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Preface | |
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What Is Politics? | |
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The First Day of Class | |
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Politics and Power | |
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Elites | |
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Authority: Legitimate Power | |
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The Need for Government | |
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What is Government? | |
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Making and Supporting Decisions | |
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The Study of Politics | |
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Political Science and Microsoft | |
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Why Give a Damn About Politics? | |
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What Is This Book About? | |
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Thought Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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The Constitution: Rules of the Game | |
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The Second Day of Class | |
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Background to the Constitution | |
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The Articles of Confederation (1781-1789) | |
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The Constitutional Convention | |
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The Framers | |
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Motives Behind the Constitution | |
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Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists | |
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Ratification and the Bill of Rights | |
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Four Major Constitutional Principles | |
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Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances | |
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Federalism | |
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The Debate over Modern Federalism | |
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Limited Government | |
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Judicial Review | |
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How Is the Constitution Changed? | |
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Amendments | |
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Judicial Interpretation | |
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Legislation | |
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Custom | |
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Why Has the Constitution Survived? | |
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Case Study: Federalism Caught in a Storm: The Katrina Disaster | |
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Wrap-Up | |
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Thought Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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The Executive Branch: The Presidency and Bureaucracy | |
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The President and die Constitution | |
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The Electoral College | |
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Vice President | |
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History of the Presidency | |
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Types of Presidents | |
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Modern Presidents | |
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The Obama Presidency | |
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Presidential Hats | |
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Chief of State | |
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Chief Executive | |
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Chief Diplomat | |
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Commander-in-Chief | |
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Chief Legislator | |
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Party Leader | |
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The Public Presidency | |
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The Federal Bureaucracy | |
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Executive Office of the President | |
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The Cabinet Departments | |
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The Executive Agencies | |
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The Regulatory Commissions | |
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Problems of Bureaucracy | |
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Rise of the Civil Service | |
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Bureaucrats as Policymakers | |
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The President and the Bureaucracy | |
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Case Study: 9/11: A President's Trial By Fire | |
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Wrap-Up | |
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Thought Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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The Legislative Branch: Congress | |
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Makeup of the Senate and House | |
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Role of the Legislator | |
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Who Are the Legislators? | |
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Malapportionment and Reapportionment | |
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Organization of the House of Representatives | |
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Organization of the Senate | |
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How Congress Works | |
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The Committee System | |
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How Committees Work | |
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Committee Chairs and the Seniority System | |
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Specialization and Reciprocity | |
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Major Committees in the House | |
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Major Committees in the Senate | |
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On the Floor, and Beyond | |
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Filibuster | |
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Presidential Veto | |
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The Budget Process | |
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Other Powers of Congress | |
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Case Study: Controlling Global Warming-The House Climate Bill | |
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Wrap-Up | |
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Thought Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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The Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court and the Federal Court System | |
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Federal Court System | |
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U.S. District Courts | |
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Courts of Appeals | |
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Special Federal Courts | |
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The Judges | |
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Jurisdiction | |
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U.S. Supreme Court | |
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The Final Authority? | |
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Early Years of the Court | |
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Judicial Review and National Supremacy | |
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The Court after the Civil War | |
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Modern Courts | |
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The Rehnquist Court (1986-2005) | |
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The Roberts Court (2005-) | |
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"The Least Dangerous Branch of Government?" | |
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Internal Limits on the Court | |
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External Limits on the Court | |
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Strengths of the Court | |
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The Court as a Political Player | |
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Judicial Activism vs. Judicial Restraint | |
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Case Study: Separate but Equal? | |
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Wrap-Up | |
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Thought Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Civil Rights and Liberties: Protecting the Players | |
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What Are Civil Liberties and Rights? | |
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Expanding the Bill of Rights | |
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Civil Liberties: Protecting People from Government | |
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Freedom of Speech | |
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Freedom of Religion | |
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Right of Privacy | |
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Due Process Rights | |
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Civil Rights: Protecting People from People | |
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Which People Need Protection? Suspect Classifications | |
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Race as a Suspect Classification | |
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Is Sex Suspect? | |
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The Politics of Civil Liberties and Rights | |
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Judges | |
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The Justice Department | |
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"Private Attorneys General" | |
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Legal Strategies | |
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Obeying the Courts | |
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Public Opinion and Civil Liberties | |
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Case Study: Fighting Terror, Guarding Liberties | |
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Wrap-Up | |
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Thought Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Voters and Political Parties | |
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Voters | |
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Who Votes? | |
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Political Socialization | |
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Class and Voting | |
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Who Doesn't Vote? | |
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Explanations | |
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Political Parties | |
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Party Functions | |
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The Rise of Today's Parties | |
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Maintaining, Deviating, and Realigning Elections | |
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2004 and 2008: Whose Realignment? | |
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Polarizing the Parties: The Growth of Partisans | |
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View from the Inside: Party Organizations | |
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Machines-Old and New | |
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American Party Structure | |
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National Party Organization | |
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Fundraising | |
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The National Convention | |
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View from the Outside: The Two-Party System | |
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Causes of the Two-Party System | |
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But do the Two Parties Have a Future? | |
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Case Study: Triple O-Obarm's Online Operation | |
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Wrap-Up | |
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Thought Questions | |
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Suggested. Readings | |
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Interest Groups and the Media | |
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Interest Groups | |
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Types of Interest Groups | |
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Lobbying | |
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Campaign Contributions | |
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Do Group Interests Overwhelm the Public Interest? | |
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Media | |
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What Are the Media? | |
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What Do the Media Do? | |
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Media and the Marketplace of Ideas | |
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Media and Government | |
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Media and the Public | |
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Case Study: The Candidate: A Day in the Life... | |
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Wrap-Up | |
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Thought Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Who Wins, Who Loses: Pluralism versus Elitism | |
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Pluralism | |
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Examples of Pluralism | |
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Criticisms of Pluralist Theory | |
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Elite | |
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Elite Examples | |
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Criticisms of the Elite View | |
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The Debate | |
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Newer Views | |
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Wrap-Up | |
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Thought Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Appendix | |
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The Declaration of Independence | |
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The Constitution of the United States | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |