America's Democratic Republic Book

I. DEMOCRATIC ASPIRATIONS, REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS

1. The American Democratic Republic

2. The Constitution

3. Federalism: States and Nation

4. Civil Liberties

5. Civil Rights

II. POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS

6. Public Opinion

7. The News Media

8. Interest Groups

9. Political Parties

10. Elections and Citizen Participation

IIII. GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

11. Congress

12. The Presidency

13. The Federal Bureaucracy

14. The Courts

IV. WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES

15. The Budget and Economic Policies

16. Social Safety Nets

17. Foreign Policy and National Defense

Appendices.

The Declaration of Independence.

The Constitution of the United States.

The Federalist Papers Nos. 10, 51, and 78.

Presidents and Congresses, 1789—2013.

Chief Justices of the Supreme Court, 1789—2010.