163

(2)

Political Humor: How to Increase Voter Turnout

163

(1)

Democratic Dilemma: Who Is Responsible for Low Voter Turnout?

164

(1)

International Comparisons of Voter Turnout

165

(8)

Personal Costs and Benefits: Registration

166

(1)

Personal Costs and Benefits: Compulsion

167

(1)

Other Personal Costs and Benefits

167

(1)

Democratic Dilemma: Compulsory Voting or Freedom to Choose?

168

(1)

Mobilization and Turnout

168

(3)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: The Separation and Proliferation of Elections

169

(1)

Election Connection: The Decline of Voting After 1896

170

(1)

Other Forms of Participation

171

(2)

Why Has American Turnout Declined?

173

(4)

Lower Personal Benefits

175

(1)

Declining Mobilization

175

(1)

Declining Social Connectedness

176

(1)

Who Votes and Who Doesn't?

177

(2)

Is Low Turnout a Problem?

179

(5)

Three Arguments Why Low Turnout Is Not a Problem

179

(1)

Three Arguments Why Low Turnout Is a Problem

180

(1)

Does Turnout Matter?

181

(1)

Chapter Summary

182

(1)

Key Terms

182

(1)

Suggested Readings

182

(1)

On the Web

183

(1)

7 Interest Group Participation in American Democracy

184

(30)

Interest Groups in the United States

186

(5)

International Comparison: Americans Have Long Been Considered a Nation of Joiners

187

(1)

Growth and Development of Groups

187

(2)

The Nature and Variety of "Interest Groups"

189

(2)

Democratic Dilemma: Are Your University and City Interest Groups?

190

(1)

Forming and Maintaining Interest Groups

191

(7)

The Free Rider Problem

192

(1)

Overcoming the Free-Rider Problem

193

(5)

Window on the Past: The Grange

195

(3)

How Interest Groups Influence Government

198

(9)

Lobbying

198

(1)

Grassroots Lobbying

199

(1)

Electioneering and PACs

200

(3)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: The Advocacy Explosion

201

(2)

Democratic Dilemma: Is It Constitutionally Permissible to Regulate Interest-Group Spending in Election Campaigns?

203

(1)

Persuading the Public

203

(1)

Direct Action

204

(1)

Democratic Dilemma: Strange Bed fellows: The Battle for Seattle, 1999

205

(1)

Litigation

205

(1)

Why Groups Use Particular Tactics

206

(1)

How Influential Are Interest Groups?

207

(2)

Subgovernments

207

(1)

Issue Networks

208

(1)

Interest Groups and Democratic Politics

209

(5)

Election Connection: The Role of Interest Groups in the 1984 and 1992 Presidential Campaigns

210

(2)

Chapter Summary

212

(1)

Key Terms

212

(1)

On the Web

213

(1)

Suggested Readings

213

(1)

8 Political Parties

214

(28)

What Parties Do

216

(6)

How Parties Contribute to Democratic Politics

217

(1)

How Parties Detract from Democratic Politics

218

(4)

Window on the Past: Washington's Farewell Address

221

(1)

The Balance Sheet

222

(1)

Political Parties in American History

222

(8)

The Party-Systems Interpretation of American History

223

(11)

Window on the Past: The Tammany Machine

225

(2)

Election Connection: A Third Party Comes in Second: 1912

227

(1)

Window on the Past: The Progressives

228

(1)

Democratic Dilemma: Is Unified Government Better than Divided Government?

229

(1)

Two-Party and Multi-Party Systems

230

(4)

Election Connection: Third Parties and the 2000 Election

232

(1)

International Comparison: Some Examples of Multi-Party Democracies

233

(1)

How Strong Are American Parties Today?

234

(5)

The Decline of Party Organizations

235

(1)

The Revival of Party Organizations?

