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Document Outline

• American Politics Today, Fifth Essentials Edition Half Title Title Page Copyright Dedication About the Authors Contents in Brief Contents Preface Features of the Text and Media Package Acknowledgments

• Part I: Foundations 1. Understanding American Politics Making Sense of American Government and Politics Why Do We Have a Government? Forms of Government What Is Politics? How It Works: Three Key Ideas for Understanding Politics Politics Is Conflictual Political Process Matters Politics Is Everywhere Sources of Conflict in American Politics Economic Interests Cultural Values Racial, Gender, and Ethnic Differences Ideology Resolving Conflict: Democracy and American Political Values Democracy Liberty Equality Conclusion Study Guide 2. The Constitution and the Founding The Historical Context of the Constitution Articles of Confederation: The First Attempt at Government Political Theories of the Framers Economic Interests The Politics of Compromise at the Constitutional Convention Majority Rule versus Minority Rights Small States versus Large States Legislative Power versus Executive Power National Power versus State and Local Power Slave States versus Nonslave States Ratification The Antifederalists' Concerns The Federalists' Strategies The Constitution: A Framework for Government Exclusive Powers Shared Powers How It Works: Checks and Balances Negative or Checking Powers Is the Constitution a "Living" Document? Changing the Constitution Flexibility and Interpretation Conclusion Study Guide 3. Federalism What Is Federalism and Why Does It Matter? Levels of Government and Their Degrees of Autonomy A Comparative Perspective Balancing National and State Power in the Constitution A Strong National Government State Powers and Limits on National Power Clauses that Favor Both Perspectives The Evolving Concept of Federalism The Early Years Dual Federalism Cooperative Federalism How It Works: Versions of Federalism Federalism Today Cooperative Federalism Lives On: Fiscal Federalism New Federalism The Rise of Coercive Federalism Fighting for States' Rights: The Role of the Modern Supreme Court Assessing Federalism Today Conclusion Study Guide 4. Civil Liberties Defining Civil Liberties Origins of the Bill of Rights How It Works: The First Amendment Selective Incorporation and the Fourteenth Amendment Freedom of Religion The Establishment Clause and Separation of Church and State The Free Exercise Clause Freedom of Speech, Assembly, and the Press Generally Protected Expression Less-Protected Speech and Publications The Right to Bear Arms Law, Order, and the Rights of Criminal Defendants The Fourth Amendment: Unreasonable Searches and Seizures The Fifth Amendment The Sixth Amendment: The Right to Legal Counsel and a Jury Trial The Eighth Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment Privacy Rights Abortion Rights Gay Rights Conclusion Study Guide 5. Civil Rights The Context of Civil Rights African Americans Native Americans, Asians, and Latinos Women and Civil Rights Gay Men and Lesbians The Racial Divide Today Differences in Voting Access Socioeconomic Indicators Criminal Justice and Hate Crimes The Policy-Making Process and Civil Rights Social Movements The Courts How It Works: Civil Rights Congress The President Civil Rights Issues Today Affirmative Action Multicultural Issues Conclusion Study Guide

• Part II: Politics 6. Public Opinion and the Media What Is Public Opinion? Describing Public Opinion Many Opinions Are Latent How People Form Opinions Where Do Opinions Come From? Socialization: Family and Communities Events Group Identity Politicians and Other Political Actors Measuring Public Opinion Mass Surveys Problems in Measuring Public Opinion How It Works: Measuring What a Nation of 320 Million Thinks: A Checklist What Americans Think about Politics Ideological Polarization Evaluations of Government and Officeholders Policy Preferences The News Media Media Sources in the Twenty-First Century Regulating the Media Media Effects on Citizens and Government Conclusion Study Guide 7. Political Parties What Are Political Parties and Where Did Today's PartiesCome From? The Evolution of American Political Parties American Political Parties Today The Party Organization The Party in Government The Party in the Electorate The Role of Political Parties in American Politics Organizing Elections How It Works: Nominating Presidential Candidates Cooperation in Government Minor Parties Conclusion Study Guide 8. Elections How Do American Elections Work? Two Stages of Elections Constituencies: Who Chooses Representatives? Determining Who Wins Presidential Elections How It Works: The Electoral College Electoral Campaigns The "Fundamentals" Setting the Stage Before the Campaign The General-Election Campaign Campaign Finance How Do Voters Decide? Who Votes, and Why? How Do People Vote? Voting in Wave Elections Understanding the 2016 Election The Path to 2016: The 2012 and 2014 Elections The 2016 Elections: The Nomination Process The 2016 General Election Consequences of the 2016 Elections Conclusion Study Guide 9. Interest Groups What Are Interest Groups? Organizational Structures Membership: Benefits and Incentives Resources Staff The Business of Lobbying Interest Group Strategies Inside Strategies How It Works: Lobbying the Federal Government:Inside and Outside Strategies Outside Strategies How Much Power Do Interest Groups Have? What Determines When Interest Groups Succeed? Conclusion Study Guide

