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PART ONE THE AMERICAN SYSTEM |
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2 | (118) |
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Chapter 1 The Democratic Republic |
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2 | (30) |
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What If ... Citizens Were Required To Vote? |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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Why is Government Necessary? |
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5 | (3) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (3) |
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Direct Democracy as a Model |
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8 | (1) |
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The Dangers of Direct Democracy |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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Who Really Rules in America? |
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11 | (2) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: When Passions Mobilize |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (4) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (4) |
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The Traditional Political Spectrum |
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18 | (1) |
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In the Middle: Liberalism and Conservatism |
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19 | (1) |
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The Difficulty of Defining Liberalism and Conservatism |
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19 | (2) |
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The Global Range of Ideologies |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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Beyond Our Borders: Immigration: Challenging Cultures in Europe |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (4) |
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Demographic Change in a Democratic Republic |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Seeing Democracy in Action |
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27 | (5) |
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Chapter 2 The Constitution |
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32 | (52) |
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What If ... The Constitution Had Banned Slavery Outright? |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (2) |
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Separatists, The Mayflower, and the Compact |
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36 | (1) |
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More Colonies, More Government |
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37 | (1) |
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British Restrictions and Colonial Grievances |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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The First Continental Congress |
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38 | (1) |
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The Second Continental Congress |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
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The Resolution of Independence |
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39 | (1) |
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July 4, 1776---The Declaration of Independence |
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39 | (1) |
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The Rise of Republicanism |
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40 | (1) |
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The Articles of Confederation: The First Form of Government |
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41 | (2) |
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Accomplishments Under the Articles |
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41 | (1) |
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Weaknesses of the Articles |
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42 | (1) |
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Shays's Rebellion and the Need for Revision of the Articles |
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43 | (1) |
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Drafting the Constitution |
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43 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: How to Form a More Perfect Union? |
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44 | (7) |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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Factions among the Delegates |
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45 | (1) |
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Politicking and Compromises |
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46 | (3) |
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Working Toward Final Agreement |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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The Difficult Road to Ratification |
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52 | (3) |
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The Federalists Push for Ratification |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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Did the Majority of Americans Support the Constitution? |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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Beyond Our Borders: What Makes a Constitution? |
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56 | (2) |
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57 | (1) |
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No Explicit Limits on State Government Powers |
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58 | (1) |
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Altering The Constitution: The Formal Amendment Process |
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58 | (3) |
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Many Amendments Proposed, Few Accepted |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (2) |
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The National Convention Provision |
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61 | (1) |
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Informal Methods of Constitutional Change |
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61 | (3) |
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Congressional Legislation |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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Interpretation, Custom, and Usage |
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63 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: How Can You Affect the U.S. Constitution? |
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64 | (20) |
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Appendix to
Chapter 2 The Constitution of the United States |
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67 | (17) |
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84 | (36) |
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What If ... One State's Same-Sex Marriages Had To Be Recognized Nationwide? |
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86 | (1) |
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Three Systems of Government |
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87 | (2) |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (3) |
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A Practical Constitutional Solution |
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89 | (2) |
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Arguments Against Federalism |
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91 | (1) |
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The Constitutional Basis for American Federalism |
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92 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Learning from Each Other |
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93 | (3) |
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Powers of the National Government |
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93 | (1) |
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Powers of the State Governments |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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Beyond Our Borders: Flexible Federalism |
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96 | (3) |
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Vertical Checks and Balances |
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98 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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Defining Constitutional Powers---The Early Years |
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99 | (3) |
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Mcculloch v. Maryland (1819) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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States' Rights and the Resort to Civil War |
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102 | (2) |
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The Shift Back to States' Rights |
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102 | (1) |
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War and the Growth of the National Government |
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103 | (1) |
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The Continuing Dispute Over The Division of Power |
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104 | (6) |
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Dual Federalism and the Retreat of National Authority |
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104 | (2) |
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The New Deal and Cooperative Federalism |
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106 | (1) |
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Methods of Implementing Cooperative Federalism |
