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This new edition of the number one book in American government continues to provide the most current and engaging introduction available for the course without chapters dedicated to policy. Written with the belief that knowledge of the development of American government is integral to fully understand our current political system,American Government: Continuity and Changeoffers a strong historical perspective that highlights the evolution of government and engages students with examples relevant to their lives.

Preface

xxiii

Analyzing Visuals: A Brief Guide

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PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT

The Political Landscape

(30)

The Origins of American Government: What It Is and Why We Need It

(4)

Functions of Government

(1)

Roots of Government The Philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke: The Proper Scope of Government

(2)

Types of Government

(1)

Roots of American Government: Where Did the Ideas Come From?

(3)

The Reformation and the Enlightenment: Questioning the Divine Right of Kings

(1)

Hobbes, Locke, and a Social Contract Theory of Government

(1)

Global Perspective American Uniqueness in the World: Are We Number One?

(1)

Devising a National Government in the American Colonies

(1)

American Political Culture and the Characteristics of American Democracy

(2)

Personal Liberty

(1)

Equality

(1)

Popular Consent and Majority Rule

(1)

Popular Sovereignty

(1)

Civil Society

(1)

Individualism

(1)

Changing Characteristics of the American People

(8)

Changing Size and Population

(1)

Changing Demographics of the U.S. Population

(3)

Analyzing Visuals Changing Age Composition of the United States

(2)

Implications of These Changes

(1)

Join the Debate The Huntington Theory of Hispanization

(2)

Ideology of the American Public

(3)

Conservatives

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Popular Vote by County---An Ideological Divide?

(1)

Liberals

(1)

Libertarians

(1)

Problems with Political Labels

(1)

Current Attitudes Toward American Government

(8)

High Expectations

(1)

A Missing Appreciation of the Good

(1)

Politics Now Deepening Disapproval of U.S. Involvement in Iraq

(1)

Mistrust of Politicians

(1)

Voter Apathy

(1)

Redefining Our Expectations

(4)

The Constitution

(62)

The Origins of a New Nation

(7)

Trade and Taxation

(1)

First Steps Toward Independence

(2)

The First Continental Congress

(1)

The Second Continental Congress

(1)

The Declaration of Independence

(1)

The First Attempt at Government: The Articles of Confederation

(2)

Problems Under the Articles of Confederation

(1)

Shays's Rebellion

(1)

The Miracle at Philadelphia: Writing a Constitution

(5)

The Characteristics and Motives of the Framers

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Who Were the Framers?

(1)

The Virginia and New Jersey Plans

(1)

Constitutional Compromises

(1)

Unfinished Business Affecting the Executive Branch

(1)

The U.S. Constitution

(8)

The Basic Principles of the Constitution

(2)

The Articles of the Constitution

(1)

Join the Debate The ``Equal Opportunity to Govern'' Amendment

(3)

Global Perspective Writing a Constitution: How Do We Compare?

(1)

The Drive for Ratification

(5)

Federalists Versus Anti-Federalists

(1)

The Federalist Papers

(2)

Ratifying the Constitution

(1)

Amending the Constitution: The Bill of Rights

(1)

On Campus A Student's Revenge: The Twenty-Seventh (Madison) Amendment

(1)

Methods of Amending the Constitution

(7)

Formal Methods of Amending the Constitution

(1)

The Living Constitution Article V

(1)

Informal Methods of Amending the Constitution

(1)

Politics Now Politics and Amending the Constitution

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Why Did the Framers Write the Constitution As They Did?

(3)

Constitution of the United States

(27)

Federalism

(30)

The Roots of the Federal System: Governmental Powers Under the Constitution

(7)

National Powers Under the Constitution

(2)

Global Perspective Federalism Around the World

(1)

State Powers Under the Constitution

100

(1)

Concurrent and Denied Powers Under the Constitution

100

(1)

Relations Among the States

101

(2)

The Living Constitution Tenth Amendment

103

(1)

Relations Within the States: Local Government

104

(1)

Federalism and the Marshall Court

104

(1)

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

104

(1)

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

105

(1)

Dual Federalism: The Taney Court, Slavery, and the Civil War

105

(3)

Dred Scott and the Advent of Civil War

106

(1)

