American Government and Politics Today: Essentials 2011 - 2012 Edition - Tapa blanda

PART I: THE AMERICAN SYSTEM. 1. The Democratic Republic. 2. The Constitution. 3. Federalism. PART II: CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES. 4. Civil Liberties. 5. Civil Rights. PART III: PEOPLE AND POLITICS. 6. Public Opinion and Political Socialization. 7. Interest Groups. 8. Political Parties. 9. Campaigns, Elections, and the Media. PART IV: POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS. 10. The Congress. 11. The President. 12. The Bureaucracy. 13. The Courts. PART V: PUBLIC POLICY. 14. Domestic and Economic Policy. 15. Foreign Policy. Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence. Appendix B: How to Read Case Citations and Find Court Decisions. Appendix C: Federalist Papers No. 10, No. 51, and No. 78. Appendix D: Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court Since 1900. Appendix E: Party Control of Congress Since 1900. Appendix F: Presidents of the United States. Glossary. Index.

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