FREEDOM, ORDEN, OR EQUALITY?. The purposes of government. A conceptual framework for analyzing government. The concepts of freedom, order, and equality. MAJORITARIAN OR PLURALIST DEMOCRACY?. The theory of democratic government. Institutional models of democracy. Democracies around the world. THE CONSTITUTION. The revolutionary roots of the constitution. From revolution to confederation. The final product. FEDERALISM. Theories of federalism. The dynamics of federalism: legal sanctions and financial incentives. Other governments in the federal system. PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION. The distribution of public opinion. Political socialization. Social groups and political values. THE MASS MEDIA. People, government, and communications. The political effects of the media. Evaluating the media in government. PARTICPIATION AND VOTING. Democracy and political participation. Unconventional participation. Explaining political participation. POLITICAL PARTIES. A history of U.S. party folitics. The American two-party system. Party ideology and organization. NOMINATIONS, CAMPAIGNS, AND ELECTIONS. Evolutions of campaigning. Nominations. Campaigns. Elections. INTEREST GROUPS. How interest groups form. Lobbying tactics. Interest groups: an evaluation. CONGRESS. The origin and powers of congress. Electing the congress. Leaders and followers in congress. THE PRESIDENCY. The electoral connection. The executive branch establishment. THE BUREAUCRACY. Organization matters. Bureaus and bureaucrats. Problems in implementing policy. THE COURTS. Federal judicial supremacy. The Supreme Court. ORDER AND CIVIL LIBERTIES. The bill of rights. Freedom of religion. Applying the bill of rights to the states. EQUALITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS. Civil rights for other minorities. Gender and equal rights: the women´s movement. POLICYMAKING. The policymaking process. A multiplicity of actors. Issue networks. ECONOMIC POLICY. Theories of economic policy. Public policy and the budget. Tax policies. DOMESTIC POLICY. Policies that prohibit: illegal drugs. Policies that provide: social insurance. Policies that provide: public assistance. GLOBAL POLICY. U.S. values and interests: the historical context. Foreing policymaking: the constitutional context. Foreing policymaking: the administrative machinery. The public, the media, and foreing pólice.

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