Magruder's American Government

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Unit 1 Foundations of American Government

Principles of Government

(24)

Government and the State

(8)

Forms of Government

(6)

Basic Concepts of Democracy

(8)

Close Up on United States v. American Library Association, 2003

(1)

Chapter 1 Assessment

(2)

Origins of American Government

(36)

Our Political Beginnings

(6)

The Coming of Independence

(10)

The Declaration of Independence

(4)

The Critical Period

(4)

Creating the Constitution

(8)

Ratifying the Constitution

(6)

Close Up on United States v. Eichman, 1990

(1)

Chapter 2 Assessment

(2)

The Constitution

(24)

The Six Basic Principles

(8)

Formal Amendment

(7)

The Enduring Constitution: Freedom of Speech and Press

(5)

Constitutional Change by Other Means

(7)

Close Up on U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 1995

(1)

Chapter 3 Assessment

(2)

Federalism

(26)

Federalism: The Division of Power

(9)

The National Government and the 50 States

(8)

Interstate Relations

105

(7)

Close Up on Printz v. United States, 1997

109

(1)

Chapter 4 Assessment

110

(2)

Unit 2 Political Behavior: Government By the People

112

(146)

Political Parties

114

(32)

Parties and What They Do

116

(3)

The Two-Party System

119

(7)

The Two-Party System in American History

126

(6)

The Minor Parties

132

(5)

Party Organization

137

(9)

Close Up on Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 2002

143

(1)

Chapter 5 Assessment

144

(2)

Voters and Voter Behavior

146

(30)

The Right to Vote

148

(4)

Voter Qualifications

152

(7)

Suffrage and Civil Rights

159

(5)

The Enduring Constitution: Government by the People

160

(4)

Voter Behavior

164

(12)

Close Up on Oregon v. Mitchell, 1970

173

(1)

Chapter 6 Assessment

174

(2)

The Electoral Process

176

(30)

The Nominating Process

178

(10)

Elections

188

(8)

Money and Elections

196

(10)

Close Up on Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC, 2000

203

(1)

Chapter 7 Assessment

204

(2)

Mass Media and Public Opinion

206

(28)

The Formation of Public Opinion

208

(7)

Measuring Public Opinion

215

(8)

The Mass Media

223

(11)

Close Up on Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of N. Y., Inc. v. Village of Stratton, 2001

231

(1)

Chapter 8 Assessment

232

(2)

Interest Groups

234

(24)

The Nature of Interest Groups

236

(6)

Types of Interest Groups

242

(7)

Interest Groups at Work

249

(9)

Close Up on Flast v. Cohen, 1968

255

(1)

Chapter 9 Assessment

256

(2)

Unit 3 The Legislative Branch

258

(92)

Congress

260

(28)

The National Legislature

262

(5)

The House of Representatives

267

(8)

The Senate

275

(4)

The Members of Congress

279

(9)

Close Up on Hutchinson v. Proxmire, 1979

285

(1)

Chapter 10 Assessment

286

(2)

Powers of Congress

288

(30)

The Scope of Congressional Powers

290

(4)

The Expressed Powers of Money and Commerce

294

(7)

Other Expressed Powers

301

(4)

The Implied Powers

305

(5)

The Enduring Constitution: Expansion of Congressional Power

306

(4)

The Nonlegislative Powers

310

(8)

Close Up on Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States, 1964

315

(1)

Chapter 11 Assessment

316

(2)

Congress in Action

318

(32)

Congress Organizes

320

(9)

Committees in Congress

329

(5)

How a Bill Becomes a Law: The House

334

(8)

The Bill in the Senate

342

(8)

Close Up on Watkins v. United States, 1957

347

(1)

Chapter 12 Assessment

348

(2)

Unit 4 The Executive Branch

350

(152)

The Presidency

352

(36)

The President's Job Description

354

(5)

Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency

359

(6)

The Enduring Constitution: Changes in the Presidency

360

(5)

Presidential Selection: The Framers' Plan

365

(3)

Presidential Nominations

368

(9)

The Election

377

(11)

Close Up on Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 1982

385

(1)

Chapter 13 Assessment

386

(2)

The Presidency in Action

388

(24)

The Growth of Presidential Power

390

(3)

The President's Executive Powers

393

(6)

Diplomatic and Military Powers

399

(6)

