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050 00 $aJK1726$b.N45 2009
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245 04 $aThe new American democracy /$cMorris P. Fiorina [and others].
250 $a6th ed.
260 $aNew York :$bLongman,$c[2009], ©2009.
300 $axxxii, 716 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 643-689) and indexes.
505 00 $gPART 1.$tThe Foundations of a New American Democracy -- $gChapter 1.$tDemocracy in the United States -- $tThe Long, Long 2008 Election Campaign -- $tElections and Government -- $tGovernmental Power -- $tClassic Types of Government -- $tGovernment by One Person -- $tGovernment by the Few -- $tGovernment by the Many -- $tTraditional Types of Democracy -- $tDirect Democracy -- $tRepresentative Democracy -- $tThe New American Democracy -- $tHalf-a-Million Elected Officials -- $tNominating Candidates and Deciding Issues -- $tPermanent Campaigns -- $tInternational Comparison Elections in Other Democracies -- $tThe Power of the Few -- $tVoter Participation -- $tNominating Candidates -- $tSingle-Issue Voters -- $tCampaign Resources -- $tUninformed Citizens -- $tShould American Democracy Be Reformed? -- $tA Pretty Good Government -- $tElection Voices Initiatives and Referenda -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 2.$tEstablishing a Constitutional Democracy -- $tThe First National Election -- $tThe Colonial and Revolutionary Era -- $tThe Colonial Experience with Democracy -- $tThe Spread of Democratic Ideals During the Revolutionary War -- $tThe Theory of Rights and Representation -- $tGovernment After Independence -- $tBroadening Participation -- $tThe Articles of Confederation (1781-1789) -- $tDrafting and Adopting a New Constitution -- $tThe Constitutional Convention -- $tA Government of Separated Powers -- $tThe Bill of Rights -- $tThe Anti-Federalist---Federalist Debate -- $tAmendments to the Constitution -- $tThe Constitution: An Assessment -- $tA Step Backward? -- $tElection Connection Ammendments to the Constitution Have Extended Liberties and Tightened the Election Connection -- $tAchievements -- $tThe Constitution Today -- $tInternational Comparison Constitution-Making in Iraq -- $tElection Voices The Politics of the Death Penalty -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 3.$tFederalism: Division of Power Among National, State, and Local Governments -- $tThe Politics of Katrina -- $tThe Federalism Debate: It's New But It's Old -- $tFederalism in Context -- $tFederalism and the Ratification of the Constitution -- $tInternational Comparison Great Britain and the United States: Unitary and Federal Governments -- $tEvolution of the Federalism Debate -- $tDual Sovereignty and Nullification -- $tThe Supreme Court and the Meaning of Dual Sovereignty -- $tThe Commerce Clause and the Court-Packing Episode -- $tNecessary and Proper Clause -- $tState Sovereign Immunity -- $tCooperative Federalism -- $tSpending Clause -- $tElection Connection Cooperative Federalism and the Homeland Security Grant Program -- $tCategorical Grants -- $tProblems of Implementation -- $tBlock Grants -- $tThe Contemporary Debate -- $tLocal Government -- $tThe Number and Types of Local Governments -- $tLocal Elections -- $tPopularity of Local Government -- $tLimits on Local Government -- $tState Government -- $tState Elections -- $tVariation in State Government Responsibilities -- $tModern State Politics -- $tElection Voices The Drinking Age -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 4.$tAmerican Political Culture -- $tA Hard Test for American Diversity -- $tAmericans: A Contradictory People? -- $tInternational Comparison Citizenship in Europe and the United States -- $tSocial Diversity -- $tA Nation of Immigrants Then -- $tA Nation of Immigrants Now -- $tImmigration as a Contemporary Issue -- $tPhilosophical Unity -- $tAmerican Individualism -- $tThe Tension Between Individualism and Equality -- $tOne Nation, Under God? -- $tWhy a Liberal Political Culture? -- $tTraditional Explanations of American Liberalism -- $tNewer Explanations -- $tElection Voices The Immigration Issue -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gPART 2.$tThe Ingredients of the New American Democracy -- $gChapter 5.