American Government and Politics: Deliberation, Democracy and Citizenship Book

Part I: PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 1. Deliberation and Citizenship in Service of Freedom and Democracy. 2. The American Constitution. 3. Federalism. 4. American Citizenship and Civic Culture. Part II: LIBERTIES AND RIGHTS. 5. Civil Liberties. 6. Civil Rights. Part III: DEMOCRATIC POLITICS AND PUBLIC DELIBERATION. 7. Public Opinion and Political Participation. 8. Interest Groups. 9. Political Parties. 10. Elections and Campaigns. 11. Mass Media. Part IV: GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS. 12. Congress. 13. The Presidency. 14. Bureaucracy and the Administrative State. 15. The Judiciary. Part V: THE ISSUES OF AMERICAN POLITICS. 16: Social Policy and the Welfare State. 17: Economic Policy. 18: National Security and Foreign Policy.