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| Figures and Tables | |
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| Preface to the Third Edition | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Comparison of 23 Established Democracies | |
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| An Overview of U.S. Politics and the Comparative View | |
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| The Constitutional Order | |
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| The American Nation, State, and Regime | |
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| Case Study: The Nation, State, and Regime in Poland | |
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| The U.S. Constitution | |
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| Case Study: The South African Constitution of 1996 | |
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| Federalism | |
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| Case Study: The European Union | |
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| Case Study: The Unitary State in Japan | |
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| Case Study: German Federalism | |
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| Separation of Powers | |
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| Case Study: The Westminster Parliamentary Model | |
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| A Hypothetical Case Study: Parliamentary Checks and Balances | |
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| The Institutions of Government | |
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| The Executive Branch: The Presidency and the Bureaucracy | |
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| Case Study: Variations in Executive Power in Southeast Asia | |
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| The Legislative Branch: The Two Houses of Congress | |
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| Case Study: Legislative Variation in the Former British Dominions | |
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| The Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court and the Federal Courts | |
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| Case Study: The Judiciary in France | |
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| Political Participation | |
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| Conventional and Unconventional Participation: Activism, Social Movements, and Interest Groups | |
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| Case Study: The Zapatistas and Indigenous Political Participation in Mexico | |
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| Voting and Elections | |
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| Case Study: Voting and Elections in Israel | |
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| Political Parties | |
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| A Hypothetical Case Study: Electoral Systems and the Number of Parties | |
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| Public Opinion and Political Values | |
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| Case Study: The World Values Survey | |
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| Public Policy and Policymaking | |
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| Domestic Policy: Socioeconomic Regulation, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights | |
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| Case Study: Political Rights and Social Protections in Denmark | |
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| Foreign Policy: The United States in the World | |
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| Case Study: The Foreign Policy of China | |
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| Conclusion: The American Anomaly on Balance | |
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| For Further Study: A Brief Bibliographic Essay on "American Exceptionalism" | |
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| Glossary Terms | |
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| Index | |