$tPublic Opinion -- $tPublic Opinion and War -- $tWhat Is Public Opinion? -- $tSources of Public Opinion -- $tSocialization -- $tPersonal Experiences -- $tSelf-Interest -- $tEducation -- $tReference Groups -- $tThe Media -- $tMeasuring Public Opinion -- $tSampling Error -- $tSelection Bias -- $tMeasurement Error -- $tCharacteristics of Public Opinion -- $tPublic Opinions Is Uninformed -- $tMany of the Opinions Expressed in Polls Are Not Strongly Held -- $tPublic Opinion Is Not Ideological -- $tPublic Opinion Is Inconsistent -- $tGoverning by Public Opinion? -- $tThe Power of Public Opinion -- $tThe Limits of Public Opinion: Gun Control -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 6.$tIndividual Participation -- $tGetting Out the Vote in 2008 -- $tA Brief History of the Franchise in the United States -- $tVoting Rights in the Amendment Process -- $tHow Voting Rights Spread -- $tWhy People Participate: Costs and Benefits -- $tInternational Comparisons of Voter Turnout -- $tElection Connection Nonvoters Who Actually Turned Out -- $tPersonal Costs and Benefits: Registration -- $tPersonal Costs and Benefits: Compulsion -- $tOther Personal Costs and Benefits -- $tMobilization and Turnout -- $tWhy Has American Turnout Declined? -- $tDeclining Personal Benefits -- $tDeclining Mobilization -- $tDeclining Social Connectedness -- $tWho Votes and Who Doesn't? -- $tIs Low Turnout a Problem? -- $tThree Arguments Why Low Turnout Is Not a Problem -- $tThree Arguments Why Low Turnout Is a Problem -- $tEvaluating the Arguments -- $tBeyond the Voting Booth -- $tElection Voices Should Voting Be Compulsory? -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 7.$tInterest-Group Participation in American Democracy -- $tHow One Group Challenged Congress -- $tInterest Groups in the United States -- $tGrowth and Development of Groups -- $tThe Nature and Variety of "Interest Groups" -- $tForming and Maintaining Interest Groups -- $tThe Free-Rider Problem -- $tOvercoming the Free-Rider Problem -- $tHow Interest Groups Influence Government -- $tGovernment Lobbying -- $tGrassroots Lobbying -- $tElectioneering and PACs -- $tPersuading the Public -- $tDirect Action -- $tLitigation -- $tWhy Groups Use Particular Tactics -- $tHow Influential Are Interest Groups? -- $tSubgovernments -- $tIssue Networks -- $tInterest Groups and Democratic Politics -- $tElection Voices Should Lobbying Be Restricted? -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 8.$tPolitical Parties -- $tA Tale of Two Conventions -- $tWhat Parties Do -- $tHow Parties Contribute to Democratic Politics -- $tHow Parties Detract from Democratic Politics -- $tThe Balance Sheet -- $tPolitical Parties in American History -- $tThe Party-Systems Interpretation of American History -- $tThe Contemporary Party System -- $tTwo-Party and Multi-Party Systems: American Parties in Comparative Perspective -- $tHow Strong Are American Parties Today? -- $tThe Decline of Party Organizations -- $tThe Revival of Party Organizations? -- $tParties Versus Interest Groups -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 9.$tThe Media -- $tThe Media: 800-Pound Gorilla or 98-Pound Weakling? -- $tDevelopment of the Mass Media -- $tThe Partisan Press and the Penny Press -- $tNewspapers and Magazines, 1865-1920 -- $tRadio and Television -- $tThe Contemporary Scene -- $tThe New Media -- $tWhat Information Sources Do Americans Rely On? -- $tMedia Effects -- $tAgenda Setting -- $tPriming and Framing -- $tSocialization -- $tHow Strong Are Media Effects? -- $tMedia Biases -- $tSelection Bias -- $tProfessional Bias -- $tIdeological Bias -- $tInternational Comparison Al Jazeera---Questionable Sources? -- $tProspects for Change -- $tA Word About Entertainment Media -- $tThe Media and Electoral Politics -- $tCampaign Coverage -- $tThe Conventions -- $tThe Presidential Debates -- $tMedia Coverage of Government -- $tEmphasis on the President (and Other Personalities) -- $tEmphasis on Conflict -- $tEmphasis on the Negative --
