AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN THE INFORMATION AGE
One point one: Communication, Information, and the Media
One point three: Opinion and Commentary
One point five: Recommended Reading
Two: The Constitution and the Structure of Government Power
Two point two: Creating and Ratifying the Constitution
One point four: The Constitution in the Information Age
One point six: Recommended Viewing
Three point one: Federalism as a Structure for Power
Three point three: Why Federalism Works (More or Less)
Three point five: Recommended Reading
Four point two: Religion, Speech, the Press, Assembly, and Petition
Four point four: Civil Liberties in the Information Age
Four point six: Recommended Viewing
Five point one: Civil War Amendments and African Americans
Five point three: Civil Rights in the Information Age
Five point five: Recommended Viewing
Six point one: Political Culture
Six point three: Political Culture and Socialization in the Information Age
Seven point two: Democracy and Public Opinion
Seven point four: Public Opinion in the Information Age
Seven point six: Recommended Viewing
Eight point one: What Is Political Participation?
Eight point three: Who Participates and Who Does Not
Eight point five: Participation, Voting, and Social Movements in the Information Age
Eight point seven: Recommended Viewing
Nine point one: The Interest Group System
Nine point three: Interest Groups and the Political System
Nine point five: Recommended Reading
Ten point two: Political Parties Today
Ten point four: Party in Government
Ten point six: Minor Parties
Ten point eight: Recommended Reading
Eleven: Campaigns and Elections
Eleven point two: Media and Election Campaigns
Eleven point four: George W. Bush Reelected in two thousand four
Eleven point six: Congressional and Other Elections
Eleven point eight: Recommended Reading
Seventeen: Foreign and National Security Policies
Seventeen point two: Influence from Congress and Outside Government
Seventeen point four: The George W. Bush Administration
One point one: Communication, Information, and the Media
Economics, Government and Politics, and Technology
Prominence and Presentation
Interactions and Types of Coverage
One point three: Opinion and Commentary
Media Influences on Politics, Government, and Public Policies
One point four: New Media
Making More Information Available and Accessible
One point five: Recommended Reading
Two point one: The First American Political System
Two point three: Constitutional Principles and Provisions
Two point five: Recommended Reading
Two point one: The First American Political System
From Thirteen Colonies to United States
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
Two point two: Creating and Ratifying the Constitution
The Case against the Articles of Confederation
Calling a Constitutional Convention
Interests and the Constitution
Ideas and the Constitution
Drafting the Constitution
The Secrecy of the Constitutional Convention
The Cross-Cutting Divides
Bargaining, Compromise, and Deal Making
The Opposition to Ratification
The Campaign for Ratification
Newspapers and Ratification
Two point three: Constitutional Principles and Provisions
The Principles Underlying the Constitution
What the Constitution Says
Intermediary Institutions
Two point four: The Constitution in the Information Age
The Constitution as a Sacred Document
Media Interactions: Why the Media Love the Constitution
Two point five: Recommended Reading
CHAPTER OVERVIEW Three point one: Federalism as a Structure for Power
National Government's Responsibilities to the States
States' Responsibilities to Each Other
"The Supreme Law of the Land" and Its Limits
A Land of Many Governments
Native American Reservations
Three point two. The Meanings of Federalism
The New Deal and the End of Dual Federalism
The New Deal and Fireside Chats
Three point three: Why Federalism Works (More or Less)
Applying Policies Close to Home
Passage of No Child Left Behind Act
Tax and Budget Information for Federal, State, and Local Governments
The Intergovernmental Lobby
Democrats, Republicans, and Federalism
Three point four: Federalism in the Information Age
State News and State Politics
Three point five: Recommended Reading
The Bill of Rights and the National Government
The First Century of Civil Liberties
The Bill of Rights and the States
Interests, Institutions, and Civil Liberties
Four. Two: Religion, Speech, the Press, Assembly, and Petition
Thoughts, Words, and Actions
When Speech Can Be Regulated
Rights to Assemble and Petition
National Guardsmen at Kent State
Four. Three: Arms, Search and Seizure, Accusation, Punishment, Property, and Privacy
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
The Rights of the Accused
Innocent until Proven Guilty
Punishment of Convicted Criminals
Property Rights and Eminent Domain
Roe v. Wade and Abortion Rights
Oral Arguments in Roe v. Wade
D&X or Partial-Birth Abortion?