Dynamics of Democracy

, by Squire, Peverill; Lindsay James M.; Covington, Cary R.; Smith, Eric R. A. N.

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ISBN: 9780697327529 | 0697327523
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/1/1999

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This text explores the workings of American government using two recurrent themes - that politics arises from conflict and that the rules of government help determine who wins and who loses. The text develops these twin themes using clear, powerful writing and vivid examples that engage student interest.

Studying the Dynamics of Democracy: Conflict, Rules, and Change
Politics and Conflict
Government as Rule Maker
Putting It All Together: Context, Participants, Institutions, and Processes
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Key Terms
The Constitution
The Constitution as a Reflection of Political Conflict
The Constitution as a Reflection of the Founder's Philosophy
The Core Provisions of the Constitution
Three Consequences of the Constitution
Federalism: The Vertical Dimension to the Constitution
Readings for Further Study
The Constitution of the United States
The Social Context of American Politics
Who Are Americans?
Social and Economic Characteristics
Diversity and Social Harmony Political
Power in the United States
Civil Liberties Interpreting the Constitution
The Bill of Rights and State Government
The First Amendment: Freedom of Speech, Assembly, Press, and Religion
The Second Amendment: The Right to Bear Arms?
Government and the Rights of Criminal Suspects Privacy as a Constitutional Right
Civil Rights Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Discrimination Against African Americans
Discrimination Against Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, and Others
Discrimination Against Women Extending Civil Rights
Affirmative Action: Equal Opportunity or Equal Outcomes?
Public Opinion
The People's Limited Knowledge of Politics
The Nature and Acquisition of Opinions and Values Ideologies
Public Opinion on the Issues
Voting and Participation Who Votes?
Political Activists
How Voters Make Choices
The News Media Do the News Media Matter?
The Changing Face of the News
Media Freedom of the Press
Reporting the News
Evaluating the News Media
The News Media and Democracy
Political Parties
What Is a Political Party?
Characteristics of the U.S. Political Party
The History of U.S. Parties and Elections Modern Party Organization
Interest Groups Defining Interest Groups
The Growth of Interest Groups
The Diversity of Organized Interests
Interest Group Formation and Maintenance
Interest Group Strategies
Interest Group Influence
The Balance Sheet on Interest Groups
Congress The Structure of Congress
The Evolution of Congress Getting
There and Staying
There-Congressional Elections
Serving in Congress Congress as an Organization
The Business of Congress Congress and the Idea of Representation
The Presidency
The Development of the Presidency
Selecting a President
The Presidency as an Institution
The Presidency in American Politics
The Federal Bureaucracy
What Is Bureaucracy?
The Structure and Tasks of the Federal Bureaucracy
Development of the Federal Bureaucracy
The Politics of the Federal Bureaucracy
Reinventing the Federal Bureaucracy
The Courts
The Federal Courts
The Federal Courts as Policy Makers
The Supreme Court as a Political Institution
Decision Making at the Supreme Court
The Lower Federal Courts State Courts
The Federal System and State Government
Relations Between Federal, State, and Local Government
State Government and Politics State Budgets Local Government Who Delivers?
Public Opinion and Level of Government
The Federal Budget Budgets, Deficit Spending, and the National Debt
Where Does Government Revenue Come From?
Where Does Government Spending Go?
Why Do Budget Deficits Persist?
The Budgetary Process Is the Budget Process Irrational?
Domestic Policy
Managing the Economy Regulating Business
Promoting Social Welfare
Foreign Policy
A Brief History of U.S. Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
Versus Domestic Policy
Who Makes U.S. Foreign Policy? Challe
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