Part I: Foundations  

Chapter 1. Americans and Their Political Values   

Chapter 2. The Founding and the Constitution   

Chapter 3. Federalism   

Chapter 4. Civil Liberties   

Chapter 5. Civil Rights   

   

Part II: Politics  

Chapter 6. Public Opinion   

Chapter 7. The Media and Political Information   

Chapter 8. Political Participation and Voting   

Chapter 9. Political Parties   

Chapter 10. Campaigns and Elections   

Chapter 11. Groups and Interests   

   

Part III: Institutions  

Chapter 12. Congress   

Chapter 13. The Presidency   

Chapter 14. The Bureaucracy   

Chapter 15. The Federal Courts   

   

Part IV: Policy  

Chapter 16. Economic Policy   

Chapter 17. Social Policy   

Chapter 18. Foreign Policy   

   

Appendix  

The Declaration of Independence   

The Articles of Confederation   

The Constitution of the United States of America   

Amendments to the Constitution   

The Federalist Papers   

The Anti-Federalist Papers   

Presidents and Vice Presidents