Government by the People : Web Interactive Edition

, by Burns, James MacGregor; Peltason, Jack; Magleby, David B.; Cronin, Thomas E.

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Copyright: 1/1/2001

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A Message from the Authors

vii

A Message from the Publisher

PART ONE: CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES

Constitutional Democracy

(20)

Defining Democracy

(6)

The Constitutional Roots of the American Experiment

(3)

The Constitutional Convention, 1787

(5)

To Adopt or Not to Adopt?

(4)

Exercises

(1)

The Living Constitution

(32)

Checking Power with Power

(4)

Judicial Review and the ``Guardians of the Constitution''

(4)

The Constitution as an Instrument of Government

(4)

Changing the Letter of the Constitution

(19)

Exercises

(1)

The Constitution of the United States

(14)

American Federalism

(22)

Defining Federalism

(3)

The Constitutional Structure of American Federalism

(5)

The Role of the Federal Courts; Umpires of Federalism

(5)

Regulatory Federalism, Federal Grants, and Federal Mandates

(3)

The Politics of Federalism

(2)

The Future of Federalism

(3)

Exercises

(1)

PART TWO: RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

First Amendment Rights

(24)

The Bill of Rights and the States

(2)

Freedom of Religion

(4)

Free Speech and Free People

(4)

Freedom of the Press

(3)

Other Media and Other Messages

(3)

Nonprotected Speech

(3)

Freedom of Assembly

(4)

Exercises

(1)

Equal Rights Under the Law

(26)

Equality and Equal Rights

100

(7)

Equal Protection of the Laws: What Does It Mean?

107

(3)

Voting Rights

110

(3)

Education Rights

113

(2)

Rights to Public Accommodations, Jobs, and Homes

115

(3)

Affirmative Action: Is It Constitutional?

118

(3)

Equal Rights Today

121

(4)

Exercises

124

(1)

Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property

125

(27)

Rights in the Original Constitution

125

(2)

Citizenship Rights

127

(5)

Property Rights

132

(4)

Privacy Rights

136

(1)

Rights of Persons Accused of Crimes

137

(6)

The Short and Not Too Happy Life of John Crook

143

(4)

How Just Is Our System of Justice?

147

(3)

The Supreme Court and Civil Liberties

150

(2)

Exercises

150

(2)

PART THREE: THE POLITICAL PROCESS

Political Culture and Ideology

152

(18)

The American Political Culture

153

(6)

Ideology and Attitudes About the Role of Government

159

(7)

Ideology and the American People

166

(1)

Ideology and Tolerance

167

(3)

Exercises

169

(1)

The American Political Landscape

170

(21)

A Land of Diversity

171

(6)

Who We Are

177

(5)

Family Structure

182

(6)

Unity in a Land of Diversity

188

(3)

Exercises

190

(1)

Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence

191

(22)

Interest Groups Past and Present---The Mischiefs of Faction

192

(1)

Types of Interest Groups

193

(5)

Characteristics and Power of Interest Groups

198

(5)

The Influence of Lobbyists

203

(2)

Money and Politics

205

(2)

Curing the Mischiefs of Faction---Two Hundred Years Later

207

(4)

Is Reform Possible?

211

(2)

Exercises

212

(1)

Political Parties: Essential to Democracy

213

(24)

What Parties Do for Democracy

214

(5)

A Brief History of American Political Parties

219

(4)

American Parties Today

223

(10)

Are the Political Parties Dying?

233

(4)

Exercises

236

(1)

Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting

237

(20)

Public Opinion

238

(7)

Participation: Translating Opinions into Action

245

(6)

Voting Choices

251

(6)

Exercises

256

(1)

Campaigns and Elections: Democracy in Action

257

(24)

Elections: The Rules of the Game

258

(4)

Running for Congress

262

(3)

Running for President

265

(6)

Money in American Elections

271

(5)

Improving Elections

276

(5)

Exercises

280

(1)

The Media and American Politics

281

(20)

The Influence of the Media on Politics

282

(3)

The Changing Role of American News Media

285

(3)

The New Mediator in American Politics

288

(5)

The Media and Elections

293

(4)

The Media and Governance

297

(4)

Exercises

300

(1)

PART FOUR: POLICY-MAKING INSTITUTIONS

Congress: The People's Branch

301

(27)

Congressional Elections

302

(1)

The Structure and Powers of Congress

303

(9)

The Job of the Legislator

312

(5)

The Legislative Obstacle Course

317

(1)

Committees: The Little Legislatures

318

(5)

Congress: An Assessment and a View on Reform

323

(5)

Exercises

327

(1)

The Presidency: The Leadership Branch

328

(25)

The Politics of Shared Powers

329

(2)

What We Yearn for in Presidents (and Sometimes Don't Get)

331

(2)

The Many Jobs of the President

333

(8)

Working with Congress

341

(5)

Constraints on Presidents

346

(3)

The Vice-Presidency

349

(1)

Presidential Leadership in a Constitutional Democracy

350

(3)

Exercises

352

(1)

The Judiciary: The Balancing Branch

353

(23)

The Scope of Judicial Power

353

(2)

Federal Justice

355

(3)

Prosecution and Defense

358

(2)

The Politics of Judicial Selection

360

(6)

How the Supreme Court Operates

366

(5)

Judicial Power in a Constitutional Democracy

371

(5)

Exercises

375

(1)

The Bureaucracy: The Real Power?

376

(24)

Reinventing Government in the 1990s

377

(1)

The Federal Bureaucracy

378

(6)

The Bureaucracy in Action

384

(7)

Bureaucratic Responsiveness

391

(2)

Bureaucratic Accountability

393

(3)

What the Public Thinks of Bureaucrats and the Bureaucracy

396

(4)

Exercises

399

(1)

PART FIVE: THE POLITICS OF NATIONAL POLICY

Making Economic and Regulatory Policy

400

(30)

Public Policy

400

(2)

Economic Policy

402

(7)

Monetary Policy

409

(5)

Trade Policy

414

(3)

Regulatory Policy

417

(4)

Regulating Business

421

(1)

Regulating Labor and Management

422

(2)

Environmental Protection

424

(1)

The Deregulation Debate

425

(5)

Exercises

429

(1)

Making Social Policy

430

(24)

The Role of Government in Social Policy

431

(1)

A Brief History of Social Policy in the United States

432

(5)

Welfare

437

(2)

Health Care

439

(8)

Education

447

(3)

Crime

450

(2)

The Politics of Social Policy

452

(2)

Exercises

453

(1)

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

454

(26)

Vital Interests in the Post-Cold War World

455

(4)

Key Players in Foreign Policy

459

(4)

The Politics of Making Foreign and Defense Policy

463

(4)

Foreign and Defense Policy Options

467

(3)

The United Nations

470

(2)

National Security and Defense

472

(3)

The Politics of Defense Spending

475

(5)

Exercises

479

(1)

The Democratic Faith

480

(8)

The Case for Government by the People

481

(1)

Participation and Representation

482

(2)

The Role of the Politician

484

(1)

Leadership for a Constitutional Democracy

484

(1)

Reconciling Democracy and Leadership

485

(1)

The Democratic Faith

486

(2)

Notes

488

(30)

Index

518

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