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Preface | |
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About the authors | |
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Democratic Aspirations, Republican Constitutional Foundations | |
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The American Democratic Republic | |
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Eighteenth-Century Republicanism | |
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Democracy | |
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The American Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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The Constitution | |
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The American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence | |
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The Articles of Confederation: The First Constitution | |
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The Democratic Challenge | |
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The Constitutional Convention | |
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What the Framers Created | |
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The Struggle to Ratify the Constitution | |
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The Changing Constitution and the American Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Federalism: States and Nation | |
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Federalism as a System of Government | |
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Federalism in the Constitution | |
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The Evolution of American Federalism | |
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Fiscal Federalism | |
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U.S. Federalism: Pro and Con | |
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Federalism and the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Civil Liberties | |
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Civil Liberties in the Constitution | |
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Rights and Liberties in the Nineteenth Century | |
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Nationalization of the Bill of Rights | |
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Freedom of Speech | |
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Freedom of the Press | |
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Religious Freedom | |
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Privacy | |
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Rights of Those Accused of a Crime | |
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Civil Liberties and Terrorism | |
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Civil Liberties and the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Civil Rights | |
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Civill Rights Before the Twentieth Century | |
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The Contemporary status of Civil Rights for Racial Minorities | |
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The Contemporary Status of Civil Rights for Women | |
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Broadening the Civil Rights Umbrella | |
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Civil Rights in the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Political Institutions | |
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Public Opinion | |
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Democracy and Public Opinion | |
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Finding Out What People Think | |
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Political Socialization: Learning Political Beliefs and Attitudes | |
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How and Why People's Political Attitudes Differ | |
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The Contours of American Public Opinion: Are the People Fit to Rule? | |
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Does Public Opinion Determine What Government Does? | |
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Public Opinion and the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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The News Media | |
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Roles of the News Media in a Democracy | |
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Mainstream and Nonmainstream News Media | |
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How the Mainstream News Media Work | |
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Effects of the News Media on Politics | |
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Democratic and Republican Encounters | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Interest Groups | |
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Interest Groups in a Democratic Society: Contrasting Views | |
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The Interest Group Universe | |
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Why There Are So Many Interest Groups | |
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What Interest Groups Do | |
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Interest Groups and Inequality in American Politics | |
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Curing the Mischief of Factions | |
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Interest Groups and the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Political Parties | |
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The Role of Political Parties in a Democratic Republic | |
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The American Two-Party System | |
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The Democratic and Republican Parties | |
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The Parties in Government and in the Electorate | |
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Political Parties and the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Elections and citizen Participation | |
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The Place of Elections in Democratic and Republican Theories | |
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Voting in the United States | |
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Who Votes? | |
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Campaigning for Office | |
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Election Outcomes | |
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Elections and Participation in the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Government Institutions | |
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Congress | |
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The Eighteenth-Century Republican Constitutional Foundations of Congress | |
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Representation and Democracy | |
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How Congress Works | |
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How Effective Is Congress? | |
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Congress and the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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ThePresident | |
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The Expanding Presidency | |
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The Powers and Roles of the President | |
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The President's Staff and Cabinet | |
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The President and Congress: Perpetual Tug-of-War | |
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The President and the People: An Evolving Relationship | |
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The Presidency and the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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TheFedral Bureaucracy | |
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The Bureaucracy in Democratic and Eighteenth-Century Republican Doctrines | |
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The American Bureaucracy: How Exceptional? | |
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How the Executive Branch Is Organized | |
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What Do Bureaucrats Do? | |
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Who Are the Bureaucrats? | |
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Political and Governmental Influences on Bureaucratic Behavior | |
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Reforming the Federal Bureaucracy | |
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The Federal Bureaucracy and the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Thee Courts | |
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The Foundations of Judicial Power | |
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Eighteenth-Century Republican Constitutional Design | |
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The U.S. Court System: Organization and Jurisdiction | |
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Appointment to the Federal Bench | |
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The Supreme Court in Action | |
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The Supreme Court as a National Policymaker | |
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Outside Influences on the Court | |
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The Supreme Court and the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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What Government Does | |
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The Budget and Economic Policies | |
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Public Policy | |
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Economic Policies | |
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The Main Players and Influences on Economic Policy | |
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The Government's Macroeconomic Policy Tools | |
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Taxing, Spending, and the Federal Budget | |
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Regulation | |
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Economic Policies in the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Social Safety Nets | |
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Why Safety Net Programs? | |
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An Outline of American Safety Net Programs | |
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Social Insurance | |
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Means-Tested Programs | |
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Differences in the American System of Social Safety Nets | |
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Social Safety Nets in the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Foreign Policy and National Defense | |
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Foreign Policy and Democracy: A Contradiction in Terms? | |
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The World's Superpower (Still) | |
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Problems of the Post-Cold War World | |
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The Middle East | |
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Foreign and Defense Policies and the Democratic Republic | |
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Key Terms | |
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Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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Internet Sources | |
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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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The Federalist Papers, Nos. 10, 51, and 78 | |
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Presidents and Congresses, 1789-2013 | |
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Chief Justices of the Supreme Court, 1789-2010 | |
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Glossary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Credits | |
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Index | |