Description
Table of Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION. MAIN THEMES
1. Democracy and American Politics
PART II: STRUCTURE
2. The Constitution
3. Federalism. States and Nation
4. The Structural Foundations of American Government and Politics
PART III: POLITICAL LINKAGE
5. Public Opinion
6. The News Media
7. Interest Groups and Business Power
8. Social Movements
9. Political Parties
10. Voting, Campaigns, and Elections
PART IV: GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNING
11. Congress
12. The Presidency
13. The Executive Branch
14. The Courts
PART V: WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES
15. Civil Liberties. The Struggle for Freedom
16. Civil Rights. The Struggle for Political Equality
17. Domestic Policies
18. Foreign and National Defense Policies