Roots of Government Dred Scott: Slavery and the Supreme Court

106

(1)

The Civil War, Its Aftermath, and the Continuation of Dual Federalism

106

(1)

Setting the Stage for a Stronger National Government

107

(1)

Cooperative Federalism: The New Deal and the Growth of National Government

108

(5)

The New Deal

108

(2)

The Changing Nature of Federalism: From Layer Cake to Marble Cake

110

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Domestic Grant-in-Aid Outlays, 1940--2005

111

(1)

Federal Grants and National Efforts to Influence the States

111

(1)

Politics Now Alcohol Policies

112

(1)

New Federalism: Returning Power to the States

113

(12)

The Reagan Revolution

113

(1)

The Devolution Revolution

114

(1)

Federalism Under the Bush Administration

115

(1)

Join the Debate The No Child Left Behind Act

116

(1)

The Supreme Court: A Return to States' Rights?

117

(2)

Analyzing Visuals State-by-State Report Card on Access to Abortion

119

(2)

On Campus Legislating Against Violence Against Women: A Casualty of the Devolution Revolution?

121

(4)

State and Local Government

125

(32)

The Evolution of State and Local Governments

126

(2)

State Governments

128

(14)

State Constitutions

128

(1)

The Living Constitution Eleventh Amendment

129

(1)

Politics Now Graduated Driver Licensing

130

(2)

Governors

132

(2)

State Legislatures

134

(2)

Join the Debate Term Limits at the State and Local Level

136

(1)

State Courts

136

(3)

Elections and Political Parties

139

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Patterns of Party Competition in State Legislatures

140

(1)

Direct Democracy

141

(1)

Local Governments

142

(7)

Charters

143

(1)

On Campus College Towns and Binge Drinking

144

(1)

Types of Local Governments

144

(2)

Global Perspective Cities in the World

146

(1)

Executives and Legislatures

147

(2)

Grassroots Power and Politics

149

(1)

Relations with Indian Nations

149

(2)

State and Local Finances

151

(6)

Analyzing Visuals State and Local Tax Burdens

153

(4)

Civil Liberties

157

(40)

The First Constitutional Amendments: The Bill of Rights

159

(4)

The Incorporation Doctrine: The Bill of Rights Made Applicable to the States

160

(1)

The Living Constitution Ninth Amendment

161

(1)

Selective Incorporation and Fundamental Freedoms

162

(1)

First Amendment Guarantees: Freedom of Religion

163

(4)

The Establishment Clause

164

(1)

Roots of Government The American Civil Liberties Union

165

(1)

The Free Exercise Clause

166

(1)

First Amendment Guarantees: Freedom of Speech, Press, and Assembly

167

(10)

Freedom of Speech and the Press

167

(2)

Global Perspective Freedom of the Press (by Region)

169

(1)

Join the Debate The USA Patriot Act

170

(1)

Protected Speech and Publications

171

(2)

On Campus Political Speech and Mandatory Student Fees

173

(1)

Unprotected Speech and Publications

173

(3)

Freedoms of Assembly and Petition

176

(1)

The Second Amendment: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

177

(1)

The Rights of Criminal Defendants

178

(9)

The Fourth Amendment and Searches and Seizures

178

(2)

The Fifth Amendment and Self-Incrimination

180

(2)

The Fourth and Fifth Amendments and the Exclusionary Rule

182

(1)

The Sixth Amendment and the Right to Counsel

182

(1)

The Sixth Amendment and Jury Trials

183

(1)

Politics Now Civil Liberties in Times of War

184

(1)

The Eighth Amendment and Cruel and Unusual Punishment

185

(2)

The Right to Privacy

187

(10)

Birth Control

188

(1)

Abortion

188

(2)

Analyzing Visuals Partial Birth Abortion Ban

190

(1)

Homosexuality

191

(1)

The Right to Die

192

(1)

Analyzing Visuals State Sodomy Laws

192

(5)

Civil Rights

197

(40)

Slavery, Abolition, and Winning the Right to Vote, 1800--1890

199

(5)

Slavery and Congress

199

(1)

The First Civil Rights Movements: Abolition and Women's Rights

199

(1)

The 1850s: The Calm Before the Storm

200

(1)

The Civil War and Its Aftermath: Civil Rights Laws and Constitutional Amendments

201

(1)

