Living Democracy, Texas Edition Book

Part One: Foundations of American Government

1 American Government: Democracy in Action

2 Early Governance and the Constitutional Framework

Part Two: The Institutions of American Government

3 Federalism

4 The Judiciary

5 Civil Liberties

6 Civil Rights

7 Congress

8 The Presidency

Part Three: The American Public and the Democratic Process

9 Bureaucracy

10 Political Socialization and Public Opinion

11 The Politics of the Media

12 Civic and Political Engagement

13 Interest Groups

14 Elections and Political Participation in America

Part Four: Public Policy

15 Political Parties

16 Public Policy in the United States

17 Making Economic Policy

18 Foreign and National Security Policy

19 The Social and Economic Milieu of Texas Politics

20 The Texas Constitution

21 Interest Groups, Political Parties, and Elections in Texas

22 The Texas Legislature

23 The Texas Executive and Bureaucracy

24 The Texas Judiciary

25 Local Government in Texas