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Preface | |
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To the Student | |
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Power and Citizenship in American Politics | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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What is Politics? | |
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Profiles in Citizenship | |
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Political Systems and the Concept of Citizenship | |
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Democracy in America | |
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Who Is a Citizen and Who Is Not? | |
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What Do American Citizens Believe? | |
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How to Use the Themes and Features in This Book | |
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Consider the Source: Critical Thinking | |
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Citizenship and Politics | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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The Politics of the American Founding | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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The Split From England | |
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Profiles in Citizenship: Newt Gingrich | |
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The Articles of Confederation | |
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The Constitutional Convention | |
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The Constitution | |
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Ratification | |
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Citizenship and the Founding | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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Federalism | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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What Is Federalism? | |
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Profiles in Citizenship | |
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American Federalism Over Time | |
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Federalism Today | |
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Consider the Source: Don't Be Fooled by the Op-Ed Pages | |
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Citizenship and Federalism | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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Fundamental American Liberties | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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Rights in a Democracy | |
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The Bill of Rights and the States | |
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Freedom of Religion | |
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Freedom of Expression | |
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Profiles in Citizenship | |
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The Right to Bear Arms | |
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The Rights of Criminal Defendants | |
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The Right to Privacy | |
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Citizenship and Civil Liberties | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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The Struggle for Equal Rights | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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The Meaning of Political Inequality | |
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Rights Denied on the Basis of Race | |
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Rights Denied on the Basis of Race and Ethnicity | |
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Consider the Source: Don't Be Fooled by the World Wide Web | |
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Rights Denied on the Basis of Gender | |
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Rights Denied on Other Bases | |
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Citizenship and Civil Rights Today | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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Congress | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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Representation and Lawmaking in Congress | |
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Congressional Powers and Responsibilities | |
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Congressional Elections | |
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Profiles in Citizenship | |
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Congressional Organization | |
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How Congress Works | |
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Citizenship and Congress | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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The Presidency | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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The Double Expectations Gap | |
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The Evolution of the American Presidency | |
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Presidential Politics | |
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Managing thePresidential Establishment | |
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Profiles in Citizenship | |
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The Presidential Personality | |
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Citizenship and the Presidency | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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The Bureaucracy | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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What Is Bureaucracy? | |
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The American federal Bureaucracy | |
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Politics Inside the Bureaucracy | |
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Consider the Source: Don't Be Fooled by Bureaucratese | |
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External Bureaucratic Politics | |
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Citizenship and the Bureaucracy | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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The American Legal System and the Courts | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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Law and the American Legal System | |
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Constitutional Provisions and the Development of Judiclat Review | |
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Federalism and the American Courts | |
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The Supreme Court | |
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Profiles in Citizenship | |
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Citizenship and the Courts | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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Public Opinion | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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The Role of Public Opinion in a Democracy | |
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Citizen Values | |
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Consider the Source: Don't Be Fooled by the Polls | |
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What Influences Our opinions About Politics? | |
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Measuring and Tracking Public Opinion | |
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Citizenship and Public Opinion | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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Parties and Interest Groups | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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What are Political Parties? | |
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The American Party System | |
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Consider the Source: Don't Be Fooled by Political Party Platforms | |
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The Roles, Formation, and Types of Interest Groups | |
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Interest Group Politics | |
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Interest Group Resources | |
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Profiles in Citizenship | |
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Citizenship and Political Groups | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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Voting, Campaigns, and Elections | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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Exercising the Right to Vote in America | |
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How the Voter Decides | |
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Presidential Campaigns | |
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Profiles in Citizenship | |
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Citizenship and Elections | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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The Media | |
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What's at Stake? | |
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Where Do We Get Our Information? | |
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Who Owns the Media, and How Does That Affect Our News? | |
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Who Are the Journalists? | |
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The Media and Politics | |
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Consider the Source: Don't Be Fooled by the Media | |
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Citizenship and the Media | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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Domestic and Foreign Policy | |
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what's at Stake? | |
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Making Public Policy | |
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Social Policy | |
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Economic Policy | |
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Consider the Source: Don't Be Fooled by Economic Indicators | |
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Foreign Policy | |
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Citizenship and Policy | |
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What's at Stake Revisited | |
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Summary With Key Terms | |
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Appendix Material | |
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Articles of Confederation | |
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Declaration of Independence | |
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Constitution of the United States | |
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Federalist No.10 | |
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Federalist No.51 | |
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Presidents, Vice Presidents, Speakers, and Chief Justices, 1789-2010 | |
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Notes | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |
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Profile Sources | |
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Illustration Credits | |