The Living Constitution Thirteenth Amendment, Section 1

202

(1)

Civil Rights, Congress, and the Supreme Court

203

(1)

The Push for Equality, 1890--1954

204

(5)

The Founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

205

(1)

Key Women's Groups

205

(1)

Litigating for Equality

206

(3)

The Civil Rights Movement

209

(8)

Join the Debate Brown v. Board of Education After Fifty Years

210

(1)

School Desegregation After Brown

210

(1)

A New Move for African American Rights

211

(1)

Formation of New Groups

212

(1)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

213

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Police Confront Civil Rights Demonstrators in Birmingham

214

(1)

The Impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

215

(2)

The Women's Rights Movement

217

(5)

Litigation for Equal Rights

217

(2)

The Equal Protection Clause and Constitutional Standards of Review

219

(2)

Statutory Remedies for Sex Discrimination

221

(1)

Other Groups Mobilize for Rights

222

(7)

Hispanic Americans

222

(1)

On Campus Helping Others to Achieve Their Civil Rights

223

(1)

Native Americans

224

(1)

Politics Now Reclaiming Rights: Indians Use Diverse Ways to Reverse the Economic Adversity of Discrimination

225

(2)

Gays and Lesbians

227

(1)

Disabled Americans

228

(1)

Continuing Controversies in Civil Rights

229

(8)

Affirmative Action

229

(2)

Analyzing Visuals Americans View Affirmative Action

231

(1)

Other Continuing Controversies in Civil Rights

232

(1)

Global Perspective Women in Parliament

233

(4)

PART 2 INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT

Congress

237

(40)

The Constitution and the Legislative Branch of Government

238

(4)

Apportionment and Redistricting

239

(1)

Constitutional Powers of Congress

239

(1)

The Living Constitution Article 1, Section 8

240

(2)

How Congress Is Organized

242

(12)

Roots of Government Life on the Floor and in the Halls of Congress

243

(1)

The House of Representatives

243

(1)

Join the Debate Ethics and the Congress

244

(2)

The Senate

246

(1)

Politics Now A Minority Bill of Rights?

247

(1)

The Role of Political Parties in Organizing Congress

248

(1)

The Committee System

248

(5)

Global Perspective The Parliament of the ``United States of Europe''

253

(1)

The Members of Congress

254

(7)

Running for Office and Staying in Office

256

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Approval Ratings of Congress and Individual Representatives

257

(1)

Congressional Demographics

257

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Female and Minority Members of Congress

258

(1)

Theories of Representation

259

(2)

How Members Make Decisions

261

(3)

Party

261

(1)

Constituents

261

(1)

Colleagues and Caucuses

262

(1)

Interest Groups, Lobbyists, and Political Action Committees

262

(1)

Staff and Support Agencies

263

(1)

The Law-making Function of Congress

264

(5)

How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Textbook Version

264

(3)

How a Bill Really Becomes a Law: The China Trade Act of 2000

267

(2)

Congress and the President

269

(4)

The Shifting Balance of Power

270

(1)

Congressional Oversight of the Executive Branch

270

(3)

Congress and the Judiciary

273

(4)

The Presidency

277

(36)

The Roots of and Rules Governing the Office of President of the United States

279

(5)

Presidential Qualifications and Terms of Office

280

(2)

Rules of Succession

282

(1)

The Living Constitution Twenty-Fifth Amendment, Section 2

283

(1)

The Constitutional Powers of the President

284

(6)

The Appointment Power

284

(1)

The Power to Convene Congress

285

(1)

The Power to Make Treaties

285

(1)

Veto Power

286

(2)

The Power to Preside over the Military As Commander in Chief

288

(1)

The Pardoning Power

289

(1)

Join the Debate The War Powers Act

290

(1)

The Development and Expansion of Presidential Power

290

(5)

Establishing Presidents' Authority: Washington, Adams, and Jefferson

292

(1)

Incremental Expansion of Presidential Powers: 1804--1933

293

(1)

The Growth of the Modern Presidency

294

(1)

The Presidential Establishment

295

(4)

The Vice President

295

(1)

The Cabinet

296

(1)

The First Lady

297

(1)

The Executive Office of the President (EOP)

