Government by the People: Basic Version,9780130116574

Government by the People: Basic Version

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Edition: 18th
ISBN13: 9780130116574
ISBN10: 0130116572
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-07-01
Publisher(s): Pearson College Div
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Summary

Provides a text on government and society integrating Web sites and CD-ROM information to provide a comprehensive resource for study and communication. Basic version. CD-ROM included. DLC: Local government--U.S.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES
Constitutional Democracy
1(22)
The Living Constitution
23(30)
The Constitution of the United States
45(8)
American Federalism
53(22)
PART TWO: RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES
First Amendment Rights
75(24)
Equal Rights under the Law
99(28)
Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property
127(28)
PART THREE: THE POLITICAL PROCESS
Political Culture and Ideology
155(20)
The American Political Landscape
175(28)
Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence
203(24)
Political Parties: Essential to Democracy
227(26)
Public Opinion, Paticipation, and Voting
253(22)
Campaigns and Elections: Democracy in Action
275(30)
The Media and American Politics
305(22)
PART FOUR: POLICY-MAKING INSTITUTIONS
Congress: The People's Branch
327(30)
The Presidency: The Leadership Branch
357(28)
The Judiciary: The Balancing Branch
385(28)
The Bureaucracy: The Real Power?
413(22)
The Democratic Faith
435
APPENDIX
The Declaration of Independence
A-1
The Federalist, No. 10
A-2
The Federalist, No. 51
A-5
The Federalist, No. 78
A-6
Presidential Election Results
A-9

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