236

(3)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: "The Soft-Money" Race

238

(1)

Parties Versus Interest Groups

239

(3)

Chapter Summary

239

(1)

Key Terms

240

(1)

Suggested Readings

240

(1)

On the Web

241

(1)

9 The Media

242

(36)

Development of the Mass Media

245

(9)

Newspapers and Magazines

246

(2)

Window on the Past: Muckrakers

247

(1)

Radio

248

(1)

Television

249

(1)

New Media

249

(3)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: TV and the 1960 Presidential Election

250

(2)

Government Regulation of the Electronic Media

252

(2)

What Information Sources Do Americans Rely On?

254

(1)

Media Effects

255

(3)

Agenda Setting

255

(1)

Priming

256

(1)

Persuasion

257

(1)

How Strong Are Media Effects?

257

(1)

Media Biases

258

(8)

Ideological Bias

258

(4)

Election Connection: The 2000 Presidential Debates

261

(1)

Selection Bias

262

(1)

Professional Bias

263

(1)

Political Humor: Do the Media Give Us What We Want?

263

(1)

Prospects for Change

264

(2)

Democratic Dilemma: What Is the Appropriate Role of the Media?

265

(1)

International Comparison: Al Jazeera-A Free Press?

266

(1)

The Media and Electoral Politics

266

(3)

Campaign Coverage

266

(1)

The Conventions

267

(1)

The Presidential Debates

268

(1)

Media Coverage of Government

269

(4)

Emphasis on the President (and Other Personalities)

269

(1)

Emphasis on Conflict

269

(1)

Emphasis on Scandals and Gaffes

270

(1)

Emphasis on the Negative

270

(1)

Exaggerated Concern with the Press

270

(1)

Chapter Summary

271

(1)

Key Terms

271

(1)

Suggested Readings

271

(1)

On the Web

272

(1)

Voices of the Permanent Campaign: Cultural Politics in America

273

(5)

PART 3 Campaigns and Elections

10 Electing the President

278

(39)

Nominating a Presidential Candidate

280

(12)

Caucuses

281

(1)

Primaries

282

(1)

Evolution of the Nomination Process

282

(2)

Democratic Dilemma: Can States Adopt Blanket Primaries?

283

(1)

Financing Nomination Campaigns

284

(1)

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Nomination Process

284

(7)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: The (Marathon) Race for the Presidential Nomination

285

(6)

Who Nominates the Vice-President?

291

(1)

Democratic Dilemma: How Should the Vice-President Be Selected?

291

(1)

The General Election for President

292

(6)

Financing the General-Election Campaign

292

(1)

Spending in the General-Election Campaign

293

(3)

Election Connection: Soft Money: Abuse and Reform

294

(1)

International Comparison: Campaign Financing in Other Democracies

295

(1)

Designing General-Election Campaign Strategy: The Electoral College

296

(2)

Voting Behavior in Presidential Elections

298

(6)

When Americans Decide

298

(1)

How Americans Decide

299

(4)

Limited Media Influence on Presidential Elections

303

(1)

The Contemporary Presidential Election Scene

304

(13)

The 1970's and 1980's: Republican "Lock"

305

(2)

The 1990's: Democratic Resurgence

307

(3)

The Y2K Election

310

(1)

Political Humor: Campaign Finance

310

(1)

Looking Ahead to 2004

311

(1)

Chapter Summary

312

(1)

Key Terms

312

(1)

Suggested Readings

312

(1)

On the Web

313

(1)

Choosing the Congress

314

(3)

11 The Electoral Evolution of the Congress

317

(33)

Reapportionment and Redistricting

318

(1)

Democratic Dilemma: Why Not Senate Districts?

319

(1)

The Congressional Nomination Process

319

(1)

Contemporary House Elections

320

(9)

Party Decline

320

(1)

Growth in Importance of "Representative" Behavior

321

(2)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: The Rise of Candidate-Centered Politics

322

(1)

Expanding Member Resources

323

(3)

Campaign Funds

326

(2)

More Responsive Incumbents

328

(1)

Political Humor: Tongue-in-Cheek Fund Raising

328

(1)

Contemporary Senate Elections

329

(3)

Party Competition

330

(1)

Uncontrolled Information

330

(1)

Better Challengers

331

(1)

High Ambitions

331

(1)

National Forces in Congressional Elections

332

(4)

National Forces in the 1990's: A New Era?

