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| Preface | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| The American System | |
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| American Democracy | |
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| The American People | |
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| Diversity and Politics | |
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| Political Culture | |
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| American Democracy: The Core Values | |
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| American Democracy in Practice | |
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| Conclusion: Is Government Responsive? | |
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| The Constitution | |
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| The Articles of Confederation | |
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| The Constitution | |
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| Conclusion: Does the Constitution Allow Government to Be Responsive? | |
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| Federalism and the Growth of Government | |
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| Federal and Other Systems | |
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| The Political Bases of Federalism | |
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| The Constitutional Bases of Federalism | |
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| Federalism and the Growth of Government | |
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| The Practice of Federalism | |
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| Conclusion: Is Federalism Responsive? | |
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| Links between People and Government | |
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| Public Opinion | |
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| Nature of Public Opinion | |
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| Formation of Public Opinion | |
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| Measuring Public Opinion | |
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| How Informed Is Public Opinion? | |
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| Public Opinion | |
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| Conclusion: Is Government Responsive to Public Opinion? | |
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| News Media | |
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| The Media State | |
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| Relationship between the Media and Politicians | |
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| Bias of the Media | |
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| Impact of the Media on Politics | |
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| Conclusion: Are the Media Responsive? | |
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| Interest Groups | |
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| Group Formation | |
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| Types of Interest Groups | |
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| Tactics of Interest Groups | |
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| Success of Interest Groups | |
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| Conclusion: Do Interest Groups Help Make Government Responsive? | |
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| Political Parties | |
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| What Are Political Parties? | |
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| Development and Change in the Party System | |
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| Characteristics of the Party System | |
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| Party in the Electorate | |
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| Party in Government | |
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| Party Organization | |
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| The Nominating Process | |
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| Conclusion: Do Political Parties Make Government More Responsive? | |
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| Elections | |
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| The American Electorate | |
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| Voter Turnout | |
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| Other Campaign Participation | |
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| Presidential Nominating Campaigns | |
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| The General Election Campaign | |
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| Voting | |
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| Conclusion: Do Elections Make Government Responsive? | |
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| Money and Politics | |
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| The Development of Laws to Regulate Money and Politics | |
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| The Role of Money in Election Campaigns | |
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| The Impact of Campaign Money | |
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| Conflicts of Interest | |
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| Conclusion: Does the Influence of Money Make Government Less Responsive? | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Congress | |
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| Members and Constituencies | |
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| Congressional Campaigns and Elections | |
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| The Representative on the Job | |
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| How Congress Is Organized | |
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| What Congress Does | |
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| Conclusion: Is Congress Responsive? | |
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| The Presidency | |
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| The Growth of the Presidency | |
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| Terms of Office | |
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| Duties and Powers of Office | |
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| Presidential Staff and Advisors | |
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| The President and the People | |
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| The President and Congress | |
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| Limits on Presidential Power | |
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| What Makes an Effective President? | |
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| Conclusion: Is the Presidency Responsive? | |
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| The Bureaucracy | |
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| Bureaucracy | |
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| Federal Bureaucracy | |
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| Bureaucratic Functions | |
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| Expectations about the Federal Bureaucracy | |
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| Controlling the Bureaucracy | |
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| Conclusion: Is the Bureaucracy Responsive? | |
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| The Judiciary | |
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| Development of the Courts' Role in Government | |
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| Courts | |
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| Judges | |
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| Access to the Courts | |
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| Deciding Cases | |
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| The Power of the Courts | |
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| Conclusion: Are the Courts Responsive? | |
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| Civil Liberties and Rights | |
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| Civil Liberties | |
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| The Constitution and the Bill of Rights | |
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| Freedom of Expression | |
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| Rights of Criminal Defendants | |
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| Right to Privacy | |
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| Conclusion: Are the Courts Responsive in Interpreting Civil Liberties? | |
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| Civil Rights | |
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| Race Discrimination | |
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| Sex Discrimination | |
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| Affirmative Action | |
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| Conclusion: Is Government Responsive in Granting Civil Rights? | |
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| Public Policies | |
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| Economic Policy | |
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| Types of Economic Systems | |
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| Regulating the Economy | |
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| The Budget in the Economy | |
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| Postwar Boom and Bust | |
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| The American Economy in the Twenty-First Century | |
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| Conclusion: Is Our Economic Policy Responsive? | |
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| Social Welfare and Health Policy | |
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| What Are Social Welfare Policies? | |
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| Evolution of Social Welfare Policies | |
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| Social Welfare for Everyone | |
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| Social Welfare for the Poor | |
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| Social Welfare for the Well-Off | |
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| Federal Health Care Programs | |
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| Conclusion: Are Social Welfare Programs Responsive? | |
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| Regulation and Environmental Policy | |
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| Development of Regulation | |
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| The Regulatory Process | |
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| Cycles of Regulation | |
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| Regulatory Politics and Environmental Protection | |
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| Benefits and Costs of Regulation | |
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| Conclusion: Is Regulation Responsive? | |
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| Foreign Policy | |
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| Foreign Policy Goals | |
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| Making Foreign Policy in a Democracy | |
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| Changing Approaches to U.S. Foreign Policy | |
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| Military Instruments of Foreign Policy | |
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| Economic Instruments of Foreign Policy | |
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| Conclusion: Is Our Foreign Policy Responsive? | |
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| The Declaration of Independence | |
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| Constitution of the United States of America | |
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| Federalist Paper 10 | |
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| Federalist Paper 51 | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Spanish Equivalents for Important Political Terms | |
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| Name Index | |
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| Subject Index | |