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American Government: Institutions and Policies, 11th Edition

by Wilson; DiIulio, Jr.

Publisher: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning

Publishing Date: 2007/12/05

eText ISBN-10

0-618-95666-2

eText ISBN-13

978-0-618-95666-1

Print ISBN-10

0-618-95612-3

Print ISBN-13

978-0-618-95612-8

Table of Contents

Contents: Table of Contents, v

Preface: Preface, xiii

Part 1. The American System, 1

Chapter 1. The Study of American Government, 2

Chapter 2. The Constitution, 16

Chapter 3. Federalism, 48

Chapter 4. American Political Culture, 75

Chapter 5. Civil Liberties, 93

Chapter 6. Civil Rights, 121

Part 2. Opinions, Interests, and Organizations, 151

Chapter 7. Public Opinion, 152

Chapter 8. Political Participation, 172

Chapter 9. Political Parties, 190

Chapter 10. Elections and Campaigns, 222

Chapter 11. Interest Groups, 258

Chapter 12. The Media, 286

Part 3. Institutions of Government, 313

Chapter 13. Congress, 314

Chapter 14. The Presidency, 361

Chapter 15. The Bureaucracy, 403

Chapter 16. The Judiciary, 431

Part 4. The Politics of Public Policy, 461

Chapter 17. The Policy-Making Process, 462

Chapter 18. Economic Policy, 485

Chapter 19. Social Welfare, 506

Chapter 20. Foreign and Military Policy, 524

Chapter 21. Environmental Policy, 555

Part 5. The Nature of American Democracy, 573

Chapter 22. Who Governs? To What Ends?, 574

Part 6. Appendixes, A1

Appendix: The Declaration of Independence, A1

Appendix: The Constitution of the United States, A4

Appendix: The Federalist No. 10, A21

Appendix: The Federalist No. 51, A26

Appendix: Presidents and Congresses, 1789-2006, A30

Appendix: Glossary, G1

Appendix: Notes, N1

Appendix: Index, I1

Appendix: Photo Credits, C1

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