Legislative and Judicial Powers

405

(7)

Close Up on Korematsu v. United States, 1944

409

(1)

Chapter 14 Assessment

410

(2)

Government at Work: The Bureaucracy

412

(32)

The Federal Bureaucracy

414

(5)

The Executive Office of the President

419

(5)

The Executive Departments

424

(6)

Independent Agencies

430

(7)

The Civil Service

437

(7)

Close Up on Rush Prudential HMO v. Moran, 2002

441

(1)

Chapter 15 Assessment

442

(2)

Financing Government

444

(22)

Taxes

446

(8)

Nontax Revenues and Borrowing

454

(4)

Spending and the Budget

458

(8)

Close Up on Agostini v. Felton, 1997

463

(1)

Chapter 16 Assessment

464

(2)

Foreign Policy and National Defense

466

(36)

Foreign Affairs and National Security

468

(9)

Other Foreign and Defense Agencies

477

(4)

American Foreign Policy Overview

481

(10)

Foreign Aid and Defense Alliances

491

(11)

Close Up on Rostker v. Goldberg, 1981

499

(1)

Chapter 17 Assessment

500

(2)

Unit 5 The Judicial Branch

502

(120)

The Federal Court System

504

(26)

The National Judiciary

506

(6)

The Inferior Courts

512

(5)

The Supreme Court

517

(7)

The Special Courts

524

(6)

Close Up on Reno v. Condon, 2000

527

(1)

Chapter 18 Assessment

528

(2)

Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms

530

(32)

The Unalienable Rights

532

(5)

Freedom of Religion

537

(9)

Freedom of Speech and Press

546

(9)

Freedom of Assembly and Petition

555

(7)

Close Up on Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District, 1969

559

(1)

Chapter 19 Assessment

560

(2)

Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

562

(30)

Due Process of Law

564

(5)

Freedom and Security of the Person

569

(7)

Rights of the Accused

576

(9)

Punishment

585

(7)

Close Up on Illinois v. Wardlow, 2000

589

(1)

Chapter 20 Assessment

590

(2)

Civil Rights: Equal Justice Under Law

592

(30)

Diversity and Discrimination in American Society

594

(7)

Equality Before the Law

601

(7)

The Enduring Constitution: The Supreme Court and Civil Rights

604

(4)

Federal Civil Rights Laws

608

(5)

American Citizenship

613

(9)

Close Up on Grutter v. Bollinger; Gratz v. Bollinger, 2003

619

(1)

Chapter 21 Assessment

620

(2)

Unit 6 Comparative Political and Economic Systems

622

(58)

Comparative Political Systems

624

(32)

Great Britain

626

(8)

Japan

634

(5)

Mexico

639

(6)

The Enduring Constitution: America's Place in the World

640

(5)

Russia

645

(5)

China

650

(6)

Close Up on American Insurance Association v. Garamendi, 2003

653

(1)

Chapter 22 Assessment

654

(2)

Comparative Economic Systems

656

(24)

Capitalism

658

(8)

Socialism

666

(6)

Communism

672

(8)

Close Up on Shelley v. Kraemer, 1948

677

(1)

Chapter 23 Assessment

678

(2)

Unit 7 Participating in State and Local Government

680

(69)

Governing the States

682

(34)

State Constitutions

684

(5)

State Legislatures

689

(5)

The Enduring Constitution: Redefining Federalism

690

(4)

The Governor and State Administration

694

(8)

In the Courtroom

702

(5)

The Courts and Their Judges

707

(9)

Close Up on Baker v. Carr, 1962

713

(1)

Chapter 24 Assessment

714

(2)

Local Government and Finance

716

(33)

Counties, Towns, and Townships

718

(7)

Cities and Metropolitan Areas

725

(8)

Providing Important Services

733

(6)

Financing State and Local Government

739

(10)

Close Up on Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris, 1989

745

(1)

Chapter 25 Assessment

746

(3)

Reference Section Table of Contents

749

(50)

Databank

750

(8)

Outline of the Constitution

758

(2)

United States Constitution

760

(20)

Historical Documents

780

(19)

Supreme Court Glossary

799

(8)

Glossary

807

(8)

Spanish Glossary

815

(11)

Index

826

(15)

Acknowledgments

841

(2)

Stop the Presses

843

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