333

(1)

Congressional Elections in the 2000's: Neck and Neck

334

(1)

Why Have National Forces Grow Stronger?

335

(1)

Election Connection: Independent Expenditures in the 1996 House Elections

335

(1)

Do Congressional Elections Produce a Representative Body?

336

(9)

Women

337

(1)

Minorities

338

(4)

International Comparison: Women in Politics

339

(2)

Democratic Dilemma: Should Affirmative Action Redistricting Be Required?

341

(1)

Elections, Parties, and Group Representation

342

(1)

Chapter Summary

343

(1)

Key Terms

343

(1)

Suggested Readings

343

(1)

On the Web

344

(1)

Voices of the Permanent Campaign: The Politics of Campaign Finance

345

(5)

PART 4 The Government

12 The Congress and Its Work

350

(30)

Congress-The First Branch

353

(2)

Political Humor: The 2002 Farm Security Act

354

(1)

The Organization of Congress: Parties and Committees

355

(14)

The Congressional Parties

356

(7)

International Comparison: Presidential Versus Parliamentary Systems of Government

356

(2)

Window on the Past: When Speakers Ruled the House

358

(4)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: Partisan Politics of Personal Destruction

362

(1)

The Committee System

363

(9)

Democratic Dilemma: Piles of Pork

368

(1)

How a Bill Becomes a Law

369

(3)

Evaluating Congress

372

(8)

Criticisms of Congress

372

(3)

Democratic Dilemma: Delegates or Trustees?

373

(2)

Why Americans Like Their Members of Congress So Much More Than Congress Itself

375

(2)

Reforming Congress: Limit Their Terms?

377

(1)

Chapter Summary

378

(1)

Key Terms

379

(1)

Suggested Readings

379

(1)

On the Web

379

(1)

13 The Presidency: Powers and Practice

380

(32)

Presidential Constituencies

382

(4)

National Constituency

382

(1)

Partisan Constituencies

383

(1)

Partisan Support in Congress

383

(3)

International Comparison: U.S. Presidents and British Prime Ministers

384

(1)

Democratic Dilemma: Is Divided Government Good or Bad?

385

(1)

Election Connection: George W. Bush and the 2002 Congressional Campaign

386

(1)

Separate Institutions Sharing Power

386

(19)

The Power to Inform and Persuade

387

(2)

The Veto Power

389

(2)

The Appointment Power

391

(3)

The Power to Recommend

394

(3)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: Roosevelt's First Hundred Days Set the Standard for Presidential Success

396

(1)

The President as Chief of State

397

(4)

International Comparison: The Chief of State in Other Countries

398

(3)

Inherent Executive Power

401

(2)

The Impeachment Power

403

(2)

Presidential Expectations and Presidential Performance

405

(7)

Presidential Reputations

405

(1)

Presidential Popularity

405

(3)

Window on the Past: Lincoln, the Great Machiavellian

406

(2)

Great Presidents

408

(2)

Chapter Summary

410

(1)

Key Terms

410

(1)

Suggested Readings

411

(1)

On the Web

411

(1)

14 The Bureaucracy

412

(32)

The Role of the Bureaucracy

414

(2)

The Bureaucracy Problem

416

(3)

Impossibility of Tasks

416

(1)

Difficulty Measuring Performance

417

(1)

Expansionary Tendencies

417

(1)

Slow to Change

417

(1)

Red Tape

418

(1)

American Bureaucracies: Particularly Political

419

(9)

Difficult Beginnings

419

(1)

Mountains of Patronage

420

(1)

Advantages of the Spoils System

420

(2)

Disadvantages of the Spoils System

422

(1)

Erosion of the Spoils System

423

(1)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: The Election of 1828: Patronage Becomes a Major Part of American National Politics

424

(1)

Political Appointees Today

424

(4)

International Comparison: Political Versus Professional Bureaucrats

426

(1)

Democratic Dilemma: Should Bureaucratic Leaders Be Professional Experts or Loyal Partisans?

