Part I
The American System 1
1 The Study of American Government 2
2 The Constitution 18
3 Federalism 50
4 American Political Culture 76
5 Civil Liberties 96
6 Civil Rights 124
Part II
Opinions, Interests, and
Organizations 153
7 Public Opinion 154
8 Political Participation 174
9 Political Parties 192
10 Elections and Campaigns 222
11 Interest Groups 260
12 The Media 286
Part III
Institutions of Government 311
13 Congress 312
14 The Presidency 358
15 The Bureaucracy 400
16 The Judiciary 428
Part IV
The Politics of Public Policy 459
17 Politics and Public Policy 460