The thrill that comes from debating new initiatives ...the excitement and satisfaction of actually participating in the process of polifical change... You'll experience it all firsthand with this book as your guide to American government and politics. And, perhaps best of all,you'll come away from this course 'energized with specific ways that you can make a difterence as an active citizen.

Part One The American System 1

CHAPTER 1 Forces of Change in the Twenty-First Century 3

CHAPTER 2 The Constitution 29

CHAPTER 3 Federalism 79

Part Two Civil Rights and Liberties 107

CHAPTER 4 Civil Liberties 109

CHAPTER 5 Civil Rights: Equal Protection 143

Part Three People and Politics 191

CHAPTER 6 Public Opinion and Political Socialization 193

CHAPTER 7 Interest Groups 221

CHAPTER 8 Political Parties 247

CHAPTER 9 Campaigns, Nominations,and Elections 277

Part Four Political Institutions 329

CHAPTER 10 The Congress 331

CHAPTER 11 The Presidency 365

CHAPTER 12 The Bureaucracy 399

CHAPTER 13 The Judiciary 427

Part Five Public Policy 457

CHAPTER 14 Domestic and Economic Policy 459

CHAPTER 15 Foreign and Defense Policy 489

APPENDIX A The Declaration of Independence 521

APPENDIX B How to Read Case Citations and Find Court Decisions 523

APPENDIX C Presidents of the United States 524

APPENDIX D Federalist Papers No. 10, No. 51,and No. 78 527

APPENDIX E Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1900 537

APPENDIX F Party Control of Congress since 1900 541

APPENDIX G Spanish Equivalents for Important Terms in American Government 543

Glossary 549

Index 559