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Author:   Karl G. Heider ,  . . Pearson Education ,  Pearson Education
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 17.00cm
Weight:   0.310kg
ISBN:  

9780205512058

ISBN 10:   0205512054
Pages:   490
Publication Date:   29 February 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   DVD-ROM
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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(Each chapter concludes with a Summary, Suggestions for Further Reading, Internet Sources, and Notes.) 1. Democracy and American Politics. Robert Moses and the Struggle for African-American Voting Rights. Democracy. The Democratic Idea. Direct Versus Representative Democracy. Fundamental Principles of Representative Democracy. Objections to Majoritarian Representative Democracy. Democracy as an Evaluative Standard: How Democratic Are We? A Framework for Understanding How American Politics Works Organizing the Main Factors of Political Life. Connecting the Main Factors of Political Life. Understanding American Politics Holistically. 2. The Constitution. Shays's Rebellion. The Political Theory and Practices of the Revolutionary Era. The Declaration of Independence. Early State Constitutions. The Articles of Confederation: The First Constitution. Provisions of the Articles. Shortcomings of the Articles. Convening the Constitutional Convention. The Republican Beliefs of the Founders. Why the Founders Were Worried. The Constitutional Convention. Who Were the Founders? Consensus and Conflict at the Convention. What the Framers Created. The Struggle to Ratify the Constitution. The Changing Constitution, Democracy, and American Politics. 3. Federalism: States and Nation. Welfare Reform and the States. Federalism as a System of Government. The Nature of Federalism. The Roots of Federalism. U.S. Federalism: Pro and Con. What Sort of Federalism? The Constitution and Shared Powers. Independent State Powers. The States' Roles in National Government. Relations Among the States. The Evolution of Federalism. Federalism Before the Civil War. The Civil War and the Expansion of National Power. Expanded National Power Since the Civil War. The Rise of National Grants-in-Aid to the States. Origin and Growth of Grants. Reasons for Grants. Categorical Grants. The New Federalism: Block Grants and Revenue Sharing. The Slowdown in National Money. The Balance of Power and Control. Mandates. Conditions on Aid. Resurgence of the States. The Consequences of Federalism. 4. The Structural Foundations of American Government and Politics. B-1 Bob Learns About His District. American Society: How It Has Changed and Why It Matters. Growing Diversity. Changing Location. Changing Jobs and Occupations. The Aging of the American Population. Income, Wealth and Poverty. The American Economy. The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of the Corporation. The Post-World War II Boom. The Temporary Fall from Grace. Globalization and the American Economy. The United States in the International System. The United States as a Superpower I. The United States as a Superpower II. The Foundation Beliefs of American Political Culture. Competitive Individualism. Limited Government. Free Enterprise. Citizenship and the Nature of the Political Order. Populism. Structural Influences on American Politics. 5. Public Opinion. The Vietnam War and the Public. Democracy and Public Opinion. What People Know About Politics. Measuring What People Think. Individuals' Ignorance. Collective Knowledge and Stability. How People Feel About Politics. The System in General. Government Performance. Party Loyalty. Government's Role. Policy Preferences. Sources of Political Attitudes. Family. Schools. Workplace and Home. Events. Economic and Social Structure. How People Differ. Race and Ethnicity. Religion. Region. Social Class. Education. Gender. Age. Public Opinion and Policy. The Effects of Public Opinion on Policy. Opinion Manipulation. 6. The Mass Media. Vernon Jordan Meets the Press . Roles of the Mass Media in Democracy. Watchdog over Government. Clarifying Electoral Choices. Providing Policy Information. Other Roles. The Media Landscape. Newspapers. Magazines. Radio. Television. The Internet. How the Media Work. Organization of the Mass Media. Political Newsmaking. Interpreting. Is the News Biased? Prevailing Themes in Political News. Effects of the Media on Politics. Agenda Setting. Framing and Effects on Policy Preferences. Impact on Policymaking. Censorship and Government Regulation. Print Media. Electronic Media. The Internet. Judging the Media. How Democratic? 