298

(1)

The White House Staff

299

(1)

The President As Policy Maker

299

(5)

The President's Role in Proposing and Facilitating Legislation

300

(2)

The Budgetary Process and Legislative Implementation

302

(1)

Policy Making Through Regulation

302

(1)

Politics Now The President as Policy Maker: Turning the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission into Law

303

(1)

Presidential Leadership and the Importance of Public Opinion

304

(9)

Presidential Leadership

304

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Barber's Presidential Personalities

305

(1)

Presidential Personality and the Power to Persuade

306

(1)

Going Public: Mobilizing Public Opinion

306

(1)

Global Perspective In the Public Eye: Prime Ministers and Presidents

307

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Presidential Approval Ratings Since 1938

308

(1)

The Public's Perception of Presidential Performance

309

(4)

The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

313

(30)

The Executive Branch and the Development of the Federal Bureaucracy

314

(6)

The Civil War and the Growth of Government

316

(1)

From the Spoils System to the Merit System

316

(1)

Regulating the Economy and the Growth of Government in the Twentieth Century

317

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Number of Federal Employees in the Executive Branch, 1789-2004

318

(2)

Government Workers and Political Involvement

320

(1)

The Modern Bureaucracy

320

(10)

Who Are Bureaucrats?

321

(3)

Global Perspective Who Are the Bureaucrats? Should We Care?

324

(1)

Formal Organization

325

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Characteristics and Rank Distribution of Federal Civilian Employees

326

(1)

The Living Constitution Article II, Section 2, Clause 1

327

(3)

How the Bureaucracy Works

330

(4)

Making Policy

331

(2)

On Campus Enforcing Gender Equity in College Athletics

333

(1)

Making Agencies Accountable

334

(9)

Executive Control

335

(1)

Politics Now E-Government

336

(1)

Congressional Control

337

(1)

Join the Debate The EPA and Lead in Water

338

(1)

Judicial Control

339

(4)

The Judiciary

343

(42)

The Constitution and the Creation of the Federal Judiciary

345

(6)

The Living Constitution Article III, Section 1

346

(1)

The Judiciary Act of 1789 and the Creation of the Federal Judicial System

347

(2)

The Marshall Court: Marbury v. Madison and Judicial Review

349

(2)

The American Legal System

351

(3)

Roots of Government John Marshall

351

(1)

Global Perspective Judicial Review

352

(1)

Jurisdiction

352

(1)

Criminal and Civil Law

353

(1)

The Federal Court System

354

(5)

District Courts

354

(2)

The Courts of Appeals

356

(1)

The Supreme Court

357

(2)

How Federal Court Judges Are Selected

359

(8)

Who Are Federal Judges?

359

(1)

Appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court

360

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Race/Ethnicity and Gender of District Court Appointees

361

(1)

Nomination Criteria

362

(2)

The Supreme Court Confirmation Process

364

(2)

Politics Now Senatorial Confirmation of Judicial Nominations

366

(1)

The Supreme Court Today

367

(10)

Deciding to Hear a Case

367

(3)

How Does a Case Survive the Process?

370

(2)

Hearing and Deciding the Case

372

(2)

Join the Debate Separation of Powers and the Scalia Recusals

374

(3)

Judicial Philosophy and Decision Making

377

(3)

Judicial Philosophy, Original Intent, and Ideology

377

(1)

Models of Judicial Decision Making

378

(2)

Judicial Policy Making and Implementation

380

(5)

Policy Making

380

(1)

Implementing Court Decisions

381

(4)

PART 3 POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

385

(32)

What Is Public Opinion?

387

(1)

Efforts to Influence and Measure Public Opinion

388

(4)

The Living Constitution Article I, Section 3

389

(1)

Early Efforts to Measure Public Opinion

389

(1)

Recent Efforts to Measure Public Opinion

390

(2)

How Political Socialization and Other Factors Influence Opinion Formation

392

(14)

The Family

393

(1)

School and Peers

393

(2)

The Mass Media

395

(1)

Join the Debate Teaching Civics in American High Schools

396

(2)

Social Groups

398

(2)

Analyzing Visuals Racial and Ethnic Attitudes on Selected Issues

400

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Gender Differences on Political Issues

401

(3)

The Impact of Events

404

(1)

Global Perspective Hopes and Fears Around the World

405

(1)

Political Ideology and Public Opinion About Government

406

(1)

Why We Form Political Opinions

406

(2)

Personal Benefits

406

(1)

Political Knowledge

407

(1)

Cues from Leaders

407

(1)

How Public Opinion Is Measured

408

(6)

Traditional Public Opinion Polls

409

(1)

Political Polls

410

(2)

Shortcomings of Polling

412

(2)

How Polling and Public Opinion Affect Politicians, Politics, and Policy

414

(3)

Political Parties

417

(42)

What Is a Political Party?

