Government By The People National, State, And Local Version

I. CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES. 1. Constitutional Democracy. Defining Democracy. People Debate: Liberty Versus Security. The Constitutional Convention, 1787. To Adopt or Not to Adopt? The Living Constitution. Checking Power with Power. Judicial Review and the "Guardians of the Constitution". The Constitution as an Instrument of Government. Changing the Letter of the Constitution. The Constitution of the United States. 2. American Federalism. Defining Federalism. The Constitutional Structure of American Federalism. The Role of the Federal Courts: Umpires of Federalism. Regulatory Federalism, Federal Grants, and Federal Mandates. The Politics of Federalism. The Future of Federalism. II. THE POLITICAL PROCESS. 3. Political Culture and Ideology. The American Political Culture. Ideology and Attitudes Toward Government. People Debate: Ideology. Ideology and the American People. Ideology and Tolerance. 4. The American Political Landscape. A Land of Diversity. Where We Live. Who We Are. Unity in a Land of Diversity. 5. Political Parties and Interest Groups. What Parties Do for Democracy. American Parties Today. Interest Groups. Types of Interest Groups. Characteristics and Power of Interest Groups. The Influence of Lobbyists. Money and Politics. The 2002 Campaign Finance Reforms. Curing the Mischiefs of FactionTwo Centuries Later. 6. Public Opinion, Voting, and Elections. Public Opinion. Participation: Translating Opinions into Action. Voting Choices. Elections: The Rules of the Game. Running for Congress. Running for President. Money in U.S. Elections. Improving Elections. 7. The Media and American Politics. The Influence of the Media on Politics. The Changing Role of the American News Media. Mediated American Politics. The Media and Elections. The Media and Governance. III. POLICY-MAKING INSTITUTIONS. 8. Congress: The People's Branch. Congressional Elections. The Structure and Powers of Congress. Managine the Job of the Legislator. Congress: The Legislative Obstacle Course. People Debate: Dissent in War. Congress: An Assessment and a View on Reform. 9. The Presidency: The Leadership Branch. The Structure and Powers of the Presidency. What Americans Expect of Their Presidents. Roles Assumed by the President. Managing the Presidency. Holding Presidents Accountable. Judging Presidential Greatness. 10. Congress and the President. Separate but Equal Branches. Sources of Discord. The Ebb and Flow of Power Between the Branches. Building Coalitions. The President's Agenda. 11. The Federal Bureaucracy: The Real Power. Defining the Federal Bureaucracy. Working for Government. The Beauracracy's Job. Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable. 12. The Judiciary: The Balancing Branch. The Scope of Judicial Power. The Federal Judicial System. The Politics of Appointing Federal JudMagleby, David is the author of 'Government By The People National, State, And Local Version', published 2005 under ISBN 9780131934290 and ISBN 0131934295.