7. Interest Groups and Corporations. Lobbying for China. Interest Groups in a Democratic Society: Contrasting Views. The Evils of Factions. Interest Group Democracy: The Pluralist Argument. Interest Group Formation: Structural, Political Linkage, and Governmental Factors. Diverse Interests. Rules of the Game. The Growth in Government. Disturbances. Incentives. What Interests Are Represented. Private Interest Groups. Public Interest Groups. What Interest Groups Do. The Inside Game. The Outside Game. Possible Flaws in the Pluralist Heaven. Representational Inequalities. Resource Inequalities. Access Inequality. The Special Place of Business Corporations. Curing the Mischief of Factions. 8. Social Movements. Women Win the Right to Vote. What Are Social Movements? Major Social Movements in the United States. Social Movements in a Majoritarian Democracy. Encouraging Participation. Overcoming Political Inequality. Creating New Majorities. Overcoming Gridlock. Factors That Encourage the Creation of Social Movements. The Existence of Social Distress. Availability of Resources for Mobilization. A Supportive Environment. A Sense of Efficacy Among Participants. A Spark to Set Off the Flames. Tactics of Social Movements. Why Social Movements Decline. The Unexpected Problem of Success. Factionalism. Erosion of Public Support. Declining Commitment Among Movement Activists. Bureaucratization. The Rise of Opposition. Why Some Social Movements Succeed and Others Do Not. Low-Impact Social Movements. Repressed Social Movements. Partially Successful Social Movements. Successful Social Movements. 9. Political Parties. The Rise of the Party Campaign Machine. The Role of Political Parties in a Democracy. The Two-Party System. History of the Two-Party System. Why a Two-Party System? Electoral Rules. Restrictions on Minor Parties. Popular Attitudes. Absence of a Strong Labor Movement. The Parties as Organizations. The Ambiguous Nature of American Political Parties. The Organization of American Political Parties. The Primacy of Candidates. Party Goals. Ideology and Program. The Parties in Government and in the Electorate. The Problem of Divided Government. Parties in the Electorate. 10. Participation, Voting and Elections. The 2000 Presidential Election. Elections and Democracy. Responsible Party Government. Electoral Competition. Electoral Reward and Punishment. Imperfect Electoral Democracy. Political Participation. Expansion of the Franchise. The Vanishing Electorate. Who Participates? Campaigning for Office. Contending for the Party Presidential Nomination. The Autumn Campaign. Money and Elections. Election Outcomes. How Voters Decide. The Electoral College. 11. Congress. The 2000 Congressional Elections. Structural Foundations of the Modern Congress. Constitutional Design. Historical Development of Congress. Representation and Democracy. Styles of Representation. Members of Congress: Race, Gender and Occupation. The Electoral Connection. How Congress Works. The Congressional Agenda. Political Parties in Congress. Congressional Leadership. Congressional Committees . Rules and Norms in the House and Senate. Legislative Responsibilities: How a Bill Becomes a Law. Legislative Oversight of the Executive Branch. Congress, Public Policy and the American People. Congress as Policymaker. Congress and the American People. 12. The President. The Reagan Revolution. The Expanding Presidency. Comparing Presidencies. The Founders' Conception of the Presidency. The Dormant Presidency. The Twentieth-Century Transformation. How Important Are Individual Presidents? The Many Roles of the President. Chief of State. Commander in Chief. Legislator. Manager of the Economy. Chief Diplomat. Head of the Political Party. The President's Staff and Cabinet. White House Staff. Executive Office of the President. Vice-Presidency. Cabinet. The President and the Bureaucracy. Giving Orders. Persuasion. The President and Congress: Perpetual Tug-of-War. Conflict by Constitutional Design. Cycles of Dominance. What Makes a President Successful with Congress? The President and the People: An Evolving Relationship. Getting Closer to the People. Leading Public Opinion. Responding to the Public. The Role of Presidential Popularity. Interest Groups, Political Parties, and Social Movements. Interest Groups. Political Parties. Social Movements. Structural Influences on the Presidency. The International System. The Economy. 