The most authoritative text for American Government, Government By the People is always one step ahead. Building on a long tradition of clear and accessible writing, sound scholarship, and currency, it has become the most reliable, responsive, and respected text for today’s American government course. Its distinguished author team addresses your needs and the needs of your students in every edition–with the most innovative response to teaching trends, as well as trends in the discipline. With this text’s essential foundation, students will be set to respond–as involved American citizens–to the political issues facing their country, and their world, in the twenty-first century.
Table of Contents:
PART I CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES
Chapter 1 Constitutional Democracy
Chapter 2 The Living Constitution
Chapter 3 American Federalism
PART II THE POLITICAL PROCESS
Chapter 4 Political Culture and Ideology
Chapter 5 The American Political Landscape
Chapter 6 Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence
Chapter 7 Political Parties: Essential to Democracy
Chapter 8 Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting
Chapter 9 Campaigns and Elections: Democracy in Action
Chapter 10 The Media and American Politics
PART III POLICY-MAKING INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 11 Congress: The People’s Branch
Chapter 12 The Presidency: The Leadership Branch
Chapter 13 The Federal Bureaucracy: Executing the Laws
Chapter 14 The Judiciary: The Balancing Branch
PART IV RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES
Chapter 15 First Amendment Freedoms
Chapter 16 Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property
Chapter 17 Equal Rights Under the Law