419

(1)

The Evolution of American Party Democracy

419

(8)

The Early Parties Fade

421

(1)

The Living Constitution

422

(1)

Democrats and Republicans: The Golden Age

423

(1)

The Modern Era Versus the Golden Age: Is the Party Over?

423

(1)

Roots of Government Plunkitt of Tammany Hall

424

(1)

The Parties Endure

425

(1)

On Campus Party, Issue, or Candidate?

426

(1)

The Functions of the American Parties

427

(3)

Mobilizing Support and Gathering Power

427

(1)

A Force for Stability and Moderation

428

(1)

Unity, Linkage, and Accountability

428

(1)

The Electioneering Function

429

(1)

Party As a Voting and Issue Cue

429

(1)

Policy Formulation and Promotion

429

(1)

The Basic Structure of American Political Parties

430

(4)

National Committees

430

(2)

Leadership

432

(1)

National Conventions

432

(1)

States and Localities

432

(2)

Informal Groups

434

(1)

The Party in Government

434

(6)

The Congressional Party

434

(2)

The Presidential Party

436

(2)

The Parties and the Judiciary

438

(1)

The Parties and State Governments

438

(2)

The Modern Transformation of Party Organization

440

(2)

The Party in the Electorate

442

(8)

Analyzing Visuals Political Party Finances, 1978--2004

443

(1)

Party Identification

443

(2)

Politics Now The Limits of Red and Blue

445

(1)

Declining Loyalty?

445

(2)

Group Affiliations

447

(1)

Analyzing Visuals The Gender Gap---Where Men and Women Vote Differently

448

(2)

Third-Partyism

450

(9)

Global Perspective The Emergence of New Parties

451

(1)

Join the Debate Third Parties: Good or Bad for the American Political System?

452

(2)

Why Third Parties Tend to Remain Minor

454

(5)

Voting and Elections

459

(50)

The Purposes of Elections

461

(2)

Kinds of Elections

463

(4)

Primary Elections

463

(1)

General Elections

464

(1)

Initiative, Referendum, and Recall

465

(1)

Global Perspective National Elections 2004

466

(1)

Presidential Elections

467

(14)

Primaries Versus Caucuses

467

(2)

The Party Conventions

469

(4)

The Electoral College: How Presidents Are Elected

473

(1)

The Living Constitution Article I, Sections 2 and 3; Article II, Section 1

474

(2)

The Electoral College in the Nineteenth Century

476

(1)

The Electoral College Today

477

(2)

Patterns of Presidential Elections

479

(2)

Congressional Elections

481

(9)

The Incumbency Advantage

482

(1)

Redistricting, Scandals, and Coattails

483

(3)

Analyzing Visuals Congressional Election Results, 1948-2004

486

(1)

Midterm Congressional Elections

486

(1)

The 2002 Midterm Elections

487

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Voter Turnout in Presidential and Midterm Elections

488

(2)

Voting Behavior

490

(13)

Patterns in Voter Turnout

491

(1)

Join the Debate Should the Voting Age Be Lowered to Sixteen?

492

(3)

Why Is Voter Turnout So Low?

495

(2)

How Can the United States Improve Voter Turnout?

497

(1)

On Campus Students and Voting

498

(1)

Does Low Voter Turnout Matter?

499

(1)

Patterns in Vote Choice

500

(2)

Ticket-Splitting

502

(1)

Reforming the Electoral Process

503

(6)

Politics Now Is California the New Florida?