13. The Federal Bureaucracy. The Federal Bureaucracy Under Siege. A Comparative View of the American Bureaucracy. Hostile Political Culture. Incoherent Organization. Divided Control. Accessibility. Transformation of the Bureaucracy: The Structural Context. A Brief Administrative History of the United States. The Nature of Bureaucracy. How the Executive Branch Is Organized. What Do Bureaucrats Do? Executing the Law. Regulating (Rule Making). Adjudicating. Who Are the Bureaucrats? The Merit Services. Political Appointees. Political and Governmental Influences on Bureaucratic Behavior. The Public. The President. Congress. Interest Groups. Common Criticisms of the Federal Bureaucracy. The Federal Bureaucracy Is Always Expanding . The Federal Bureaucracy Is Ineffective . The Federal Bureaucracy Is Wasteful and Inefficient . The Federal Bureaucracy Is Mired in Red Tape . Reforming the Federal Bureaucracy. Scaling Back the Size of the Bureaucracy. Reinventing Government. Protecting Against Bureaucratic Abuses of Power. Increasing Popular Participation. Increasing Presidential Control. 14. The Courts. The Court Changes Course on Roe v. Wade. The Structural Context of Court Behavior. Constitutional Powers. The Concept of Judicial Review. The U.S. Court System: Organization and Jurisdiction. Constitutional Provisions. Federal District Courts. U.S. Courts of Appeal. The Supreme Court. Appointment to the Federal Bench. Who Are the Appointees? The Appointment Process. The Supreme Court in Action. Norms of Operation. Controlling the Agenda. Deciding Cases. Law Clerks. The Supreme Court as a National Policymaker. Structural Change and Constitutional Interpretation. The Debate over Judicial Activism. Outside Influences on the Court. Governmental Factors. Political Linkage Factors. 15. Freedom: The Struggle for Civil Liberties. Campus Speech Codes and Free Speech. Civil Liberties in the Constitution. Rights and Liberties in the Nineteenth Century. Property Rights in the Early Republic. Property Rights After the Civil War. Nationalization of the Bill of Rights. Selective Incorporation. Standards for Incorporation. Freedom of Speech. Freedom of the Press. Free Exercise of Religion. Establishment of Religion. Unstated Rights. Rights of the Accused. 16. Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality. From Martin Luther King to Louis Farrakhan. Civil Rights Before the Twentieth Century. An Initial Absence of Civil Rights. The Civil War Amendments. The Contemporary Status of Civil Rights. Civil Rights for Racial Minorities. Civil Rights for Women. Broadening the Civil Rights Umbrella. 17. Domestic Policy: the Economy and Social Welfare. Budget Chaos in the 104th Congress, Compromise in the 105th. Why Government Is Involved in the Economy and Social Welfare. Economic Management. Social Welfare. Economic Policy. The Goals of Economic Policy. The Tools of Macroeconomic Policy. The Federal Budget and Fiscal Policy. Subsidizing Business. Regulation. Making Economic Policy: The Main Players. Social Welfare. Outline of the American Welfare State. Social Security and Other Social Insurance Programs. Means-Tested Programs. How the American Welfare State Compares to Others. Why the American Welfare State Is Different. 18. Foreign Policy and National Defense. The Senate Defeats the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Foreign Policy and Democracy: A Contradiction in Terms? The United States as a Superpower: History and Structure. The Cold War. The End of the Cold War. The Structural Bases of American Superpower Status. Problems of the Post-Cold War World New Security Issues. Economic and Social Dilemmas. Who Makes Foreign Policy? The President and the Executive Branch. Congress. Public Opinion and the Mass Media. Corporations, Interest Groups and Social Movements. Appendices. The Declaration of Independence. The Constitution of the United States. The Federalist Papers Nos. 10, 51, and 78. Presidents and Congresses, 1789-2000.

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