427

(1)

The President and the Bureaucracy

428

(4)

The Cabinet

428

(1)

Independent Regulatory Agencies

429

(2)

Office of Management and Budget

431

(1)

Congress and the Bureaucracy

432

(6)

Senate Confirmations

432

(2)

Agency Reorganization

434

(1)

Legislative Detail

434

(1)

Budgetary Control

435

(1)

Election Connection: Congressional Legislation: A Matter of Detail

436

(1)

Legislative Oversight

436

(1)

Iron Triangles and Issue Networks

436

(2)

Elections and the Bureaucracy

438

(6)

Bureaucratic Secrecy

439

(1)

Bureaucratic Coercion

440

(1)

Agency Expansion

440

(1)

Administrator Caution

441

(1)

Compromised Capacity

441

(1)

Muddling Through

441

(1)

Chapter Summary

442

(1)

Key Terms

443

(1)

Suggested Readings

443

(1)

On the Web

443

(1)

15 The Courts

444

(40)

Judicial Review

446

(6)

Origins of Judicial Review

447

(1)

Three Theories of Constitutional Interpretation

447

(3)

Window on the Past: Marbury v. Madison

448

(2)

Judicial Review in Practice

450

(7)

Democratic Dilemma: Should the Supreme Court Have the Power of Judicial Review?

451

(1)

The Politics of Supreme Court Appointments

452

(5)

Window on the Past: Nominees Refuse to Testify Before the Senate on Constitutional Questions

453

(2)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: Judicial Nominations Became Part of the Permanent Campaign

455

(1)

Election Connection: The Thomas Nomination and the "Year of the Woman"

456

(1)

The Federal Court System

457

(6)

District Courts

457

(2)

Appeals Courts

459

(1)

Specialized Courts

459

(1)

International Comparison: Statutory Interpretation in the United States and Britain

460

(1)

Powers of the Courts

460

(1)

Selection of Federal Judges

461

(1)

Deciding to Prosecute

462

(1)

State Courts

463

(3)

State Trial Courts: The Judicial Workhorses

463

(1)

Prosecuting State Cases

464

(1)

Relations Between State and Federal Courts

465

(1)

The Supreme Court in Action

466

(6)

Stare Decisis

466

(1)

Certs

467

(1)

The Role of the Chief Justice

468

(1)

The Role of the Solicitor General

468

(1)

The Role of Clerks

468

(1)

Supreme Court Decision Making

469

(2)

Voting on the Supreme Court

471

(1)

Checks on Court Power

472

(2)

Constitutional Amendment

473

(1)

Statutory Revision

473

(1)

Nonimplementation

473

(1)

Litigation as a Political Strategy

474

(4)

Chapter Summary

475

(1)

Key Terms

476

(1)

Suggested Readings

476

(1)

On the Web

477

(1)

Voices of the Permanent Campaign: The Politics of the New Department of Homeland Security

478

(6)

PART 5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

16 Civil Liberties

484

(34)

Origins of Civil Liberties in the United States

486

(4)

Origins of the Bill of Rights

486

(1)

Few Liberties Before the Civil War

487

(2)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: The Passage of the Bill of Rights Assures Personal Freedoms Essential to Democracy

488

(1)

Applying the Bill of Rights to State Governments

489

(1)

Freedom of Speech, Press, and Assembly

490

(12)

Free Speech and Majoritarian Democracy

490

(1)

Origins of Freedom of Speech

491

(1)

Clear and Present Danger Doctrine 49I

Democratic Dilemma: Do Campus Speech Codes Unduly Restrict Free Speech?

492

(1)

Fighting Words Doctrine

493

(1)

Balancing Doctrine

493

(2)

Window on the Past: Sacrificing Liberties for Security-Civil Liberties in World War II

494

(1)

Fundamental Freedoms Doctrine

495

(4)

Election Connection: Watergate and the Elections of 1912, 1974, and 1976

496

(1)

Limitations on Free Speech

497

(2)

Freedom of Religion

499

(3)

Establishment of Religion Clause

499

(1)

Free Exercise of Religion Clause

500

(1)

Establishment of Religion or Free Exercise?