505

(4)

The Campaign Process

509

(38)

The Structure of a Campaign

510

(8)

The Nomination Campaign

511

(1)

The General Election Campaign

512

(1)

Roots of Government Stump Speeches Past and Present

513

(1)

The Personal Campaign

513

(1)

The Organizational Campaign

514

(1)

The Living Constitution First Amendment

515

(1)

The Media Campaign

516

(2)

The Media and Campaigns

518

(6)

Paid Media

518

(1)

Free Media

519

(1)

Analyzing Visuals Mission Accomplished

520

(2)

Technology and Campaign Strategy

522

(1)

On Campus Presidential Debates: Coming to a Campus Near You?

523

(1)

Campaign Finance

524

(12)

Sources of Political Contributions

525

(4)

The Internet

529

(2)

Soft Money and Issue Advocacy Advertisements

531

(1)

Are PACs Good or Bad for the Process?

532

(2)

Global Perspective The Impact of Funding and Free and Fair Elections on the Campaign Process

534

(1)

Future Campaign Finance Reform

535

(1)

Join the Debate Campaign Finance: Freedom of Speech or License to Corrupt

536

(1)

Bringing It Together: The 2004 Presidential Campaign and Elections

536

(11)

The Party Nomination Battle

536

(2)

The Democratic Convention

538

(2)

Politics Now The Dean Fund-raising Network

540

(1)

The Republican Convention

540

(1)

Analyzing Visuals John Kerry Windsurfs

541

(1)

The Presidential Debates

542

(1)

The Fall Campaign and General Election

543

(1)

Election Results

543

(1)

Turnout in the 2004 Election

544

(3)

The Media

547

(34)

The Evolution of Journalism in the United States

548

(4)

The Living Constitution First Amendment

550

(2)

The U.S. Media Today

552

(7)

Print Media

552

(1)

Radio and Television

552

(2)

The Internet

554

(1)

On Campus Where Do Young Voters Get Their Campaign News?

555

(1)

Analyzing Visuals More Men Than Women Seek Political Content Online

556

(1)

National Influence of the Media

556

(1)

Global Perspective Al-Jazeera: The CNN of the Arab World?

557

(2)

How the Media Cover Politicians and Government

559

(9)

How the Press and Public Figures Interact

559

(1)

Covering the Presidency

560

(1)

Covering Congress

561

(1)

Media Coverage of Local Elections

562

(1)

Investigative Journalism and the Character Issue

563

(1)

Media Bias

564

(2)

Join the Debate Media Bias: Is the News Affected by an Ideological Bias?

566

(2)

The Media's Influence on the Public

568

(3)

Politics Now When the Media Become the Story

570

(1)

Increasing Use of Experts

570

(1)

Group Media and Narrowcasting

571

(1)

The Public's Perception of the Media

571

(3)

Analyzing Visuals Partisan Bias in Media Reporting?

573

(1)

Government Regulation of the Electronic Media

574

(7)

Content Regulation

575

(1)

Efforts to Regulate Media Practices

576

(1)

Efforts to Regulate Media Practices Around the World

577

(4)

Interest Groups

581

(40)

What Are Interest Groups?

583

(3)

Kinds of Organized Interests

583

(3)

The Roots and Development of American Interest Groups

586

(8)

National Groups Emerge (1830-1889)

586

(1)

The Living Constitution First Amendment

587

(1)

The Progressive Era (1890-1920)

588

(1)

The Rise of the Interest Group State

589

(3)

On Campus Speaking Up

592

(2)

What Do Interest Groups Do?

594

(10)

Lobbying

594

(1)

Global Perspective Global Lobbying and Environmental Issues

595

(2)

Roots of Government Pressure Politics of the Past

597

(1)

Politics Now The March for Women's Lives

598

(2)

Analyzing Visuals Top Lobbying Expenditures

600

(2)

Election Activities

602

(2)

Analyzing Visuals Interest Group Ratings of Selected Members of Congress

604

(1)

What Makes an Interest Group Successful?

604

(7)

Join the Debate Should There Be Limits on Interest Group Participation?

606

(5)

APPENDICES

I The Declaration of Independence

611

(2)

II Federalist No. 10

613

(3)

III Federalist No. 51

616

(2)

IV Presidents, Congresses, and Chief Justices: 1789--2005

618

(3)

Selected Supreme Court Cases

621

(6)

Notes

627

(16)

Glossary

643

(6)

Index

649

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