Govt9 : principles of American government / [Edward] Sidlow, [Beth] Henschen

Cover......Page 1 Brief Contents......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Skill Prep: A Study Skills Module......Page 12 Take Action: A Guide to Political Participation......Page 22 Ch 1: America in the Twenty-First Century......Page 29 1-1 What Are Politics and Government?......Page 31 1-2 Different Systems of Government......Page 34 1-3 American Democracy......Page 37 1-4 American Political Ideology......Page 43 Ch 2: The Constitution......Page 51 2-1 The Beginnings of American Government......Page 53 2-2 The Rebellion of the Colonists......Page 55 2-3 The Confederation of States......Page 60 2-4 Drafting and Ratifying the Constitution......Page 63 2-5 The Constitution's Major Principles of Government......Page 68 Ch 3: Federalism......Page 75 3-1 Federalism and Its Alternatives......Page 77 3-2 The Constitutional Division of Powers......Page 81 3-3 The Struggle for Supremacy......Page 86 3-4 Federalism Today......Page 90 3-5 The Fiscal Side of Federalism......Page 93 Ch 4: Civil Liberties......Page 99 4-1 The Constitutional Basis for Our Civil Liberties......Page 101 4-2 Freedom of Religion......Page 104 4-3 Freedom of Expression......Page 110 4-4 The Right to Privacy......Page 114 4-5 The Rights of the Accused......Page 119 Ch 5: Civil Rights......Page 125 5-1 The Equal Protection Clause......Page 127 5-2 African Americans......Page 128 5-3 Women......Page 134 5-4 Securing Rights for Other Groups......Page 137 5-5 Beyond Equal Protection-Affirmative Action......Page 144 Ch 6: Interest Groups......Page 149 6-1 Interest Groups and American Government......Page 151 6-2 Different Types of Interest Groups......Page 156 6-3 How Interest Groups Shape Policy......Page 161 6-4 Today's Lobbying Establishment......Page 165 Ch 7: Political Parties......Page 171 7-1 A Short History of American Political Parties......Page 173 7-2 America's Political Parties Today......Page 177 7-3 What Do Political Parties Do?......Page 181 7-4 How American Political Parties Are Structured......Page 183 7-5 The Dominance of Our Two-Party System......Page 188 Ch 8: Public Opinion and Voting......Page 195 8-1 How Do People Form Political Opinions?......Page 197 8-2 Why People Vote as They Do......Page 199 8-3 Public Opinion Polls......Page 204 8-4 Voting and Voter Turnout......Page 210 Ch 9: Campaigns and Elections......Page 219 9-1 How We Elect Candidates......Page 221 9-2 How We Nominate Candidates......Page 222 9-3 The Modern Political Campaign......Page 230 9-4 The Internet Campaign......Page 231 9-5 What It Costs to Win......Page 234 Ch 10: Politics and the Media......Page 243 10-1 The Role of the Media in a Democracy......Page 245 10-2 The Candidates and Television......Page 250 10-3 Talk Radio-The Wild West of the Media......Page 253 10-4 The Question of Media Bias......Page 254 10-5 Political News and Campaigns on the Web......Page 257 Ch 11: The Congress......Page 263 11-1 The Structure and Makeup of Congress......Page 265 11-2 Congressional Elections......Page 270 11-3 Congressional Leadership, the Committee System, and Bicameralism......Page 273 11-4 The Legislative Process......Page 278 11-5 Investigation and Oversight......Page 281 11-6 The Budgeting Process......Page 283 Ch 12: The Presidency......Page 289 12-1 Who Can Become President?......Page 291 12-2 The President's Many Roles......Page 293 12-3 Presidential Powers......Page 296 12-4 Congressional and Presidential Relations......Page 305 12-5 The Organization of the Executive Branch......Page 307 Ch 13: The Bureaucracy......Page 315 13-1 The Nature and Size of the Bureaucracy......Page 317 13-2 How the Federal Bureaucracy Is Organized......Page 320 13-3 How Bureaucrats Get Their Jobs......Page 325 13-4 Regulatory Agencies: Are They the Fourth Branch of Government?......Page 327 13-5 Curbing Waste and Improving Efficiency......Page 330 Ch 14: The Judiaciary......Page 337 14-1 The Origins and Sources of American Law......Page 339 14-2 The Federal Court System......Page 343 14-3 Federal Judicial Appointments......Page 346 14-4 The Courts as Policymakers......Page 349 14-5 Assessing the Role of the Federal Courts......Page 355 Ch 15: Domestic Policy......Page 361 15-1 The Policy-Making Process......Page 363 15-2 Health-Care Policy......Page 366 15-3 Energy and the Environment......Page 369 15-4 Economic Policy and Taxes......Page 373 Ch 16: Foreign Policy......Page 383 16-1 Who Makes U.S. Foreign Policy?......Page 385 16-2 A Short History of American Foreign Policy......Page 387 16-3 Problems Requiring the Use of Force......Page 391 16-4 Diplomacy in an Unstable World......Page 396 Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence......Page 406 Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States......Page 408 Appendix C: Federalist Papers No. 10 and No. 51......Page 417 Appendix D: Answers to Chapter Quiz Questions......Page 423 Notes......Page 428 Glossary......Page 434 Index......Page 446 Chapter in Review Cards......Page 466