American Government : Political Development and Institutional Change (Hardcover, 14 ed)

Chapter 1 THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN POLITICAL PRINCIPLES Chapter 2 THE REVOLUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION Chapter 3 FEDERALISM AND AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT Chapter 4 POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION AND PUBLIC OPINION Chapter 5 THE MASS MEDIA AND THE POLITICAL AGENDA Chapter 6 NTEREST GROUPS: THE POLITICS OF INFLUENCE Chapter 7 POLITICAL PARTIES: WINNING THE RIGHT TO GOVERN Chapter 8 VOTING, CAMPAIGNS, AND ELECTIONS Chapter 9 CONGRESS: PARTISANSHIP, POLARIZATION, AND GRIDLOCK Chapter 10 THE PRESIDENT: EXECUTIVE POWER IN A SEPARATION OF POWERS REGIME Chapter 11 BUREAUCRACY: REDESIGNING GOVERNMENT FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Chapter 12 THE FEDERAL COURTS: BULWARK OF THE CONSTITUTION? Chapter 13 CIVIL LIBERTIES: ORDERED LIBERTY IN AMERICA Chapter 14 CIVIL RIGHTS: WHERE LIBERTY AND EQUALITY COLLIDE Chapter 15 GOVERNMENT, THE ECONOMY, AND DOMESTIC POLICY Chapter 16 AMERICA’S GLOBAL ROLE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS GLOSSARY OF CASES Appendix A THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Appendix B THE ARTICLES OF THE CONFEDERATION Appendix C CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Appendix D FEDERALIST NUMBERS 10, 51, AND 78 Appendix E PARTISAN CONTROL OF THE PRESIDENCY, CONGRESS, AND THE SUPREME COURT INDEX

American Government : Political Development and Institutional Change (Paperback, 14 ed)

Chapter 1 THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN POLITICAL PRINCIPLES Chapter 2 THE REVOLUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION Chapter 3 FEDERALISM AND AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT Chapter 4 POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION AND PUBLIC OPINION Chapter 5 THE MASS MEDIA AND THE POLITICAL AGENDA Chapter 6 NTEREST GROUPS: THE POLITICS OF INFLUENCE Chapter 7 POLITICAL PARTIES: WINNING THE RIGHT TO GOVERN Chapter 8 VOTING, CAMPAIGNS, AND ELECTIONS Chapter 9 CONGRESS: PARTISANSHIP, POLARIZATION, AND GRIDLOCK Chapter 10 THE PRESIDENT: EXECUTIVE POWER IN A SEPARATION OF POWERS REGIME Chapter 11 BUREAUCRACY: REDESIGNING GOVERNMENT FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Chapter 12 THE FEDERAL COURTS: BULWARK OF THE CONSTITUTION? Chapter 13 CIVIL LIBERTIES: ORDERED LIBERTY IN AMERICA Chapter 14 CIVIL RIGHTS: WHERE LIBERTY AND EQUALITY COLLIDE Chapter 15 GOVERNMENT, THE ECONOMY, AND DOMESTIC POLICY Chapter 16 AMERICA’S GLOBAL ROLE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS GLOSSARY OF CASES Appendix A THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Appendix B THE ARTICLES OF THE CONFEDERATION Appendix C CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Appendix D FEDERALIST NUMBERS 10, 51, AND 78 Appendix E PARTISAN CONTROL OF THE PRESIDENCY, CONGRESS, AND THE SUPREME COURT INDEX

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Introduction 1

Part 1: Pursuing Immigration and Citizenship 5

Chapter 1: The Joys of Becoming a U.S Citizen 7

Chapter 2: Meeting the Officials Who Can Help You on Your Quest 37

Chapter 3: Finding Out about Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas 51

Chapter 4: Filling Out the Forms 77

Part 2: Doing the Interview, Getting Help, and Following the Rules 105

Chapter 5: Acing Your Naturalization Interview 107

Chapter 6: Keeping on Top of Changes in Immigration Law. 125

Chapter 7: Getting Help When You Need It 135

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Immigration Glitches 145

Part 3: Exploring U.S History, Government, and Culture 157

Chapter 9: U.S History in a Nutshell, Part I: The Colonial Period and Independence 159

Chapter 10: U.S History in a Nutshell, Part II: Expansion to the Industrial Revolution 175

Chapter 11: U.S History in a Nutshell, Part III: World War I to the Present 189

Chapter 12: The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution 211

Chapter 13: Understanding the United States Federal Government 227

Chapter 14: Looking at State, Tribal, and Local Governments 241

Chapter 15: Recognizing the Emblems of America 255

Chapter 16: Celebrating U.S Holidays and Observances 269

Chapter 17: Understanding Civic Life 283

Part 4: Practicing for the Citizenship Tests 297

Chapter 18: Preparing for the Civics, Reading, and Writing Tests 299

Chapter 19: Preparing for the Speaking Test 313

Part 5: The Part of Tens 329

Chapter 20: Ten Tips to Help You Pass Your Naturalization Interview 331

Chapter 21: Ten Things That Can Hurt Your Naturalization Case 337

Chapter 22: Ten Important American Heroes 345

Chapter 23: Ten Important American Inventions 357

Index 371

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Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with the U.S Constitution 5

Chapter 1: Viewing the U.S Constitution from a Broader Perspective 7

Chapter 2: Getting the Basics of the U.S Constitution 19

Chapter 3: Resolving Key Dilemmas with the U.S Constitution 37

Chapter 4: Interpreting the Constitution 49

Part 2: Setting Up (and Limiting) National Government Powers 61

Chapter 5: Constituting the Legislative Branch 63

Chapter 6: Constituting the Executive Branch 75

Chapter 7: Constituting the Judicial Branch 89

Chapter 8: Seeing How the Government Branches Interact 105

Chapter 9: Dividing Power between National and State Officials 117

Part 3: Broadly Protecting Civil Liberties 129

Chapter 10: Assuring Freedom of Speech 131

Chapter 11: Protecting Freedom from and of Religion 149

Chapter 12: Ensuring Equality When Government Makes Distinctions 165

Chapter 13: Preventing Arbitrary Loss of Liberty and Property 181

Chapter 14: Navigating Intimate Liberty and Privacy Issues 197

Part 4: Protecting Property, Gun Ownership, and Voting Rights 213

Chapter 15: Promoting Stability by Safeguarding Specific Interests 215

Chapter 16: Assuring the Right to Keep and Bear Arms 227

Chapter 17: Guaranteeing Rights for Election Participants 239

Part 5: Creating a Fair Criminal Justice System 259

Chapter 18: Protecting Criminal Suspects and Defendants 261

Chapter 19: Checking Government Power to Investigate, Arrest, and Indict 277

Chapter 20: Guaranteeing Fair Trials 303

Chapter 21: Safeguarding Rights after Judgment 315

Part 6: The Part of Tens 329

Chapter 22: Ten Key Dimensions of the Constitution 331

Chapter 23: Highlighting Ten (or So) Landmark Cases 335

Index 339

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