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107 | (3) |
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The Politics of Federalism |
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110 | (3) |
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What Has National Authority Accomplished? |
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111 | (1) |
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Federalism Becomes a Partisan Issue |
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112 | (1) |
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Federalism and the Supreme Court Today |
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113 | (3) |
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Reining in the Commerce Power |
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113 | (1) |
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State Sovereignty and the Eleventh Amendment |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: The Department of Homeland Security and You |
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116 | (4) |
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PART TWO CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES |
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120 | (90) |
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Chapter 4 Civil Liberties |
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120 | (44) |
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What If ... What if Roe v. Wade Were Overturned? |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (3) |
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Extending the Bill of Rights to State Governments |
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123 | (1) |
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Incorporation of the Fourteenth Amendment |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (7) |
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The Separation of Church and State---The Establishment Clause |
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126 | (6) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (8) |
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133 | (1) |
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The Protection of Symbolic Speech |
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134 | (1) |
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The Protection of Commercial Speech |
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135 | (1) |
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Permitted Restrictions on Expression |
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136 | (2) |
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Unprotected Speech: Obscenity |
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138 | (1) |
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Unprotected Speech: Slander |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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Hate Speech on the Internet |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (3) |
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141 | (1) |
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A Free Press Versus a Fair Trial: Gag Orders |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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Beyond Our Borders: An Uproar over Cartoons |
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144 | (1) |
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The Right To Assemble and to Petition the Government |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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More Liberties Under Scrutiny: Matters of Privacy |
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146 | (6) |
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Privacy Rights in an Information Age |
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147 | (1) |
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Privacy Rights and Abortion |
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148 | (2) |
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Privacy Rights and the "Right to Die" |
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150 | (1) |
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Privacy Rights Versus Security Issues |
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151 | (1) |
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The Great Balancing Act: The Rights of the Accused Versus the Rights of Society |
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152 | (3) |
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152 | (1) |
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Extending the Rights of the Accused |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: The Innocence Project |
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156 | (3) |
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment? |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (2) |
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Time Limits for Death Row Appeals |
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159 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Your Civil Liberties: Searches and Seizures |
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159 | (5) |
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164 | (46) |
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What If ... Undocumented Immigrants Were Granted Citizenship? |
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166 | (2) |
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African Americans and the Consequences of Slavery in the United States |
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168 | (7) |
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168 | (1) |
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The Civil Rights Acts of 1865 to 1875 |
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168 | (1) |
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The Limitations of the Civil Rights Laws |
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169 | (3) |
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The End of the Separate-But-Equal Doctrine |
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172 | (1) |
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Reactions to School Integration |
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173 | (1) |
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An Integrationist Attempt at a Cure: Busing |
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174 | (1) |
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The Civil Rights Movement |
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175 | (2) |
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King's Philosophy of Nonviolence |
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175 | (1) |
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Another Approach---Black Power |
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176 | (1) |
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The Escalation of the Civil Rights Movement |
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177 | (3) |
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Modern Civil Rights Legislation |
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177 | (2) |
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Consequences of Civil Rights Legislation |
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179 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Research with Impact: Slavery Reparations |
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180 | (3) |
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Women's Campaign For Equal Rights |
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183 | (4) |
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Early Women's Political Movements |
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183 | (1) |
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Women's Suffrage Associations |
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183 | (3) |
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The Second Wave Women's Movement |
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186 | (1) |
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Beyond Our Borders: The Campaign for Women's Rights Around the World |
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187 | (4) |
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190 | (1) |
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Gender-Based Discrimination in the Workplace |
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191 | (3) |
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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Voting Rights and the Young |
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193 | (1) |
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Immigration, Latinos, and Civil Rights |
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194 | (3) |
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Mexican American Civil Rights |
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194 | (1) |
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The Continued Influx of Immigrants |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (2) |
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198 | (1) |
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Further Limits on Affirmative Action |
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198 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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Making Amends for Past Discrimination Through Reparations |
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199 | (1) |
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Special Protection for Older Americans |
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200 | (1) |
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Securing Rights for Persons with Disabilities |
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200 | (1) |
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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
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200 | (1) |
