Test Bank for American Government Institutions and Policies 16th Edition by James Q. Wilson
Test Bank for American Government Institutions and Policies 16th Edition by James Q. Wilson
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES is a clear and approachable text for students trying to successfully understand the American government. It sets the standard for examining current issues in American politics, focusing on the importance of American governmental institutions, the historical development of governmental procedures and policies as well as on who governs in the United States and to what ends. The sixteenth edition includes concise learning objectives, and highlighted key concepts, and opportunities for practical application of contemporary debates on policy dynamics. These features allow students to identify important issues in American politics, maximize comprehension and engage with the material in a meaningful way.
Additional ISBNs
1337678929, 9781337678926
Table of Contents
Brief Contents
Contents
Letter to Instructors
Letter to Students
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part 1: The American System
Chapter 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
Chapter 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
Chapter 3: Federalism
3-1 Why Federalism Matters
3-2 Governmental Structure
3-3 Federal Money, State Programs
3-4 A Devolution Revolution?
Chapter 4: American Political Culture
4-1 Political Culture
4-2 How We Compare: Comparing America with Other Nations
4-3 Sources of Political Culture
4-4 The Culture War
Chapter 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
5-5 Civil Liberties and American Democracy
Chapter 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
Part 2: Opinions, Interests, and Organizations
Chapter 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
Chapter 8: Political Participation
8-1 A Close Look at Nonvoting
8-2 The Rise of the American Electorate
8-3 Who Participates in Politics?
Chapter 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
Chapter 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 Effects of Elections on Policy
Chapter 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
Chapter 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
Part 3: Institutions of Government
Chapter 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 a Law
13-6 Reforming Congress
Chapter 14: The Presidency
14-1 Presidents and Prime Ministers
14-2 The Powers of the President
14-3 How Modern Presidents Influence Policymaking
14-4 Presidential Character, Organization, and Policymaking
14-5 Presidential Transition
Chapter 15: The Bureaucracy
15-1 Distinctiveness of the American Bureaucracy
15-2 Evolution of the Federal Bureaucracy
15-3 The Federal Bureaucracy Today
15-4 Checks, Problems, and Possibilities for Reform
Chapter 16: The Judiciary
16-1 Judicial Review
16-2 Development of the Federal Courts
16-3 The Structure, Jurisdiction, and Operation of the Federal Courts
16-4 The Supreme Court in Action
Part 4: Public Policy and American Democracy
Chapter 17: Domestic Policy
17-1 Social Welfare Policy
17-2 Business Regulation Policy
17-3 Environmental Policy
17-4 Beyond Domestic Policy
Chapter 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
Chapter 19: Foreign and Military Policy
19-1 Kinds of Foreign Policy
19-2 The Constitutional and Legal Contexts
19-3 Making Foreign Policy
19-4 The Politics of Foreign Affairs: Military Action, Defense Policy, and the Future
Chapter 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
Appendixes
Glossary
Notes
Index
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