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In the Second Edition of American Government, Essentials Edition, author Scott F. Abernathy tunes in to the voices of all Americans, showing how our diverse ideas shape the way we participate and behave, the laws we live by, and the challenges we face. From the Constitutional Convention to Ferguson, Missouri, each chapter features rich, personal narratives that illustrate how the American political system is the product of strategies, calculations, and miscalculations of countless individuals. It focuses on real people, the actions they take, the struggles they face, and how their choices influence outcomes. The key concepts are memorable because they are tied to real politics, where students see political action and political choices shaping how institutions advance or impede the fulfillment of fundamental ideas. Participation is at the heart of this groundbreaking new text, with ample background on how and why to participate. Not only will all students see themselves reflected in the pages, but they will come to understand that they, too, are strategic players in American politics, with voices that matter. American Government, Essentials Edition, is identical to the full version of the text, minus the three policy chapters.
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PREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSABOUT THE AUTHORPART I: FOUNDATIONSHEARDAMERICAN STUDENTS CLAIM THEIR RIGHTSPOLITICS AND POLITICAL ACTION SET THE STAGE FOR REVOLUTIONDR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S "LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL" LINKS THE CHAPTER REVIEWREPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENTJAMES MADISON PLANS FOR A REPUBLIC THAT WILL LASTTHE CONFEDERAL SYSTEM MADE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE STATES DIFFICULTFEDERALISTS AND ANTI-FEDERALISTS FIGHT OVER RATIFICATIONARE STILL BEING DEBATEDCHAPTER REVIEWCHAPTER 3. FEDERALISM: THE CHANGING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE NATION AND THE STATESAND FEDERAL LAWTHE CONSTITUTION DIVIDES POWER BETWEEN THE NATION AND THE STATESSTATES WERE SHARPER THAN THEY ARE TODAYAMERICAN FEDERALISMMODERN AMERICAN FEDERALISM REMAINS COOPERATIVE BUT FACES CHALLENGESCHAPTER REVIEWCHAPTER 4. CIVIL LIBERTIES: BUILDING AND DEFENDING FENCESDAKOTATHE FIRST AMENDMENT'S FIRST TWO PROTECTIONS BOTH INVOLVE RELIGIONTHE FIRST AMENDMENT ALSO PROTECTS EXPRESSION: SPEECH, PRESS, ASSEMBLY, AND PETITIONING THE GOVERNMENTTHE CONSTITUTION ALSO PROTECTS INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMACROSS THE STATESCONCLUSION: CIVIL LIBERTIES INVOLVE FENCES STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTIONCHAPTER REVIEWCIVIL RIGHTS AMENDMENTS EMERGE FROM THE CIVIL WAR-BUT PROVIDE ONLY IMPERFECT PROTECTIONCONCLUSION: HAVE AMERICANS' CIVIL RIGHTS BEEN SECURED?CHAPTER REVIEWPART II: POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND MASS POLITICSCHAPTER 6. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: CARRY THAT WEIGHTPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION CAN TAKE MANY FORMSPARTICIPATIONARE YOUNG ADULT AMERICANS REALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE POLITICAL PROCESS?CHAPTER REVIEWMATTER?POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION AND POLITICAL IDEOLOGY SHAPE PUBLIC OPINIONCHAPTER REVIEWCHAPTER 8. THE MEDIA: TRUTH, POWER, AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACYCAN A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT CHANGE A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? HOW POWERFUL ARE THE MEDIA?TRUSTWORTHINESS ARE NOT NEWCHAPTER REVIEWCHAPTER 9. POLITICAL PARTIES: THE INSURGENTS VERSUS THE ESTABLISHMENTOFFICECHOICESTHE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 THROWS CONVENTIONAL WISDOM OUT THE WINDOWPOLITICAL POLARIZATION, GRIDLOCK, AND TWO-PARTY DOMINANCE ARE THE DEFINING CONCLUSION: HOW WILL THE PARTIES RESPOND?CHAPTER REVIEWDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGEPRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ADDRESS LATINO VOTERS IN 2016PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS HAVE MANY STAGES AND MOVING PARTSA FIRST-TIMER RUNS FOR CONGRESS, WINS, AND THEN TURNS TOWARD REELECTIONRULES ARE THE SAMECONCLUSION: POLITICS AND AMERICA'S CHANGING LANDSCAPECHAPTER REVIEWCHAPTER 11. INTEREST GROUPS AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: COLLECTIVE ACTION, POWER, AND REPRESENTATIONA HOUSING BUBBLE BURSTS, AND INTEREST GROUPS POP OUTDEMOCRACYOCCUPY WALL STREET ILLUSTRATES THE STRUGGLES, SUCCESSES, AND FAILURES OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTSCHANGE AND EDUCATECHAPTER REVIEWPART III: INSTITUTIONSCHAPTER 12. CONGRESS: REPRESENTATION, ORGANIZATION, AND LEGISLATIONTHE ELECTIONS OF 2018 HIGHLIGHT THE CONNECTIONS AMONG PARTISANSHIP, THE CONSTITUTION DEFINES CONGRESS'S SHAPE AND POWERSFINANCIAL FACTORSCONCLUSION: REPRESENTATION REMAINS COMPLEX, BUT THE LANDSCAPE CONTINUES TO CHANGECHAPTER REVIEWCHAPTER 13. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY: INSTITUTIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND POWEREXECUTIVE BRANCHSECURITYTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEVERAL TOOLS FOR UNILATERAL ACTIONCHAPTER REVIEWCHAPTER 14. THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY: PUTTING THE NATION'S LAWS INTO EFFECTA FUNCTIONING BUREAUCRACY DEPENDS UPON EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONCONCLUSION: WHAT DOES A "GOOD" BUREAUCRACY LOOK LIKE?CHAPTER REVIEWCHAPTER 15. THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY: POLITICS, POWER, AND THE "LEAST DANGEROUS" BRANCHJUDICIAL DECISION MAKINGCHAPTER REVIEWAPPENDIX 4: FEDERALIST NO. 10APPENDIX 5: FEDERALIST NO. 511789-2017GLOSSARYNOTESINDEX
