American Government Understanding the Deomcratic Republic

AvBrian Bearry

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-08-13
Mått:216 x 279 x 16 mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:296
Förlag:Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
ISBN:9781465230980

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CHAPTER 1 Introduction to American Government and PoliticsIntroductionThe Western Political TraditionThe British and European Context of the Early American Settlement (1607–1754)Religious and Political DiscordColonial FreedomTermsVocabularyEndnotesCHAPTER 2 The American FoundingRevolutionary AmericaColonial America 1754–1774The 2nd Continental Congress, Independence and the Articles of ConfederationThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Articles of ConfederationThe Northwest OrdinanceThe Constitutional ConventionConflict and CompromiseThe ConstitutionArticle I, the Congress or Legislative BranchArticle II, the Presidency or Executive BranchArticle III, the Judicial BranchArticles IV and VI, relations between the states and between the states and federal governmentArticles V, the Amendment ArticleArticle VII, the Ratification ArticleConstitutional PrinciplesThe rule of law and limited governmentRepublicanismSeparation of Power and Checks and BalancesFederalismThe FranchiseThe Fight For RatificationThe FederalistsThe Anti-FederalistsTermsEndnotesCHAPTER 3 FederalisimOriginsFederalism in the ConstitutionArticle IArticle IIArticle IIIIArticle IVArticle VArticle VIConstitutional AmendmentsThe Era Of “Dual” FederalismIntroductionDual FederalismTransition To “Cooperative” FederalismCooperative FederalismFederalsim TodayTermsEndnotesCHAPTER 4 Civil Liberties and RightsDemocracy and Action The Patriot ActWhat Are Civil Liberties and Civil Rights?The Bill of Rights and Civil LibertiesThe Bill of RightsSelective IncorporationRules of IncorporationFirst AmendmentSecond AmendmentThird AmendmentFourth AmendmentFifth AmendmentSixth and Seventh AmendmentsEighth AmendmentExpanding Implied RightsPolitical Will and Civil RightsAmerican with DisabilitiesSame-Sex Marriage—A New Front in the Fight for Civil RightsTermsCHAPTER 5 Public OpinionPrinciples: Citizenship and Political CommunityPower to the People, But Not Too MuchThe American Political CommunityProcess: How Citizens Are Linked to the Political SystemPolitical SocializationMeasuring Public OpinionThe Methods of Citizen Participation in PoliticsThe Politics of Citizenship and Community“We the People” Are Elusive CreaturesThe Many Opportunities for Active CitizenshipTermsEnd notesCHAPTER 6 MediaA Brief History of the Media and American PoliticsPrinciples: A Democratic Government Covered by a Free PressA Democratic RepublicA Free PressProcess: The Structure and Operations of the MediaThe Structure of the MediaGovernment Regulation of the MediaThe Media at WorkThe Media’s Roles in American PoliticsHow Technology Has Affected the Media and Its RolesPolitics in Today’s Multimedia EnvironmentThe Media Is a Force to Be Reckoned with in American PoliticsThe Media Is Not Exactly the Fourth Branch of Government, But It Is a Powerful Force in PoliticsThe Media Is Not Just a Neutral Mirror of PoliticsWhile It Is Not the Case That “Everything Changed” Because of the Internet, New Media Have Affected American PoliticsTermsEnd notesCHAPTER 7 Interest GroupsDemocracy and Action EMILY’s ListThe Character of Interest GroupsFactions and the Pluralist SocietyWho’s Special, Who’s Not?Private Interest GroupsPublic Interest GroupsLobbying for Other CountriesLobbying—Direct and Indirect TacticsDirect Tactics: Inside GameIndirect Tactics: Outside GameDiscrete TacticsGrassroots ActivityProblems with Factions in a DemocracyInequality in PowerInequality in ResourcesWhat Political Action Committees (PACs) Can and Can’t DoWhat Political Action Committees (PACS) Can and Can’t DoInequality of Access to Elected OfficialsCase Study: Problems with PluralismPlacing a Check on FactionsTermsCHAPTER 8 Political PartiesDemocracy and Action Has the Religious Right taken over the Republican Party?What Are Political Parties?The Role of Political PartiesThe History of the Two-Party System in America Alignments and RealignmentsThe First Party System: 1790s–1820The Second Party System: 1820–1865The Third Party System: 1865–1896The Fourth Party System: 1896–1932The Fifth Party System: 1932–1968The Sixth Party System: 1968-PresentAmerican Third PartiesParty OrganizationHistory of Modern Political PartiesNational Party OrganizationsSimilarities and Differences within the PartiesTermsCHAPTER 9 Campaigns, Elections and VotingDemocracy and Action The Letter—Orange County, CaliforniaElections in AmericaCongressional ElectionsPresidential ElectionsThe Criteria for WinningThe Electoral CollegeVoting—What & WhyCivic DutyParty AffiliationElectabilityPolicies from the BoothIssues and VotingIt’s the Economy, StupidForeign AffairsCampaignsWho Votes?A Brief ReviewVoter Turnout—Early Days and Other CountriesExplaining Low Voter TurnoutVoter Affective FilterPast and Future SolutionsTermsCHAPTER 10 The PresidencyOn the Presidency (1788)Alexander HamiltonThe Power to Persuade (1990)Richard E. NeustadtCampaign Speech on the Presidency (1960)John F. KennedyThe Perpetuation of our Political Institutions (1838)Abraham LincolnYoungstown Sheet and Tube co. V. Sawyer (1952)United States V. Curtiss-Wright Export Coporation (1936)Korematsu V. United States (1944)On the Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus (1863)Abraham LincolnOration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln (1876)Frederick Douglass CHAPTER 11 The BureaucracyIntroductionFour Universal Properties of Bureaucracies and Understanding Bureaucratic ModelsWeber’s Bureaucratic ModelAcquisitive ModelMonopolistic ModelGarbage Can ModelGrowth and Organization of the Federal BureaucracyBureaucratic Policy Implementation—Iron TrianglesThe Relevance of the United Nations Security CouncilPrivate BureaucraciesConclusionTermsEndnotesCHAPTER 12 The JudiciaryThe Role of the Supreme Court (1788)Alexander HamiltonThe Problem of Judicial Review (1787)BrutusAgainst Judicial Review (1815)Thomas JeffersonThe Authority of the Supreme Court (1857)Abraham LincolnTestimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee (1987)Robert H. BorkExchange on the Binding of Generations (1789–1790)Thomas Jefferson and James MadisonFederalist 49 (1788)James MadisonCHAPTER 13 PolicyThe Domain of Public PolicyFacets of Public PolicyDomestic, Foreign, and “Intermestic” PolicyPrinciplesProcessThe Policy ProcessKey Institutions in the Process of Making National PolicyPoliticsFactors Affecting Policy ChangePolitical Patterns That Shape Domestic PolicyPatterns in American Foreign PolicyTermsReferencesEndnotes