Product Description
Chapter 1 Introduction American Political Stories Claiming Rights, Demanding to Be Heard
Chapter 2 The Constitution of the United States A New Vision of Representative Government
Chapter 3 Federalism The Changing Boundaries Between the Nation and the States
Chapter 4 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Building and Defending Fences
Chapter 5 Public Opinion How Are Americans’ Voices Measured, and Do They Matter?
Chapter 6 The Media Truth, Power, and American Democracy
Chapter 7 Parties, Elections, and Participation The Insurgents Versus the Establishment
Chapter 8 Interest Groups and Social Movements Collective Action, Power, and Representation
Chapter 9 Congress Representation, Organization, and Legislation
Chapter 10 The American Presidency Individuals, Institutions, and Executive Power
Chapter 11 The Federal Bureaucracy Putting the Nation’s Laws into Effect
Chapter 12 The Federal Judiciary Politics, Power, and the “Least Dangerous” Branch
Chapter 13 Public Policy Promoting the General Welfare and Advancing Americans’ Interests