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Limiting The Scope and Applicability of the ADA |
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201 | (1) |
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The Rights and Status of Gays and Lesbians |
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201 | (4) |
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Growth in the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement |
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202 | (1) |
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State and Local Laws Targeting Gays and Lesbians |
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202 | (1) |
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Gays and Lesbians in the Military |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (2) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Dealing with Discrimination |
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205 | (5) |
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PART THREE PEOPLE AND POLITICS |
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210 | (190) |
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Chapter 6 Public Opinion and Political Socialization |
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210 | (32) |
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What If ... Young People Were Required to Serve? |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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How Public Opinion Is Formed: Political Socialization |
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214 | (3) |
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Models of Political Socialization |
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215 | (1) |
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The Family and the Social Environment |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Opinion Gaps and Advocacy |
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217 | (1) |
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The Influence of Political Events |
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218 | (1) |
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Political Preferences and Voting Behavior |
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218 | (8) |
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218 | (6) |
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Elections: The Most Important Influences |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (3) |
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The History of Opinion Polls |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (1) |
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Technology and Opinion Polls |
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229 | (2) |
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The Advent of Telephone Polling |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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Public Opinion and the Political Process |
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231 | (1) |
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Political Culture and Public Opinion |
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231 | (2) |
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Public Opinion about Government |
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Beyond Our Borders: World Opinion of the United States |
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232 | (6) |
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Public Opinion About Government |
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235 | (2) |
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Public Opinion and Policy Making |
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237 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Being a Critical Consumer of Opinion Polls |
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238 | (4) |
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Chapter 7 Interest Groups |
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242 | (32) |
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What If ... Retired Government Employees Could Not Work For Interest Groups? |
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244 | (1) |
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Interest Groups: A Natural Phenomenon |
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245 | (3) |
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Interest Groups and Social Movements |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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Why Do Americans Join Interest Groups? |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (6) |
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250 | (5) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Lobby U |
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255 | (3) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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What Makes an Interest Group Powerful? |
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258 | (2) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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Beyond Our Borders: Lobbying and Foreign Interests |
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260 | (2) |
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261 | (1) |
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Interest Group Strategies |
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262 | (5) |
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262 | (3) |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (2) |
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The Results of the 1946 Act |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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Interest Groups and Representative Democracy |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: The Gun Control Issue |
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270 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Political Parties |
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274 | (38) |
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What If ... Parties Were Supported Solely by Public Funding? |
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276 | (1) |
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What Is a Political Party? |
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277 | (2) |
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A History of Political Parties in the United States |
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279 | (5) |
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The Formative Years: Federalists and Anti-Federalists |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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National Two-Party Rule: Democrats and Whigs |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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The Post---Civil War Period |
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281 | (1) |
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The Progressive Interlude |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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An Era of Divided Government |
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283 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Shifting Party Coalitions |
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284 | (3) |
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Partisan Trends in the 2008 Elections |
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286 | (1) |
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The Two Major U.S. Parties Today |
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287 | (4) |
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The Parties' Core Constituents |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (2) |
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289 | (1) |
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The 2008 Elections: Economics and National Security |
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290 | (1) |
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The Three Faces of a Party |
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291 | (7) |
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291 | (1) |
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The National Party Organization |
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291 | (3) |
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The State Party Organization |
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294 | (1) |
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Local Party Machinery: The Grassroots |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (2) |
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Why Has the Two-Party System Endured? |
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298 | (2) |
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The Historical Foundations of the Two-Party System |
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298 | (1) |
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Political Socialization and Practical Considerations |
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298 | (1) |
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The Winner-Take-All Electoral System |
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298 | (1) |
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State and Federal Laws Favoring the Two Parties |
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299 | (1) |
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The Role of Minor Parties in U.S. Politics |
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300 | (1) |
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Ideological Third Parties |
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300 | (1) |
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Beyond Our Borders: Multiparty Systems: The Rule Rather than the Exception |
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301 | (3) |
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303 | (1) |
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The Impact of Minor Parties |
