Test Bank for Keeping the Republic Power and Citizenship in American Politics – Brief Edition, 8th Edition, Christine Barbour, Gerald C. Wright
Test Bank for Keeping the Republic Power and Citizenship in American Politics – Brief Edition, 8th Edition, Christine Barbour, Gerald C. Wright
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Test Bank for Keeping the Republic Power and Citizenship in American Politics – Brief Edition, 8th Edition, Christine Barbour, Gerald C. Wright
Table Of Content
Preface
To the Student
1 POWER AND CITIZENSHIP IN AMERICAN POLITICS
What Is Politics?
Political Systems and the Concept of Citizenship
Democracy in America
Who Is a Citizen and Who Is Not?
What Do American Citizens Believe?
How to Use the Themes and Features in This Book
Citizenship and Politics
2 THE POLITICS OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING
The Split From England
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitution
Ratification
Citizenship and the Founding
3 FEDERALISM
What Is Federalism?
American Federalism Over Time
Federalism Today
Citizenship and Federalism
4 FUNDAMENTAL AMERICAN LIBERTIES
Rights in a Democracy
The Bill of Rights and the States
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Expression
The Right to Bear Arms
The Rights of Criminal Defendants
The Right to Privacy
Citizenship and Civil Liberties
5 THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS
The Meaning of Political Inequality
Rights Denied on the Basis of Race: African Americans
Rights Denied on the Basis of Other Racial and Ethnic Identities
Rights Denied on the Basis of Gender
Rights Denied on Other Bases
Citizenship and Civil Rights Today
6 CONGRESS
Understanding Congress
Congressional Powers and Responsibilities
Congressional Elections
Congressional Organization
How Congress Works
Citizenship and Congress
7 THE PRESIDENCY
The Presidential Job Description
The Evolution of the American Presidency
Presidential Politics
Managing the Presidential Establishment
The Presidential Personality
Citizenship and the Presidency
8 THE BUREAUCRACY
What Is Bureaucracy?
The American Federal Bureaucracy
Politics Inside the Bureaucracy
External Bureaucratic Politics
Citizenship and the Bureaucracy
9 THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE COURTS
Law and the American Legal System
Constitutional Provisions and the Development of Judicial Review
Federalism and the American Courts
The Supreme Court
Citizenship and the Courts
10 PUBLIC OPINION
The Role of Public Opinion in a Democracy
Citizen Values
What Influences Our Opinions About Politics?
Measuring and Tracking Public Opinion
Citizenship and Public Opinion
11 PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS
What Are Political Parties?
The American Party System
The Roles, Formation, and Types of Interest Groups
Interest Group Politics
Interest Group Resources
Citizenship and Political Groups
12 VOTING, CAMPAIGNS, AND ELECTIONS
Exercising the Right to Vote in America
How America Decides
Presidential Campaigns
Citizenship and Elections
13 MEDIA, POWER, AND POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
Where Do We Get Our Information?
How Does Media Ownership Affect Control of the Narrative?
Spinning Political Narratives
Politics as Public Relations
Citizenship and the Media
14 DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY
Making Public Policy
Social Policy
Economic Policy
Foreign Policy
Citizenship and Policy
Appendix Material
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Constitution of the United States
Notes
Glossary
Index
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