505 80 $tThe Response: Exaggerated Concern with the Press -- $tElection Voices Should Freedom of the Press Be Limited to Protect National Security? -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gPART 3.$tCampaigns and Elections -- $gChapter 10.$tElecting the President -- $tThe Meaning of Elections -- $tNominating a Presidential Candidate -- $tEvolution of the Nomination Process -- $tThe Contemporary Nomination Process -- $tElection Connection A 2004 Caucus Experience -- $tFinancing Nomination Campaigns -- $tThe Presidential Nomination Process in Action -- $tStrengths and Weaknesses of the Nomination Process -- $tWho Nominates the Vice-President? -- $tThe General Election for President -- $tFinancing the General-Election Campaign -- $tInternational Comparison Campaign Financing in Other Democracies -- $tSpending in the General-Election Campaign -- $tThe Electoral College -- $tVoting Behavior in Presidential Elections -- $tWhen Americans Decide -- $tHow Americans Decide -- $tWhat Difference Do Presidential Campaigns Make? -- $tThe Contemporary Presidential Election Scene -- $tThe 1970s and 1980s: The Republican "Lock" -- $tThe 1990s: Democratic Resurgence -- $tThe 2000 Election -- $tThe 2004 Showdown -- $tThe 2008 A Mandate for Change -- $tElection Voices Is a National Primary the Best Way to Nominate Presidential Candidates? -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 11.$tChoosing the Congress -- $tCongressional Elections and the Fate of the Bush Agenda -- $tThe Electoral Evolution of the Congress -- $tReapportionment and Redistricting -- $tInternational Comparison Redistricting Around the World -- $tThe Congressional Nomination Process -- $tContemporary House Elections -- $tParty Decline -- $tExpanding Member Resources -- $tChange in Importance of "Representative" Activities -- $tCampaign Funds -- $tMore Responsive Incumbents -- $tContemporary Senate Elections -- $tParty Competition -- $tUncontrolled Information -- $tBetter Challengers -- $tHigh Ambitions -- $tNational Forces in Congressional Elections -- $tNational Forces in the 1990s: A New Era? -- $tCongressional Elections in the 2000s: Neck and Neck -- $tWhy Have National Forces Grown Stronger? -- $tDo Congressional Elections Produce a Representative Body? -- $tWomen -- $tMinorities -- $tElections, Parties, and Group Representation -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gPART 4.$tThe Government -- $gChapter 12.$tThe Congress and Its Work -- $tHomeland Security Pork -- $tCongress---The First Branch -- $tThe Organization of Congress -- $tThe Congressional Parties -- $tInternational Comparison Congress in a Presidential System -- $tThe Committee System -- $tCaucuses -- $tHow a Bill Becomes a Law -- $tEvaluating Congress -- $tCriticisms of Congress -- $tWhy Americans Like Their Members of Congress So Much More Than Congress Itself -- $tElection Voices An Explosion of Earmarks -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 13.$tThe Presidency: Powers and Practice -- $tIs the President a "Lame Duck" in the Last Two Years? -- $tPresidential Constituencies -- $tNational Constituency -- $tPartisan Constituencies -- $tPartisan Support in Congress -- $tSeparate Institutions Sharing Power -- $tThe Power to Inform and Persuade -- $tThe Veto Power -- $tThe Appointment Power -- $tThe Power to Recommend -- $tThe President as Commander in Chief -- $tThe President as Chief of State -- $tInternational Comparison The Chief of State in Other Countries -- $tInherent Executive Power -- $tThe Impeachment Power -- $tPresidential Expectations and Presidential Performance -- $tPresidential Reputations -- $tPresidential Popularity -- $tGreat Presidents -- $tElection Voices The Politics of U.S. Energy Policy -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 14.$tThe Bureaucracy -- $tOrganizing for Homeland Security -- $tThe Role of Bureaucracy -- $tThe Bureaucracy Problem -- $tImpossible Tasks -- $tDifficulty Measuring Performance -- $tExpansionary Tendencies -- $tSlow to Change -- $tRed Tape -- $tAmerican Bureaucracies: Particularly Political -- $tDifficult Beginnings -- $tMountains of Patronage -- $tAdvantages of the Spoils System -- $tDisadvantages of the Spoils System -- $tErosion of the Spoils System -- $tPolitical Appointees Today -- $tInternational Comparison Political Versus Professional Bureaucrats -- $tThe President and the Bureaucracy -- $tThe Cabinet -- $tIndependent Regulatory Agencies -- $tThe Office of Management and Budget -- $tCongress and the Bureaucracy -- $tSenate Confirmations -- $tAgency Reorganization -- $tLegislative Detail -- $tElection Connection Congressional Legislation: A Matter of Detail -- $tBudgetary Control -- $tLegislative Oversight -- $tIron Triangles and Issue Networks -- $tElections and Bureaucracy -- $tBureaucratic Secrecy -- $tBureaucratic Coercion -- $tCurbing Agency Expansion -- $tAdministrator Caution -- $tCompromised Capacity -- $tMuddling Through -- $tElection Voices The Politics of the New Department of Homeland Security -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 15.