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| Contents |
Introducing government in America -- The Constitution -- Federalism -- Civil liberties and public policy -- Civil rights and public policy -- Public opinion and political action -- The mass media and the political agenda -- Political parties -- Nominations and campaigns -- Elections and voting behavior -- Interest groups -- Congress -- The presidency -- The Congress, the President, and the budget : the politics of taxing and spending -- The federal bureaucracy -- The federal courts -- Economic policymaking -- Social welfare policymaking -- Policymaking for health care and the environment -- National security policymaking -- The new face of state and local government. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006034275 |
| ISBN | 0131347608 (AP ed.) |
| ISBN | 9780131347601 (AP ed.) |
| ISBN | 0321411005 (college ed.) |
| ISBN | 9780321411006 (college ed.) |