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304 | (1) |
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Mechanisms of Political Change |
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304 | (4) |
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304 | (2) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Electing Convention Delegates |
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308 | (4) |
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Chapter 9 Voting and Elections |
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312 | (24) |
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What If ... Voting by Mail Became Universal? |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (5) |
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The Effect of Low Voter Turnout |
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316 | (1) |
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Is Voter Turnout Declining? |
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317 | (1) |
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Factors Influencing Who Votes |
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317 | (2) |
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319 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Let's Put It to a Vote |
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320 | (2) |
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Legal Restrictions on Voting |
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322 | (2) |
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322 | (1) |
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Current Eligibility and Registration Requirements |
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323 | (1) |
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Extension of the Voting Rights Act |
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323 | (1) |
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Beyond Our Borders: Why Do Other Nations Have Higher Turnout? |
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324 | (1) |
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How Are Elections Conducted? |
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325 | (4) |
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Office-Block and Party-Column Ballots |
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326 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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326 | (2) |
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The Importance of the Voting Machine |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (4) |
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329 | (2) |
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331 | (1) |
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Criticisms of the Electoral College |
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332 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Registering and Voting |
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333 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Campaigning for Office |
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336 | (32) |
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What If ... Spending Limits Were Placed On Campaigns? |
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338 | (1) |
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Who Wants to be a Candidate? |
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339 | (4) |
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340 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (2) |
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The 21st Century Campaign |
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343 | (1) |
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343 | (1) |
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The Professional Campaign |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (1) |
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Candidate Visibility and Appeal |
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345 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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Beyond Our Borders: How Short Can a Campaign Be? |
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346 | (3) |
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Regulating Campaign Financing |
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348 | (1) |
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The Federal Election Campaign Act |
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348 | (1) |
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Interest Groups and Campaign Finance: Reaction to New Rules |
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349 | (5) |
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PACs and Political Campaigns |
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350 | (2) |
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Campaign Financing Beyond the Limits |
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352 | (1) |
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The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 |
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353 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: The Emergence of 527 Groups |
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354 | (3) |
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Campaign Financing and the 2008 Elections |
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357 | (1) |
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Citizens United and the Future of Campaign Finance Regulation |
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357 | (1) |
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Running for President: The Longest Campaign |
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357 | (7) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
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Front-Loading the Primaries |
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360 | (2) |
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On to the National Convention |
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362 | (1) |
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On to the General Election |
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363 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Students on the Campaign Trail |
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364 | (4) |
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Chapter 11 The Media and Cyberpolitics |
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368 | (32) |
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What If ... The Media Had to Reveal All Their Sources? |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (3) |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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Identifying Public Problems |
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372 | (1) |
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Socializing New Generations |
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372 | (1) |
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Providing a Political Forum |
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373 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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A History of the Media in the United States |
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374 | (5) |
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The Rise of the Political Press |
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374 | (1) |
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The Development of Mass-Readership Newspapers |
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374 | (1) |
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The Popular Press and Yellow Journalism |
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375 | (1) |
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The Age of the Electromagnetic Signal |
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375 | (1) |
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The Revolution in the Electronic Media |
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376 | (1) |
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Talk-Show Politics and Satellite Radio |
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376 | (1) |
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The Internet, Blogging, and Podcasting |
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377 | (2) |
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The Primacy of Television |
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379 | (1) |
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The Increase in News-Type Programming |
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379 | (1) |
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Television's Influence on the Political Process |
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379 | (1) |
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The Media and Political Campaigns |
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380 | (4) |
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380 | (1) |
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Management of News Coverage |
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381 | (1) |
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Going For The Knockout Punch---Presidential Debates |
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382 | (1) |
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Political Campaigns and the Internet |
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383 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Have YouTube and Jon Stewart Changed How Politicians Campaign? |
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384 | (2) |
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The Media's Impact on the Voters |
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385 | (1) |
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The Role of the Media in the 2008 Elections |
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385 | (1) |
