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Table of Contents
PART I: CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES
1. Constitutional Democracy
2. Constitutional Foundations
3. American Federalism
PART II: THE POLITICAL PROCESS
4. The American Political Landscape
5. Interest Groups
6. Political Parties
7. Public Opinion, Ideology, Participation, and Voting
8. Campaigns and Elections
9. The Media and U.S. Politics
PART III: POLICY-MAKING INSTITUTIONS
10. Congress
11. The Presidency
12. The Federal Bureaucracy and Public Policy
13. The Judiciary
PART IV: RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES
14. Civil Liberties
15. Civil Rights
PART V: THE POLITICS OF NATIONAL POLICY
16. Economic and Social Policy
17. Foreign and Defense Policy
