Textbook Details
- By:
- Martin Saiz and Jennifer L. De Maio
- Published:
- October 2021
- Discipline:
- Political Science Textbooks
- ISBN (Digital):
- 978-1-4533-3795-0
Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Principles of American Government and Politics
Chapter 2: The Founding and the Constitution: Creating a Nation
Chapter 3: Federalism: Two Governments in the Same Area
Chapter 4: Civil Liberties: Necessary for Democracy to Exist
Chapter 5: Civil Rights: Necessary for Equal Treatment
Chapter 6: Public Opinion: Even the Busiest American Has One
Chapter 7: Citizen Participation and Voting: America Checks the Fluids
Chapter 8: Political Parties: Making Politics Cost Effective
Chapter 9: Interest Groups: Effective Participation with an Upper-Class Bias
Chapter 10: Media: Biased or a Business?
Chapter 11: The U.S. Congress: We Love Our Representative, but Not the Institution
Chapter 12: The President: Hoping for a Hero
Chapter 13: Bureaucracy: Who Is Really Doing the Work?
Chapter 14: The Federal Courts: Unelected but Powerful
Chapter 15: Domestic Policy: Taking Care of Things at Home
Chapter 16: Foreign Policy: Engaging in the Global Community
Appendix A: The Constitution of the United States
Appendix B: Federalist Paper #10