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CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
TH E CONSTITUTION
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CHAPTER 6
C H A P T E R 3 F E D E R ALISM
C H A P T E R 4 CIVIL LI BE R TI ES
C H A P T E R 5 CIVIL R I G HTS
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C H A P T E R 7 I NTE R EST G RO U PS
C H A P T E R 8 POLITI CAL PAR TI ES
CHAPTER 9
C H A P T E R 10
C H A P T E R 11
C H A P T E R 18
G LO SSA RY
CREDITS
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G ROUPS IN TE X AS POLITI CS
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C H A P T E R 23
C H A P T E R 24
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TH E O F F I C E O F G OV E R N O R AN D STATE
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C H A P T E R 25 TH E CO U R T SYSTE M
C H A P T E R 26 PU BLIC POLI CY
C H A P T E R 27 LO CAL G OV E R N M E NTS
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C H A P T E R 19 I NTRO D U CTIO N TO TE X AS G OV E R N M E NT
C H A P T E R 20 TH E STATE CONSTITUTION
C H A P T E R 21 PAR TI CI PATI O N AN D I NTE R EST
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TH E M E D IA
C H A P T E R 12 CON G R ESS
C H A P T E R 13 TH E PR ESI D E N CY
C H A P T E R 14 TH E BUR E AU CR ACY
C H A P T E R 15 TH E J U D I CIA RY
C H A P T E R 16 ECONO MI C POLI CY
C H A P T E R 17 D O M ESTI C POLI CY
APPENDIXES
A: The Declaration of
Independence A-1
B: Federalist No. 10 B-1
C: Federalist No. 51 C-1
D: The Declaration of
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Part I
y shd u stdy am dem now? Or, Why Should You Study American
Democracy Now? 4
How Technology Has Changed Politics 5
The Political Context Now 5
Civic Engagement: Acting on Your Views 7
ABOUT
Types of Government 11
The Origins of American Democracy 12
Democracys Origins in Popular Protest: The Inuence of the
Reformation and the Enlightenment 12
The Modern Political Philosophy of Hobbes and Locke 13
The Creation of the United States as an Experiment in
Representative Democracy 14
Political Culture and American Values 14
Liberty 15
Equality 16
Capitalism 16
Consent of the Governed 16
Individual, Family, and Community 17
The Changing Face of American Democracy 17
A Population That Is Growingand on the Move 17
An Aging Population 18
A Changing Complexion: Race and Ethnicity in the United
States Today 18
Changing Households: American Families Today 20
Why the Changing Population Matters for Politics and
Government 20
Ideology: A Prism for Viewing American Democracy 22
Liberalism 24
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THE
TH E CONSTITUTION
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What Is a Constitution? 34
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TH E CONSTITUTI ON O F TH E
UNITE D STATES OF AM E R ICA
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Conservatism 25
Other Ideologies on a Traditional Spectrum:
Socialism and Libertarianism 26
A Three-Dimensional Political Compass 27
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F E D E R ALISM
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Fundamental Principles
CIVIL LI BE R TI ES
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Part II
CIVIL R I G HTS
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Institutions of Government
POLITI CS AN D
TECH NOLO GY 324
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THE
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Presidential Elections
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CON G R ESS
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Departments 426
Independent Administrative Agencies 426
Independent Regulatory Commissions 428
Government Corporations 428
Executive Ofce of the President 428
Hybrids 429
Federal Bureaucrats Roles in Public Policy 429
Agenda Setting 429
Policy Formulation 429
Policy Approval 430
Resource Allocation 430
Policy Implementation 431
Policy Evaluation 431
Federal Bureaucratic Accountability 432
Accountability to the People 432
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TH E BU R E AUCR ACY
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D O M ESTI C POLI CY
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FO R E I G N POLI CY AN D
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State Party Systems
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TH E TE X AS
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Social Policies
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