• Part III: Institutions 10. Congress What Congress Does Congress and the Constitution Congress Represents the People (Or Tries To) Members of Congress Want to Keep Their Jobs The Structure of Congress Informal Structures Formal Structures How a Bill Becomes a Law The Conventional Process How It Works: Passing Legislation Deviations from the Conventional Process Key Differences between House and Senate Legislative Processes Oversight Conclusion Study Guide 11. The Presidency The Development of Presidential Power Early Years through World War I The Great Depression through the Present The President's Job Description Head of the Executive Branch How It Works: How Presidents Make Policy outside theLegislative Process The Presidency as an Institution The Executive Office of the President The Vice President The First Spouse The President's Cabinet Presidential Power Today Unilateral Actions and Signing Statements Congressional Responses to Unilateral Action The President as Politician The President as Party Leader Conclusion Study Guide 12. The Bureaucracy What Is the Federal Bureaucracy? What Do Bureaucrats Do? How It Works: Bureaucracy and Legislation Bureaucratic Expertise and Its Consequences How Has the American Bureaucracy Grown? The Beginning of America's Bureaucracy Building a New American State: The Progressive Era The New Deal, the Great Society, and the Reagan Revolution The Modern Federal Bureaucracy The Structure of the Federal Government The Size of the Federal Government The Human Face of the Bureaucracy Civil Service Regulations Political Appointees and the Senior Executive Service Limits on Political Activity Controlling the Bureaucracy Agency Organization Monitoring Correcting Violations The Consequences of Control Conclusion Study Guide 13. The Courts The Development of an Independent and Powerful FederalJudiciary The Founders' Views of the Courts: The Weakest Branch? Judicial Review and Marbury v. Madison Judicial Review in Practice The American Legal and Judicial System Court Fundamentals Structure of the Court System and Federalism How Judges Are Selected How It Works: The Court System Access to the Supreme Court The Court's Workload Rules of Access The Court's Criteria Hearing Cases before the Supreme Court Briefs Oral Argument Conference Opinion Writing Supreme Court Decision Making Legal Factors Political Factors Conclusion Study Guide

• Part IV: Policy 14. Economic and Social Policy Making Public Policy The Policy-Making Process The Key Players in Economic and Social Policy Making How It Works: The Budget Process Alternate Perspectives on the Policy-Making Process Economic Policy Goals of Economic Policy Tools and Theories of Economic Policy Case Study: The 2008-2009 Economic Crisis Social Policy History and Context of Social Policy Social Policy Today Education Policy Conclusion Study Guide 15. Foreign Policy What Is Foreign Policy? Foreign Policy Principles and Perspectives History of American Foreign Policy Foreign Policy Makers The President and the Executive Branch Congress The Federal Courts Groups outside the Federal Government How It Works: War Powers: Who Controls the Armed Forces? The Tools of Foreign Policy Diplomacy Trade and Economic Policies Foreign Aid Alliances and Treaties Military Force The Politics of Foreign Policy Today Foreign Policy Issues Facing America Today Conclusion Study Guide

• Appendix The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Confederation The Constitution of the United States of America Amendments to the Constitution The Federalist Papers

• Endnotes

• Study Guide Answer Key

• Credits

• Glossary/Index

• Endpapers