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This Land Is Your Land : Introduction to American Government and Politics v3.0

By Martin Saiz and Jennifer L. De Maio

Published: November 2025
Discipline: Political Science Textbooks
ISBN (Digital): 979-8-88794-549-1

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 Governing 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 No. 10

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