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| Preface | |
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| The Constitutional System | |
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| Political Culture | |
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| From The Liberal Tradition in America: An Interpretation of American Political Thought Since the Revolution | |
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| From The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787 | |
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| "Beyond Tocqueville, Myrdal, and Hartz: The Multiple Traditions in America" | |
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| Debating the Issues: What Does It Mean to Be an American? | |
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| "Sworn-Again Americans" | |
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| "What Does It Mean to Be an American?" | |
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| "The Three Political Cultures" | |
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| The Founding and the Constitution | |
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| "The Nature of American Constitutionalism," from The Origins of the American Constitution | |
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| The Federalist, No. 15 | |
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| From An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States | |
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| Debating the Issues: How Democratic Is the Constitution? | |
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| "The Ratification Referendum: Sending the Constitution to a New Convention for Repair" | |
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| "We" | |
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| Federalism | |
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| The Federalist, No. 46 | |
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| From The Price of Federalism | |
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| "Jumping Frogs, Endangered Toads, and California's Medical-Marijuana Law" | |
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| Debating the Issues: Immigration Reform and State Power | |
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| "State Sovereignty Is the Issue" | |
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| "Dismantling Federalism Is a Shortcut With a Very Steep Price" | |
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| "The Debate Over Immigration Reform Is Not Over Until It's Over" | |
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| The Constitutional Framework and the Individual: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights | |
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| "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions" | |
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| "Letter from Birmingham Jail" | |
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| "In Defense of Prejudice" | |
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| Debating the Issues: Same-Sex Marriage | |
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| "The Marriage Ideal"-Ross Douthat | |
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| "The Libertarian Case Against Gay Marriage" | |
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| "Objections to These Unions" | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Congress: The First Branch | |
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| From Congress: The Electoral Connection | |
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| "U.S. House Members in Their Constituencies: An Exploration" | |
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| "Too Much of a Good Thing: More Representative Is Not Necessarily Better" | |
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| Debating the Issues: Pork-Barrel Politics | |
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| "Corporate Welfare and Earmarks"-Cato Handbook for Policymakers | |
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| "Inhofe: Earmarks Are Good for Us" | |
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| "Earmarks Are a Model, Not a Menace" | |
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| The Presidency | |
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| "The Power to Persuade," from Presidential Power | |
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| "Perspectives on the Presidency," from The Presidency in a Separated System | |
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| Debating the Issues: Prospects, Possibilities, and Perils in Obama's Second Term | |
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| "Triumphant Obama Faces New Foe in 'Second-Term Curse'" | |
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| "Beware Obama's Big Ideas" | |
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| "Second Chances" | |
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| Bureaucracy | |
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| "The Study of Administration" | |
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| From Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It | |
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| Debating the Issues: Privatization of Government Activity | |
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| "Federalist No. 70: Where Does the Public Service Begin and End?" | |
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| "Privatization"-Cato Handbook for Policymakers | |
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| The Judiciary | |
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| The Federalist, No. 78 | |
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| "The Court and American Life," from Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics | |
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| The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change? | |
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| Debating the Issues: Interpreting the Constitution-Originalism or a Living Constitution? | |
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| "Constitutional Interpretation the Old-Fashioned Way" | |
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| "Our Democratic Constitution" | |
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| Political Behavior: Participation | |
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| Public Opinion and the Media | |
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| "Polling the Public," from Public Opinion in a Democracy | |
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| "Choice Words: If You Can't Understand Our Poll Questions, Then How Can We Understand Your Answers?" | |
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| "News vs. Entertainment: How Increasing Media Choice Widens Gaps in Political Knowledge and Turnout" | |
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| Debating the Issues: The Future of Political Journalism | |
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| "Goodbye to the Age of Newspapers (Hello to a New Era of Corruption)" | |
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| "How to Save the News" | |
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| Elections and Voting | |
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| "The Voice of the People: An Echo," from The Responsible Electorate | |
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| "The Unpolitical Animal: How Political Science Understands Voters" | |
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| "Telling Americans to Vote, or Else" | |
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| Debating the Issues: Voter Identification | |
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| "The Historical Context of Voter Photo-ID Laws" | |
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| "Requiring Identification by Voters" | |
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| "Is There a Middle Ground in the Voter ID Debate?" | |
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| Political Parties | |
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| "The Decline of Collective Responsibility in American Politics" | |
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| "Be Careful What You Wish For: The Rise of Responsible Parties in American National Politics" | |
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| Debating the Issues: Red America versus Blue America-Are We Polarized? | |
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| "What Culture Wars? Debunking the Myth of a Polarized America" | |
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| "How Divided Are We?" | |
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| "Tea Minus Zero" | |
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| Groups and Interests | |
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| "Political Association in the United States," from Democracy in America | |
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| "The Alleged Mischiefs of Faction," from The Governmental Process | |
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| "The Logic of Collective Action," from Rise and Decline of Nations | |
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| Debating the Issues: Corporate and Labor Spending in Campaigns | |
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| "The Decision That Threatens Democracy" | |
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| "Citizens United We Stand" | |
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| "How Much Has Citizens United Changed the Political Game?" | |
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| Public Policy | |
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| Government and the Economy | |
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| "Call for Federal Responsibility" | |
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| "Against the Proposed New Deal" | |
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| "The Rise and Fall of the GDP" | |
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| Debating the Issues: Is Income Inequality a Problem? | |
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| "Why We Can't Ignore Growing Income Inequality" | |
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| "Three Cheers for Income Inequality" | |
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| Government and Society | |
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| "Providing Social Security Benefits in the Future: A Review of the Social Security System and Plans to Reform It" | |
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| "American Business, Public Policy, Case Studies, and Political Theory" | |
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| Debating the Issues: Health Care Reform | |
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| "Grading Health Reform: Experts Assess Whether the Bill Delivers on Its Promises" | |
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| "Repeal: Why and How Obamacare Must Be Undone" | |
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| "Even After Big Victory, Health Care Future Uncertain" | |
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| Foreign Policy and World Politics | |
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| "The Age of Open Society" | |
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| "Reality Check" | |
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| Debating the Issues: Is the World Still a Dangerous Place? | |
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| "Clear and Present Safety: The United States is More Secure Than Washington Thinks" | |
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| "National Insecurity: Just How Safe Is the United States?" | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Marbury v. Madison (1803) | |
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| McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) | |
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| Barron v. Baltimore (1833) | |
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| Roe v. Wade (1973) | |
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| Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954) | |
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| United States v. Nixon (1974) | |
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| United States v. Lopez (1995) | |
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| The Declaration of Independence | |
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| The Federalist, No. 10-James Madison | |
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| The Constitution of the United States of America | |
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| Amendments to the Constitution | |
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| Acknowledgments | |