Includes index.

Part One: Foundations of American Government1 American Government: Democracy in Action 2 Early Governance and the Constitutional Framework 3 Federalism4 Civil Liberties5 Civil Rights Part Two: The Institutions of American Government6 Congress 7 The Presidency 8 Bureaucracy 9 The Judiciary Part Three: The American Public and the Democratic Process10 Political Socialization and Public Opinion 11 The Politics of the Media 12 Interest Groups, Social Movements, and Civic Engagement13 Political Parties and Elections in America Part Four: Public Policy14 The Policy Process and Economic Policy15 Foreign and National Security Policy Appendices1 Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies (annotated)2 The Constitution of the United States (annotated)3 The Federalist, No. 10, James Madison4 The Federalist, No. 51, James Madison5 Anti-Federalist, To the Citizens of the State of New York, October 18, 17876 The Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln7 I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King8 Presidents and Congresses 9 Supreme Court Justices