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Contents
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Complete Table of Contents
1. Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: American Government: Democracy in Action
Chapter 2: Early Governance and the Constitutional Framework
Chapter 3: Federalism
Chapter 4: Civil Liberties
Chapter 5: Civil Rights
Chapter 6: Congress
Chapter 7: The Presidency
Chapter 8: Bureaucracy
Chapter 9: The Judiciary
Chapter 10: Political Socialization and Public Opinion
Chapter 11: The Politics of the Media
Chapter 12: Interest Groups and Civic and Political Engagement
Chapter 13: Elections and Political Parties in America
Chapter 14: The Policy Process and Economic Policy
Chapter 15: Foreign and National Security Policy
2. Full Table of Contents
1. American Government: Democracy in Action
It’s Your Government
Themes of This Book
| Pathways of Action: The Occupy Movement….or Moment?
| Timeline: The Immigration Debate
| Pathways of Change: How Quickly Can a Nation Establish a Democratic Foundation?
Citizen Participation and Pathways: The Example of Abortion
Change and Stability in American Government
| Student Profile: Young Conservative Activists?
| Key Concept Map: Can Average Citizens Play a Meaningful Role in American Politics?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Candidate for Congress
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: How Do You Measure Freedom?
2. Early Governance and the Constitutional Framework
The Nature of Government and Politics
Types of Governments
| Pathways of Change: Overthrow and Revolution
Early Governance in America
| Pathways of Action: The Trial of Peter Zenger
| Timeline: Thinking About a “Government by the People”
The American Revolution
| Student Profile: Heroines of the Revolution?
| Myth Exposed
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitutional Convention
The U.S. Constitution
The Struggle over Ratification
| Key Concept Map: How Does Our Nation’s Formative Period Continue to Shape Contemporary Politics?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Founder
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: How Long Did It Take to Ratify the Constitution?
3. Federalism
Dividing Governmental AuthorityNational Government: Reasons for Federalism
State and Local Governments
Structure of State governments
Dual Federalism
Before the Civil War
| Myth Exposed
| Pathways of Action: The Civil War and the Failure of American Politics
After the Civil War
Cooperative and Creative Federalism
The New Deal: Cooperative Federalism
The Great Society: Creative Federalism and Federal Grants
Recent Trends in Federalism
Devolution
| Timeline: Legalizing Marijuana
| Student Profile: Scott Berkowitz
| Pathways of Change: The Kidnapping of Aziza Rahman
| Key Concept Map: How Has Federalism In The United States Evolved?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Federal Judge
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: Which States Win or Lose the Federal Aid Game?
4. Civil Liberties
The Bill of Rights in History
| Pathways of Action: The Right to Own Guns
First Amendment Rights: Freedom of Religion
First Amendment Rights: Freedom of Speech
| Student Profile: Free Speech in School
First Amendment Rights: Freedom of the Press and Obscenity
| Pathways of Change: Freedom of the Press
Civil Liberties and Criminal Justice
| Myth Exposed
Trial Rights and Capital Punishment
| Timeline: Capital Punishment and the Courts
Privacy
| Key Concept Map: Do Americans Have Too Many Or Too Few Civil Liberties Protections?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Police Officer
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: Should the Government Apply the Death Penalty?
5. Civil Rights
The Ideal of EqualityEqual Protection of the Law
Litigation Strategies
| Myth Exposed
Clarifying the Coverage of the Equal Protection Clause
| Pathways of Action: Emerging Claims for Equal Treatment under the Law
Grassroots Mobilization and Civil Rights
Other Historic Struggles for Civil Rights
Contemporary Civil Rights Issues
| Pathways of Change: What Would You Do If You Believed That Government Education Policies Disadvantaged A Racial or Ethnic Minority?
| Student Profile: Frederick Romberg
| Timeline: Struggle over Same-Sex Marriage
| Key Concept Map: Which Pathways of Action Shaped Civil Rights to Advance The Ideal Of Equality?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Mayor
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: Are All Forms of Discrimination the Same?
6. Congress
The Nature and Style of Representation
Congress and the Constitution
Organizing Congress: Committees
| Student Profile: Georgetown Law Student Susan Fluke
| Myth Exposed
| Pathways of Action: The Crisis over Raising the Debt Ceiling
Organizing Congress: Political Parties and Leadership
Organizing Congress: Rules and Norms
How a Bill Becomes a Law
| Timeline: The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Who Sits in Congress
Are Americans Losing Faith in the “People’s Branch”?
| Pathways of Change: Manure, Crackers, and Dog Food...as Graft?
| Key Concept Map: How Does the Organization of Congress both Enhance And Inhibit The Legislative Process?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Consumer Advocate
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: Can Congress Get Anything Done?
7. The Presidency
The President and the ConstitutionThe Evolution of the Presidency
| Pathways of Action: FDR TAKES CHARGE!
| Student Profile: “SLOW JAMMING” POLICY ISSUES?
The Informal Powers of the President
The Roles of Modern Presidents
| Timeline: HEALTH CARE REFORM
Presidential Greatness
| Myth Exposed
| Pathways of Change from Around the World: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
| Key Concept Map: How Have Presidential Powers Evolved Since The Adoption Of The Constitution?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a First-Term President
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: What Influences the President’s Public Approval?