501

(1)

Democratic Dilemma: Do School Vouchers Establish a Religion or Permit the Free Exercise of Religion?

502

(1)

Law, Order, and the Rights of Suspects

502

(9)

Election Politics and Criminal Justice

503

(2)

International Comparison: United States Has Much Higher Murder, But Not Burglary, Rates Than Most Other Countries

505

(1)

Search and Seizure

505

(1)

Immunity Against Self-Incrimination

506

(2)

Democratic Dilemma: Can Crime Be Reduced While Protecting Civil Liberties?

507

(1)

Impartial Jury

508

(1)

Legal Counsel

508

(1)

Double Jeopardy

509

(1)

Rights in Practice: Habeas Corpus

509

(1)

Rights in Practice: The Plea Bargain

510

(1)

International Comparison: The United States Has Higher Incarceration Rates Than Other Countries

511

(1)

The Right of Privacy

511

(7)

Regulation of Sexual Behavior

512

(1)

Window on the Past: Court Reasoning in Roe v. Wade

513

(1)

Abortion: Right to Life or Right to Choose?

513

(1)

Privacy in the Information Age

514

(2)

Chapter Summary

516

(1)

Key Terms

516

(1)

Suggested Readings

516

(1)

On the Web

517

(1)

17 Civil Rights

518

(38)

Origins of Civil Rights

520

(7)

Conflict Over Civil Rights After the Civil War

521

(1)

Early Court Interpretations of Civil Rights

522

(1)

Blacks Get Electoral Power

523

(1)

Awakening the Supreme Court to Civil Rights

524

(3)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: In 1948 Blacks Gain Influence in National Elections for the First Time

525

(1)

Window on the Past: The Evolution of Civil Rights Has Been Accompanied by Changes in Language

526

(1)

Redefining the Equal Protection Clause

527

(9)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

527

(1)

Civil Rights After Brown

528

(3)

Decline in Strength of the Civil Rights Movement

531

(1)

Supreme Court No Longer Forges Ahead

532

(1)

Affirmative Action

533

(2)

Democratic Dilemma: Is Affirmative Action Good for Democracy?

534

(1)

Elections, Courts, and Civil Rights: An Appraisal

535

(1)

International Comparison: Blacks in Britain

535

(1)

Civil Rights of Other Minorities

536

(5)

Latinos

537

(1)

Asian Americans

538

(1)

Gays and Lesbians

539

(2)

Election Connection: Gay and Lesbian Activism in 1992 and the Controversy Over Gays in the Military

540

(1)

Native Americans

541

(1)

Women's Rights

541

(6)

The Right to Equality Before the Law

542

(2)

Window on the Past: The Civil Rights of Women and African Americans-Cooperation and Conflict

543

(1)

Initial Court Response to Women's Rights

544

(1)

Discrimination in the Workplace

545

(1)

Sexual Harassment

545

(1)

Single-Sex Schools and Colleges

546

(1)

The Future of Omen's Rights

546

(1)

Americans with Disabilities

547

Chapter Summary

549

(1)

Key Terms

549

(1)

Suggested Readings

549

(1)

On the Web

550

Voices of the Permanent Campaign: The Politics of the Death Penalty

(501)

PART 6 Public Policy

18 Domestic Policy

556

(34)

Types of Public Policy

558

(2)

Stages of Policy Making

558

(2)

Social Policy

560

(14)

Social Insurance for Senior Citizens

(511)

Window on the Past: Social Security and the Election of 1964

562

(4)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: The Clinton Administration Fails to Pass Its Health Care Plan

566

(1)

Public Assistance to Poor Families

567

(7)

International Comparison: Babies Born Out of Wedlock

572

(2)

Education Policy

574

(4)

Local Control

574

(1)

Development of Public Education

575

(1)

Contemporary Issues in Education Policy

575

(3)

International Comparison: Student Learning and School Expenditures

576

(2)

Politics of Education

578

(1)

Regulation

578

(12)

The Rise of Federal Regulation

579

(2)

Justifications for Regulation

581

(2)

Politics of Regulation

583

(2)

Election Connection: The Spotted Owl Dispute

585

(1)

Deregulation

585

(2)

Democratic Dilemma: How Much Regulation Is Needed?

