American Government: Political Development and Institutional ChangeHow politics in America works today, how it got that way, and how it’s likely to change through reform—these are the themes that pervade every chapter of Cal Jillson’s highly lauded American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change. America’s past is present in all aspects of the contemporary political system. Jillson uses political development and the dynamics of change as a thematic tool to help students understand how politics works now—and how institutions, participation, and policies have evolved over time to produce this political environment. In addition, Jillson helps students think critically about how American democracy might evolve further, focusing in every chapter on reform and further change. New to the Ninth Edition
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Contents
CONTENTS | |
Ancient Fears Modern Hopes | |
The Unitary Executive Theory of Presidential Authority | |
Qualifying for Leadership around the World | |
The Growth of Presidential Power | |
Where Was the Expanded Authority Found? | |
The Foreign Policy Presidency | |
Must Presidents Have the Initiative in WarMaking? | |
The Presidential Establishment | |
Presidential Reform Today | |
and French Patterns | |
THE REVOLUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION | |
Obamas Speech on Race | |
The Growth of Democracy in the World | |
Do We Need a Bill of Rights? | |
Why Americans Distrust Politics | |
FEDERALISM AND AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT | |
If Marijuana Is Illegal Why Are They Selling It in California? | |
Powers Denied to the National Government | |
The Industrialization and Urbanization of America | |
The Continuing Relevance of States Rights | |
The Rise of Fiscal Federalism | |
The Process of Devolution in Contemporary Federalism | |
The Prevalence of Federal Systems in the World | |
Chapter Summary | |
Suggested Readings | |
POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION AND PUBLIC OPINION | |
What Explains the U S Commitment to the Death Penalty? | |
Defining the American Creed | |
The Nature of Public Opinion in the United States | |
Variations in Socialization by Class Race and Gender | |
Attitudes on Gender Equality in Nineteen Societies | |
Pro Con Must Voters Be Knowledgeable? | |
Pondering Reform Possibilities | |
THE MASS MEDIA AND THE POLITICAL AGENDA | |
Edward Snowden and the Journalists Who Helped | |
Commercial vs Public Radio and Television | |
Is the Media Biased? | |
THE POLITICS OF INFLUENCE | |
The First Amendment Rights to Assemble and Petition and Their Limits | |
The Rise of Interest Groups | |
Types of Interest Groups | |
Lets Compare U S Unions in Global Perspective | |
Interest Group Goals and Strategies | |
A Lobbyists Donnybrook | |
Revise or Repeal? | |
Inside and Outside Lobbying after Adoption | |
WINNING THE RIGHT TO GOVERN | |
Should the States Make Election Rules? | |
Black Commitment to the Democratic Party | |
Party in Government | |
Electoral Rules and Party Systems in Fifteen Nations | |
The Impact of Minor Parties on American Politics | |
What Is the Future of Minor Parties? | |
Key Terms | |
VOTING CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS | |
Do Corporations Have All the Rights of People | |
Voter Turnout and the Effects of Alternative Voter Registration Systems | |
Is the Supreme Court Right to See Money as Speech? | |
Chapter Summary | |
PARTISANSHIP POLARIZATION AND GRIDLOCK | |
The Census Reapportionment and Gerrymandering | |
Parliaments and Congresses | |
Should Representatives Represent Their Consciences or Their Constituents? | |
How Congress Has Organized to Do Its Work | |
The Development of the Committee System | |
The Legislative Process | |
HouseSenate Conference Committees | |
GOVERNING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES | |
Chapter Summary | |
REDESIGNING GOVERNMENT FOR THE TWENTYFIRST | |
Is the Federal Reserve the Fed Dangerous? | |
The Growth of the American Bureaucracy | |
General Government Employment as a Percentage of Total Employment among Fifteen Wealthy Nations | |
The Structure of the National Bureaucracy 348 | |
Policy Implementation and Its Pitfalls 352 | |
Should the Market Set Student Loan Rates? | |
Bureaucratic Autonomy and Accountability | |
ACTIVISM VERSUS RESTRAINT | |
Does the Constitution Envision Judicial Review? | |
Lets Compare Worldwide Usage of the Common Law and Civil | |
The Supreme Court and the Evolution of Individual Rights | |
The Structure of the Federal Judicial System | |
Judicial Nomination and Appointment | |
The Disputed Role of the Federal Judiciary | |
Does the U S Political System Need Judicial Activism | |
Work? | |
Chapter Summary | |
ORDERED LIBERTY IN AMERICA | |
The Second Amendment and Gun Rights in America | |
The Origins of the Bill of Rights | |
Freedom of Religion | |
The Rights of Criminal Defendants | |
Pro Con Defending the USA Patriot Act 2001Present | |
Civil Liberties Prisons and the Death Penalty | |
The Death Penalty in the U S and the World | |
Key Terms | |
ORDERED LIBERTY IN AMERICA | |
The Modern Civil Rights Movement | |
Affirmative Action | |
The Womens Rights Movement | |
Recognizing Gay Marriage | |
The Gender Wage Gap in TwentySeven Countries | |
Chapter Summary | |
Suggested Readings | |
GOVERNMENT THE ECONOMY AND DOMESTIC POLICY | |
Can Congress Mandate That All Americans Buy Health | |
GOVERNING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES | |
National Economic Council | |
Debating the Income | |
Government Sector Spending in TwentySeven Countries | |
Current Dollars | |
AMERICAS GLOBAL ROLE IN THE TWENTYFIRST CENTURY | |
The United States in the Old World Order | |
World War II and World Power Status | |
The United States in the New World Order | |
Hegemony or Empire | |
Pro Con Should the U S Take the Lead on Global Climate | |
Comparing the British | |
ENDNOTES | |
THE REVOLUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION | |
ACTIVISM VERSUS RESTRAINT | |
1 Aristotles Typology of Governments 1 2 Stages and Giants in the Western Intellectual Tradition 2 1 The Virginia and New Jersey Plans 2 2 State Ra... | |
GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS | |
GLOSSARY OF CASES | |
Appendix ATHE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | |
The Common Law Origins of the American Legal System | |
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