 |  We the People: A Concise Introduction to American Politics, 4/e Thomas E. Patterson,
Harvard University
Table of ContentsCHAPTER ONE The American Heritage 1
POLITICAL CULTURE: THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3
POLITICS: THE PROCESS OF DECIDING UPON SOCIETY'S GOALS 12
THE CONCEPTS OF A POLITICAL SYSTEM AND THE BOOK'S ORGANIZATION 22
Summary 24
Major Concepts 24
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 25
READING 1 Presidential Inaugural Address
George W. Bush R1
CHAPTER TWO Constitutional Democracy 26
BEFORE THE CONSTITUTION: THE COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY EXPERIENCES 28
NEGOTIATING TOWARD A CONSTITUTION 34
PROVIDING FOR A LIMITED GOVERNMENT 38
PROVIDING FOR SELF-GOVERNMENT 45
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY TODAY 53
Summary 54
Major Concepts 55
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 55
READING 2 The Mischiefs of Faction
James Madison R2-1
CHAPTER THREE Federalism 57
FEDERALISM: NATIONALISM AND STATE SOVEREIGNTY 58
FEDERALISM IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 65
FEDERALISM TODAY 73
THE PUBLIC'S INFLUENCE: SETTING THE BOUNDARIES OF FEDERAL-STATE POWER 82
Summary 82
Major Concepts 83
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 84
READING 3 The National Idea in American Politics
Samuel H. Beer R3-1
CHAPTER FOUR Civil Liberties 85
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 87
FREEDOM OF RELIGION 98
THE RIGHT OF PRIVACY 101
RIGHTS OF PERSONS ACCUSED OF CRIMES 103
THE COURTS AND A FREE SOCIETY 112
Summary 113
Major Concepts 114
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 114
READING 4 The Internet and Free Expression
Reno v. ACLU (1997) R4
CHAPTER FIVE Equal Rights 116
THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY 117
EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW 133
EQUALITY OF RESULT 139
SUPERFICIAL DIFFERENCES, DEEP DIVISIONS 146
Summary 147
Major Concepts 147
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 148
READING 5 America's Racial Divide
William Jefferson Clinton R5-1
CHAPTER SIX Public Opinion and Political Socialization 149
THE NATURE OF PUBLIC OPINION 151
POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION: HOW AMERICANS LEARN THEIR POLITICS 158
FRAMES OF REFERENCE: HOW AMERICANS THINK POLITICALLY 163
THE INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC OPINION ON POLICY 173
Summary 175
Major Concepts 176
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 176
READING 6 Democracy, Information, and the Rational Public
Benjamin I. Page and Robert Y. Shapiro R6
CHAPTER SEVEN Voting and Participation 178
VOTER PARTICIPATION 179
CONVENTIONAL FORMS OF PARTICIPATION OTHER THAN VOTING 193
UNCONVENTIONAL ACTIVISM: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND PROTEST POLITICS 198
PARTICIPATION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR INFLUENCE 200
Summary 201
Major Concepts 202
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 203
READING 7 America's Declining Social Capital
Robert D. Putnam R7
CHAPTER EIGHT Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns 204
PARTY COMPETITION AND MAJORITY RULE: THE HISTORY OF U.S. PARTIES 206
ELECTORAL AND PARTY SYSTEMS 213
PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 225
THE CANDIDATE-CENTERED CAMPAIGN 228
PARTIES, CANDIDATES, AND THE PUBLIC'S INFLUENCE 234
Summary 236
Major Concepts 237
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 237
READING 8 Running for Congress
Paul S. Herrnson R8-1
CHAPTER NINE Interest Groups 239
THE INTEREST-GROUP SYSTEM 241
INSIDE LOBBYING: SEEKING INFLUENCE THROUGH OFFICIAL CONTACTS 250
OUTSIDE LOBBYING: SEEKING INFLUENCE THROUGH PUBLIC PRESSURE 257
THE GROUP SYSTEM: INDISPENSABLE BUT BIASED 262
Summary 266
Major Concepts 267
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 267
READING 9 The Paralyzing Effect of Group Politics
Jonathan Rauch R9-1
CHAPTER TEN The News Media 269
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEWS MEDIA: FROM PARTISANSHIP TO OBJECTIVE JOURNALISM 271
FREEDOM AND CONFORMITY IN THE U.S. NEWS MEDIA 277
THE NEWS MEDIA AS LINK: ROLES THE PRESS CAN AND CANNOT PERFORM 281
ORGANIZING THE PUBLIC IN THE MEDIA AGE 290
Summary 291
Major Concepts 292
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 292
READING 10 The Miscast Institution
Thomas E. Patterson R10
CHAPTER ELEVEN Congress 294
CONGRESS AS CAREER: ELECTION TO CONGRESS 295
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP 302
THE COMMITTEE SYSTEM 308
HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW 312
CONGRESS'S POLICYMAKING ROLE 316
CONGRESS: TOO MUCH PLURALISM? 326
Summary 327
Major Concepts 328
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 328
READING 11 Tammany Hall Goes to Washington
Morris P. Fiorina R11
CHAPTER TWELVE The Presidency 330
FOUNDATIONS OF THE MODERN PRESIDENCY 333
CHOOSING THE PRESIDENT 338
STAFFING THE PRESIDENT 346
FACTORS IN PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP 350
Summary 364
Major Concepts 365
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 366
READING 12 The Postmodern President
Richard Rose R12-1
CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Bureaucracy 367
THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY: FORM, PERSONNEL, AND ACTIVITIES 369
DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY: POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION 377
THE BUREAUCRACY'S POWER IMPERATIVE 382
BUREAUCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY 387
REINVENTING GOVERNMENT 394
Summary 396
Major Concepts 398
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 398
READING 13 Reinventing Government
David Osborne and Ted Gaebler R13
CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Judiciary 400
THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM 402
FEDERAL COURT APPOINTEES 411
THE NATURE OF JUDICIAL DECISION MAKING 415
JUDICIAL POWER AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT 423
Summary 427
Major Concepts 428
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 429
READING 14 Judicial Interpretation
William J. Brennan, Jr. R14
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Economic and Environmental Policy 430
REGULATING THE ECONOMY 431
GOVERNMENT AS PROTECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENT 440
GOVERNMENT AS PROMOTER OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS 444
FISCAL POLICY: GOVERNMENT AS MANAGER OF ECONOMY, I 447
MONETARY POLICE: GOVERNMENT AS MANAGER OF ECONOMY, II 455
Summary 459
Major Concepts 460
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 460
READING 15 Long-Term Goals for the Economy
Alice M. Rivlin R15
CHAPTER SIXTEEN Welfare and Education Policy 462
POVERTY IN AMERICA: THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM 464
THE POLITICS AND POLICIES OF SOCIAL WELFARE 468
INDIVIDUAL-BENEFIT PROGRAMS 473
EDUCATION AS EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY: THE AMERICAN WAY 482
CULTURE, POLITICS, AND SOCIAL WELFARE 487
Summary 490
Major Concepts 491
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 491
READING 16 Saving Social Security
Robert D. Reischauer R16-1
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Foreign and Defense Policy 493
THE ROOTS OF FOREGIN AND DEFENSE POLICY 495
THE PROCESS OF FOREIGN AND MILITARY POLICYMAKING 501
THE MILITARY DIMENSION OF NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY 505
THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION OF NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY 511
Summary 523
Major Concepts 524
Suggested Readings and Web Sites 524
READING 17 A Borderless World
Kenichi Ohmae R17
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE A-1
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A-6
NOTES A-27
GLOSSARY A-60
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A-79
INDEX I-1
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