586

(1)

Chapter Summary

587

(1)

Key Terms

587

(1)

On the Web

588

(1)

Suggested Readings

588

(2)

19 Economic Policy

590

(30)

Economic Growth and the Business Cycle

592

(1)

Economic Conditions and Political Fortunes

593

(3)

Election Connection: Jimmy Carter Links Presidential Fortunes to Economic Trends

594

(2)

Election Connection: George W. Bush and United States Steel Policy

596

(1)

Fiscal Policy

596

(7)

Use of the Budget Deficit

597

(1)

Window on the Past: Constructing the 2000 Federal Budget

598

(1)

Decline of Fiscal Policy

598

(5)

Monetary Policy: The Federal Reserve System 60I

The Fed Chair

603

(1)

Who Controls the Fed?

603

(6)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: Bill Clinton Depoliticizes the Federal Reserve by Reappointing Alan Greenspan

604

(4)

Democratic Dilemma: An Independent Federal Reserve

608

(1)

Deficits and Surpluses

609

(1)

The "T" Word: Taxes

609

(5)

The Tax Burden

609

(2)

The Tax Base

611

(1)

Tax Progressivity

612

(1)

Tax Reform

612

(2)

The U.S. Economy: An International Comparison

614

(6)

Taxes

614

(1)

National Debt

615

(1)

Employment Opportunities

615

(2)

Inequality

617

(1)

Chapter Summary

617

(1)

Key Terms

618

(1)

On the Web

618

(1)

Suggested Readings

619

(1)

20 Foreign and Defense Policy

620

(39)

Elections, Presidents, and Foreign Policy

622

(6)

Need for Fast Action

623

(1)

Voters' Focus on Presidents

623

(2)

Limited Role of Interest Groups

625

(3)

Milestone on the Road to the Permanent Campaign: A Hostage Crisis Teaches Presidents That Foreign Policy Success Must Be Swift and Sure

626

(1)

Election Connection: Foreign Policy Success Comes Too Soon

627

(1)

Congressional Role

628

(1)

Foreign Policy Responsibilities of the President and Congress

628

(5)

War Power

629

(1)

War Powers Resolution

630

(1)

Treaty Power

631

(2)

Institutions Responsible for Foreign Policy

633

(8)

The Cold War

634

(1)

State Department

634

(2)

Defense Department

636

(1)

Central Intelligence Agency

637

(3)

Window on the Past: U.S. Military Operation in Afghanistan Exceeded Expectations

639

(1)

National Security Council

640

(1)

Ideals and Interests in American Foreign Policy

641

(11)

The Democratic Ideal

642

(1)

National Interests

642

(1)

Latin America

643

(2)

International Comparison: United States Lucky in War

644

(1)

The Impact of the Campaign Against Terror on Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues

645

(3)

Window on the Past: Idealism, Realism, and the United States in the Philippines

646

(2)

Democratic Dilemma: Should U.S. Foreign Policy Focus on Promoting Human Rights and Democratic Practices or on Defending U.S. Interests?

648

(1)

The Politics of World Trade: New Alliances?

648

(2)

Chapter Summary

650

(1)

Key Terms

650

(1)

Suggested Readings

651

(1)

On the Web

651

(1)

Voices of the Permanent Campaign: The US. Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

652

Appendices

I The Declaration of Independence

659

(3)

II The Constitution of the United States of America

662

(12)

III The Federalist No.10

674

(4)

IV The Federalist No. 51

678

(3)

V Presidents of the United States of America

681

(2)

Glossary

683

(10)

Endnotes

693

(30)

Name Index

723

(4)

Subject Index

727

(32)

Reference Index

759

(8)

Photo Credits

767

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