Test bank for American Government Institutions and Policies 15th Edition by James Q. Wilson
Test bank for American Government Institutions and Policies 15th Edition by James Q. Wilson
Table of Contents
Brief Contents
Contents
Letter to Instructors…
Letter to Students…
Resources for Students and Instructors
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part 1: The American System
Ch 1: The Study of American Government
1-1 Politics and Democracy
1-2 Political Power in America: Five Views
1-3 Who Governs? To What Ends?
1-4 The Politics of Different Issues
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 2: The Constitution
2-1 The Problem of Liberty
2-2 The Constitutional Convention
2-3 Ratification Debates
2-4 Democracy and the Constitution: Post-Ratification Debates
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 3: Federalism
3-1 Why Federalism Matters
3-2 Governmental Structure
3-3 Federal Money, State Programs
3-4 A Devolution Revolution?
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 4: American Political Culture
4-1 Political Culture
4-2 How We Compare: Comparing America with Other Nations
4-3 The Sources of Political Culture
4-4 The Culture War
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 5: Civil Liberties
5-1 The Courts and Conflicts over Civil Liberties
5-2 The First Amendment and Freedom of Expression
5-3 The First Amendment and Freedom of Religion
5-4 Crime and Due Process
Learning Objectives
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Ch 6: Civil Rights
6-1 Race and Civil Rights
6-2 Women and Equal Rights
6-3 Affirmative Action
6-4 Gay Rights
6-5 Looking Back-and Ahead
Learning Objectives
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Part 2: Opinions, Interests, and Organizations
Ch 7: Public Opinion
7-1 What is Public Opinion?
7-2 What Drives Opinion?
7-3 Political Information and Public Opinion
7-4 Public Opinion and Public Policy
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 8: Political Participation
8-1 A Close Look at Nonvoting
8-2 The Rise of the American Electorate
8-3 Who Participates in Politics?
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 9: Political Parties
9-1 What is a Party?
9-2 The Rise and Decline of the Political Party
9-3 The Functions of Political Parties
9-4 Parties as Organizations
9-5 Parties in the Electorate: Partisanship
9-6 The Two-Party System
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 10: Elections and Campaigns
10-1 Presidential Elections: Winning the Nomination
10-2 How Does the Campaign Matter?
10-3 How Do Voters Learn about the Candidates?
10-4 Building a Winning Coalition
10-5 Congressional Elections
10-6 Campaign Finance: Regulating the Flow of Political Money
10-7 The Effects of Elections on Policy
Learning Objectives
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Ch 11: Interest Groups
11-1 The Rise of Interest Groups
11-2 Kinds of Organizations
11-3 Interest Groups and Social Movements
11-4 The Activities of Interest Groups
11-5 Regulating Interest Groups
Learning Objectives
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Ch 12: The Media
12-1 The Media and Politics
12-2 Where Do Americans Get Their News? Does This Matter?
12-3 Media Effects
12-4 Is the Media Trustworthy and Unbiased?
12-5 Government Regulation of the Media
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Part 3: Institutions of Government
Ch 13: Congress
13-1 Congress versus Parliament
13-2 The Evolution of Congress
13-3 Who is in Congress?
13-4 The Organization of Congress: Parties and Interests
13-5 How a Bill Becomes Law
13-6 Reforming Congress
Learning Objectives
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Ch 14: The Presidency
14-1 Presidents and Prime Ministers
14-2 The Powers of the President
14-3 The Power to Persuade
14-4 Presidential Character, Organization, and Policymaking
14-5 Presidential Transition
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 15: The Bureaucracy
15-1 Distinctiveness of the American Bureaucracy
15-2 The Evolution of the Federal Bureaucracy
15-3 The Federal Bureaucracy Today
15-4 Checks, Problems, and Possibilities for Reform
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 16: The Judiciary
16-1 Judicial Review
16-2 The Development of the Federal Courts
16-3 The Structure, Jurisdiction, and Operation of the Federal Courts
16-4 The Supreme Court in Action
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Part 4: Public Policy and American Democracy
Ch 17: Domestic Policy
17-1 Policymaking Politics Revisited
17-2 Social Welfare Policy
17-3 Business Regulation Policy
17-4 Environmental Policy
17-5 Beyond Domestic Policy
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 18: Economic Policy
18-1 The Economy and Elections
18-2 Economic Theories and Political Needs
18-3 The Machinery of Economic Policymaking
18-4 The Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 19: Foreign and Military Policy
19-1 Kinds of Foreign Policy
19-2 The Constitutional and Legal Context
19-3 Making Foreign Policy
19-4 The Politics of Foreign Affairs: Military Action, Defense Policy, and the Future
Learning Objectives
To Learn More
Ch 20: American Democracy, Then and Now
20-1 The Old versus the New System
20-2 Government Growth: Influences and Consequences
20-3 American Democracy-Then, Now, and Next
Learning Objectives
Appendixes
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution of the United States
A Brief Guide to Reading the Federalist Papers
The Federalist No. 10
The Federalist No. 51
Glossary
Notes
Index
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