$tThe Courts -- $tThe Battle That Wasn't: John Roberts' Appointment to the Supreme Court -- $tState Courts -- $tState Trial Courts: The Judicial Workhorses -- $tThe Politics of Selecting State Judges -- $tProsecuting State Cases -- $tAn Independent and Powerful Federal Judiciary -- $tTenure and Salary -- $tJudicial Review -- $tApproaches to Constitutional Interpretation -- $tJudicial Review in Practice -- $tStatutory Interpretation -- $tInternational Comparison Statutory Interpretation in the United States and Britain -- $tThe Federal Court System -- $tDistrict Courts -- $tAppeals Courts -- $tSpecialized Courts -- $tSelection of Federal Judges -- $tDeciding to Prosecute -- $tRelations Between State and Federal Courts -- $tThe Supreme Court -- $tThe Politics of Supreme Court Appointments -- $tElection Connection The Harriet Miers Nomination to the Supreme Court -- $tStare Decisis -- $tCerts -- $tThe Role of the Chief Justice -- $tThe Role of the Solicitor General -- $tThe Role of Clerks -- $tSupreme Court Decision Making -- $tVoting on the Supreme Court -- $tChecks on Court Power -- $tConstitutional Amendment -- $tStatutory Revision -- $tNonimplementation -- $tLitigation as a Political Strategy -- $tElection Voices Should Judges Be Elected? -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gPART 5.$tCivil Liberties and Civil Rights -- $gChapter 16.$tCivil Liberties -- $tPrivacy in the Age of Terrorism -- $tOrigins of Civil Liberties in the United States -- $tOrigins of the Bill of Rights -- $tFew Liberties Before the Civil War -- $tApplying the Bill of Rights to State Governments -- $tFreedom of Speech, Press, and Assembly -- $tFree Speech and Majoritarian Democracy -- $tFrom "Bad Tendency" to "Clear and Present Danger" -- $tThe Fighting Words Doctrine -- $tThe Balancing Doctrine -- $tThe Fundamental Freedoms Doctrine -- $tFreedom of the Press -- $tFreedom of Association -- $tLimitations on Free Expression -- $tFreedom of Religion -- $tEstablishment of Religion Clause -- $tThe Free Exercise of Religion Clause -- $tEstablishment of Religion or Free Exercise? -- $tLaw, Order, and the Rights of Suspects -- $tElection Politics and Criminal Justice -- $tInternational Comparison United States Has Much Higher Murder, but Not Burglary, Rates Than Most Other Countries -- $tSearch and Seizure -- $tImmunity Against Self-Incrimination -- $tImpartial Jury -- $tLegal Counsel -- $tDouble Jeopardy -- $tRights in Practice: Habeas Corpus -- $tRights in Practice: The Plea Bargain -- $tThe Right of Privacy -- $tRegulation of Sexual Behavior -- $tAbortion: Right to Life or Right to Choose? -- $tPrivacy in the Information Age -- $tElection Voices School Choice: Vouchers and Charter Schools -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web -- $gChapter 17.$tCivil Rights -- $tRace and Gender in the 2008 Campaign --
505 80 $tThe Origins of Civil Rights -- $tConflict Over Civil Rights After the Civil War -- $tEarly Court Interpretations of Civil Rights -- $tBlacks Get Electoral Power -- $tAwakening the Supreme Court to Civil Rights -- $tRedefining the Equal Protection Clause -- $tBrown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas -- $tCivil Rights After Brown -- $tThe Decline in Strength of the Civil Rights Movement -- $tThe Supreme Court No Longer Forges Ahead -- $tAffirmative Action -- $tElections, Courts, and Civil Rights: An Appraisal -- $tThe Civil Rights of Other Minorities -- $tLatinos -- $tAsian Americans -- $tGays and Lesbians -- $tNative Americans -- $tWomen's Rights -- $tThe Right to Equality Before the Law -- $tInitial Court Response to Women's Rights -- $tDiscrimination in the Workplace -- $tSexual Harassment -- $tSingle-Sex Schools and Colleges -- $tThe Future of Women's Rights -- $tAmericans with Disabilities -- $tElection Voices Affirmative Action -- $tChapter Summary -- $tKey Terms -- $tSuggested Readings -- $tOn the Web.
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651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$vTextbooks.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100026
700 1 $aFiorina, Morris P.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80131625
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