Approaching Democracy : American Government in Times of Challenge (Hardcover, 9 ed)

Preface About the Authors Part I Foundations of American Democracy 1. Approaching Democracy 2. The Founding and the Constitution 3.Federalism Part II Institutions of American Democracy 4. Congress 5. The Presidency 6. The Judiciary 7. The Bureaucracy Part III Processes of American Democracy 8. Public Opinion 9. Political Parties 10. Participation, Voting, and Elections 11. Interest Groups 12. The Media Part IV Liberties and Rights in American Democracies 13. Civil Liberties 14. Civil Rights and Political Equality Part V Policy Making in American Democracy 15. Domestic and Economic Policy 16. Foreign Policy APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: Introducing the Concept of Approaching Democracy APPENDIX 2: Presidents and Congresses, 1789?January 2021 APPENDIX 3: Supreme Court Justices APPENDIX 4: The Declaration of Independence APPENDIX 5: The United States Constitution APPENDIX 6: The Federalist, No. 10, James Madison APPENDIX 7: The Federalist, No. 51, James Madison Glossary Index