8. Bureaucracy
The Federal Bureaucracy
| Pathways of Action: Standards for Air Pollution and Smog
Departments and Independent Agencies
| Pathways of Change: Would You Protest Against Favoritism for Government Officials’ Families and Their Political Allies?
The Nature of Bureaucracy
| Myth Exposed
The Lobbying Pathway and Policymaking
| Timeline: The Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency
| Student Profile: UNLV Law Students against Deportation
| Key Concept Map: How Do Elements of the Bureaucracy both Strengthen And Weaken Its Effectiveness?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are Head of FEMA
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: What Puts the ‘Big’ in Big Government?
9. The Judiciary
Court Structure and ProcessesThe Power of American Judges
Judicial Selection
| Myth Exposed
Judicial Decision-Making
Action in the Court Pathway
| Pathways of Action: Challenging Affirmative Action
| Timeline: The Battle over Affirmative Action
| Student Profile: Inkwell Editors v. Armstrong Atlantic State University
Implementation and Impact of Court Decisions
Judicial Policymaking and Democracy
| Pathways of Change: What Would You Do If The Independence Of The American Judiciary Was Threatened?
| Key Concept Map: How Much Power Should Judges Have?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Supreme Court Clerk
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: Who Are the Activist Judges?
10. Political Socialization and Public Opinion
Public Opinion
The Stability of Political Beliefs
| Timeline: Bullying In the United States
Political Ideology
| Myth Exposed
| Student Profile: Spark’s Lego Petition
Political Socialization
| Pathways of Action: Celebrities and Global Activism Events
Social Groups and Political Values
Measuring Public Opinion
| Pathways of Change: What Do The Breast Cancer Site, (Red), PBS, Good, And The National Wildlife Federation Have In Common?
| Key Concept Map: How Do People Acquire Their Political Values, and How Stable Is Public Opinion?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Polling Consultant
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: What Do Young People Think about Politics Today?
11. The Politics of the Media
Mass MediaThe Growth of Mass Media
| Myth Exposed
| Pathways of Change from Around the World: Wael Ghonim
Functions of the Media
| Student Profile: Eyeglasses for the Developing World
Political Use of the Media
| Pathways of Action: The Strategic Use of Leaks
| Timeline: The Road to Equality — Women’s Rights
The Media and the Public in the Political Arena
Governmental Regulations
| Key Concept Map: How Do The Media Impact Our Political System?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Newspaper Editor
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: Where Do You Get Your Political News?
12. Interest Groups and Civic and Political Engagement
Activism and Protest in the United States
Influencing Government through Mobilization and Participation
Functions and Types of Interest Groups
| Pathways of Action: LULAC
| Pathways of Change from Around the World: Students for Education Reform in Chile
Interest Group Mobilization
| Timeline: Gun Control
Inside and Outside Lobbying
| Student Profile: Tim Tebow
| Myth Exposed
The Influence of Interest Groups
| Key Concept Map: How Do Interest Groups Mobilize The Masses?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Lobbyist
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: Can interest Groups Buy Public Policy?
13. Elections and Political Parties in America
Expansion of the Electorate and Other Legal Issues| Timeline: The Right to Vote
Individual Participation in Elections
Political Parties in America
Party Eras in American History
| Myth Exposed
Minor Parties in American Politics
Parties and the Nomination Process
| Student Profile: Young Delegates
Electoral College
The Role of Money in Elections
| Key Concept Map: How Do Aspects Of The Electoral Process Shape The Democratic Nature Of Our Political System?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Campaign Strategist
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: Is the Electoral College Democratic?
14. The Policy Process and Economic Policy
The Policy Process
| Myth Exposed
| Student Profile: Jacy Good
| Timeline: Environmental Movement
Types of Public Policy
Measuring Economic Performance
The Key Players in the Development of Economic Policy
Revenue
Expenditures
| Pathways of Action: AARP
Monetary Policy
| Key Concept Map: Why Is Budget Policy Also Social Policy?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a Federal Reserve Chair
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: Who Broke the Economy?
15.Foreign and National Security Policy
Competing Principles for American Foreign Policy| Timeline: U.S. Troops in the War on Terror
Links between Foreign and Domestic Policy
The Domestic Context of American Foreign Policymaking
| Pathways of Action: Bono and ONE
Political Institutions and Foreign Policymaking
Foreign Policy and National Security Issues
| Myth Exposed
| Student Profile: Jonathan Greenacre
| Key Concept Map: How Are U.S. Foreign Policy And Domestic Policy Linked?
> MyPoliSciLab Video Series
> MyPoliSciLab Simulation: You Are a President during a Foreign Policy Crisis
> MyPoliSciLab Explorer: How Much Does America Spend on Defense?
> MyPoliSciLab Document: The Declaration of Independence
> MyPoliSciLab Document: The Constitution of the United States
> MyPoliSciLab Document: Federalist No. 10
> MyPoliSciLab Document: Federalist No. 15
> MyPoliSciLab Document: Federalist No. 51
> MyPoliSciLab Document: Federalist No. 78
> MyPoliSciLab Document: Anti-Federalist No. 17
> MyPoliSciLab Document: Marbury v. Madison
> MyPoliSciLab Document: McCulloch v. Maryland
> MyPoliSciLab Document: Brown v. Board of Education
> MyPoliSciLab Document: The Gettysburg Address
> MyPoliSciLab Document: Washington’s Farewell Address
