Description
Keeping the Republic draws students into the study of American politics, showing them how to think critically about "who gets what, and how" while exploring the twin themes of power and citizenship. Throughout the text and its features, authors Christine Barbour and Gerald C. Wright reveal how to effectively apply critical thinking skills to the political information encountered every day.
With students living through one of the most challenging periods in American life, the Twelfth Edition is a much-needed resource to help them make sense of politics in America today and become savvy consumers of political information.
Table of Contents
1. Politics: Who Gets What, and How?
2. American Citizens and Political Culture
3. Politics of the American Founding
4. Federalism and the U.S. Constitution
5. Fundamental American Liberties
6. The Struggle for Equal Rights
7. Congress
8. The Presidency
9. The Bureaucracy
10. The American Legal System and the Courts
11. Public Opinion
12. Political Parties
13. Interest Groups
14. Voting, Campaigns, and Elections
15. Media, Power, and Political Communication
16. Social and Environmental Policy
17. Economic Policy
18. Foreign Policy
