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About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Preface
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Communication in the Information Age
1.1
Preamble
1.2
Communication, Information, and the Media
1.3
News
1.4
Opinion and Commentary
1.5
New Media
1.6
Recommended Reading
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The Constitution and the Structure of Government Power
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2.2
The First American Political System
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Creating and Ratifying the Constitution
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Constitutional Principles and Provisions
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The Constitution in the Information Age
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Federalism
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Federalism as a Structure for Power
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The Meanings of Federalism
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Why Federalism Works (More or Less)
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Federalism in the Information Age
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Civil Liberties
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The Bill of Rights
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Religion, Speech, the Press, Assembly, and Petition
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Arms, Search and Seizure, Accusation, Punishment, Property, and Privacy
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Civil Liberties in the Information Age
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Civil Rights
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Civil War Amendments and African Americans
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Other Minorities, Women, Lesbians, Gay Men, and the Disabled
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Civil Rights in the Information Age
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Political Culture and Socialization
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Political Culture
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Political Socialization
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Political Culture and Socialization in the Information Age
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Public Opinion
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What Is Public Opinion?
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Polling the Public
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Public Opinion in the Information Age
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Participation, Voting, and Social Movements
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What Is Political Participation?
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Why People Participate
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Who Participates and Who Does Not
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Social Movements
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Interest Groups
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The Interest Group System
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Lobbying: The Art of Influence
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Interest Groups and the Political System
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Interest Groups in the Information Age
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Political Parties
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History of American Political Parties
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Political Parties Today
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Party in Government
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Party Identification
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Political Parties in the Information Age
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Campaigns and Elections
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The Powers of Congress
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A Bicameral Legislative Branch
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The Legislative Process
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Members of Congress
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The Presidency
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The Powers of the Presidency
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The Bureaucracy
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What Is Bureaucracy?
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The Federal Bureaucracy in the Information Age
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The Courts
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Power of the US Supreme Court
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Making Public Policies
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Major Domestic Policies
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The Major Foreign and National Security Policies
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