American Government

I. THE FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNMENT

 1. Politics, Democracy, and the American People

 2. From Colonialism to Constitutionalism

     - The Constitution of the United States of America (Annotated).

     - Amendments to the Constitution (Annotated).

 3. The Federal System

II. POLITICS AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

 4. Public Opinion and the Mass Media

 5. Political Parties and Interest Groups

 6. Nominations and Elections

III. THE INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT

 7. Congress

 8. The Chief Executive

 9. The Federal Bureaucracy

10. The Judiciary

IV. THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL

11. Civil Liberties

12. Civil Rights

V. PUBLIC POLICY

13. Public Policy–What Government Does

14. Foreign Policy

APPENDICES

Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence

Appendix B: The Articles of Confederation.

Appendix C: The Antifederalists.

Appendix D: The Federalist.

Appendix E: Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States.

Glossary.

Index.

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