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3. Preface
4. Introduction
5. What is Government?
6. Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs
7. Engagement in a Democracy
8. Glossary
9. Introduction
10. The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
11. The Articles of Confederation
12. The Development of the Constitution
13. The Ratification of the Constitution
14. Constitutional Change
15. Glossary
16. Introduction
17. The Division of Powers
18. The Evolution of American Federalism
19. Intergovernmental Relationships
20. Competitive Federalism Today
21. Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism
22. Glossary
23. Introduction
24. What Are Civil Liberties?
25. Securing Basic Freedoms
26. The Rights of Suspects
27. Interpreting the Bill of Rights
28. Glossary
29. Introduction
30. What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
31. The African American Struggle for Equality
32. The Fight for Women’s Rights
33. Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
34. Equal Protection for Other Groups
35. Glossary
36. Introduction
37. The Nature of Public Opinion
38. How Is Public Opinion Measured?
39. What Does the Public Think?
40. The Effects of Public Opinion
41. Glossary
42. Introduction
43. Voter Registration
44. Voter Turnout
45. Elections
46. Campaigns and Voting
47. Direct Democracy
48. Glossary
49. Introduction
50. What Is the Media?
51. The Evolution of the Media
52. Regulating the Media
53. The Impact of the Media
54. Glossary
55. Introduction
56. What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
57. The Two-Party System
58. The Shape of Modern Political Parties
59. Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
60. Glossary
61. Introduction
62. Interest Groups Defined
63. Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
64. Interest Groups as Political Participation
65. Pathways of Interest Group Influence
66. Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups
67. Glossary
68. Introduction
69. The Institutional Design of Congress
70. Congressional Elections
71. Congressional Representation
72. House and Senate Organizations
73. The Legislative Process
74. Glossary
75. Introduction
76. The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
77. The Presidential Election Process
78. Organizing to Govern
79. The Public Presidency
80. Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
81. Glossary
82. Introduction
83. Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
84. The Dual Court System
85. The Federal Court System
86. The Supreme Court
87. Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
88. Glossary
89. Introduction
90. State Power and Delegation
91. State Political Culture
92. Governors and State Legislatures
93. State Legislative Term Limits
94. County and City Government
95. Glossary
96. Introduction
97. Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
98. Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
99. Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types
100. Controlling the Bureaucracy
101. Glossary
102. Introduction
103. What Is Public Policy?
104. Categorizing Public Policy
105. Policy Arenas
106. Policymakers
107. Budgeting and Tax Policy
108. Glossary
109. Introduction
110. Defining Foreign Policy
111. Foreign Policy Instruments
112. Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
113. Approaches to Foreign Policy
114. Glossary
115. Declaration of Independence
116. The Constitution of the United States
117. Federalist Papers #10 and #51
118. Electoral College Votes by State, 2012–2020
119. Selected Supreme Court Cases
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