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The Media and the Government |
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386 | (2) |
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386 | (1) |
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The Media and the Presidency |
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387 | (1) |
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Setting the Public Agenda |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (1) |
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Government Regulation of the Media |
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388 | (4) |
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Controlling Ownership of the Media |
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389 | (1) |
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Government Control of Content |
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390 | (1) |
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The Public's Right to Media Access |
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391 | (1) |
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Beyond Our Borders: Government-Controlled Media Abroad |
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392 | (1) |
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393 | (2) |
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Do the Media Have a Partisan Bias? |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Being a Critical Consumer of the News |
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395 | (5) |
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PART FOUR POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS |
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400 | (146) |
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400 | (44) |
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What If ... Pork Were Banned? |
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402 | (1) |
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The Functions of Congress |
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403 | (4) |
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404 | (1) |
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The Representation Function |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (1) |
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The Public-Education Function |
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407 | (1) |
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The Conflict-Resolution Function |
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407 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Keeping Tabs on Congress |
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408 | (2) |
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409 | (1) |
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The Necessary and Proper Clause |
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409 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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House---Senate Differences |
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410 | (2) |
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411 | (1) |
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411 | (1) |
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412 | (1) |
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Congresspersons and the Citizenry: A Comparison |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (4) |
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Candidates for Congressional Elections |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (2) |
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Party Control of Congress After the 2010 Elections |
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417 | (1) |
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Congressional Apportionment |
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417 | (5) |
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417 | (1) |
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Redistricting After the 2000 Census |
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418 | (2) |
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Nonpartisan Redistricting |
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420 | (1) |
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"Minority-Majority" Districts |
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421 | (1) |
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Constitutional Challenges |
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421 | (1) |
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422 | (1) |
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422 | (2) |
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Permanent Professional Staffs |
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422 | (1) |
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Privileges and Immunities Under the Law |
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423 | (1) |
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Congressional Caucuses: Another Source of Support |
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423 | (1) |
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424 | (4) |
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424 | (1) |
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Types of Congressional Committees |
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425 | (2) |
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The Selection of Committee Members |
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427 | (1) |
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428 | (1) |
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428 | (1) |
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Beyond Our Borders: Should Parties Control Legislatures (and Governments)? |
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429 | (3) |
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431 | (1) |
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How Members of Congress Decide |
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432 | (2) |
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The Conservative Coalition |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
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Logrolling, Earmarks, and "Pork" |
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434 | (1) |
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434 | (2) |
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How Much will the Government Spend? |
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436 | (3) |
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436 | (1) |
|
Congress Faces the Budget |
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437 | (1) |
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438 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Why Should You Care About Congress? |
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|
439 | (5) |
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444 | (36) |
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What If ... There Were No Executive Privilege? |
|
|
446 | (1) |
|
Who Can Become President? |
|
|
447 | (2) |
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The Process of Becoming President |
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449 | (1) |
|
The Many Roles of the President |
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449 | (10) |
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449 | (1) |
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450 | (2) |
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452 | (1) |
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453 | (3) |
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456 | (3) |
|
Beyond Our Borders: Do We Need a President and a King? |
|
|
459 | (2) |
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Other Presidential Powers |
|
|
460 | (1) |
|
The President as Party Chief and Superpolitician |
|
|
461 | (3) |
|
The President as Chief of Party |
|
|
461 | (1) |
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The President's Power to Persuade |
|
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461 | (1) |
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Constituencies and Public Approval |
|
|
462 | (1) |
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Barack Obama and Popular Approval |
|
|
463 | (1) |
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Special Uses of Presidential Power |
|
|
464 | (2) |
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464 | (1) |
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465 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: "For the Record" Versus "That's Privileged Information" |
|
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466 | (2) |
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|
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467 | (1) |
|
Abuses of Executive Power and Impeachment |
|
|
468 | (1) |
|
The Executive Organization |
|
|
469 | (3) |
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469 | (1) |
|
The Executive Office of the President |
|
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470 | (2) |
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472 | (4) |
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472 | (2) |
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474 | (1) |
|
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment |
|
|
474 | (1) |
|
When The Vice Presidency Becomes Vacant |
|
|
475 | (1) |
|
You Can Make a Difference: Watching the White House |
|
|
476 | (4) |
|
Chapter 14 The Bureaucracy |
|
|
480 | (34) |
|
What If ... The Public Graded Federal Bureaucracies? |
|
|
482 | (1) |
|
The Nature of Bureaucracy |
|
|
483 | (2) |
|
Public and Private Bureaucracies |
|
|
483 | (1) |
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|
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484 | (1) |
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|
|
485 | (1) |
|
The Size of the Bureaucracy |
|
|
485 | (1) |
|
The Organization of the Federal Bureaucracy |
|
|
486 | (5) |
|
|
|
487 | (1) |
|
Independent Executive Agencies |
|
|
487 | (1) |
|
Independent Regulatory Agencies |
|
|
488 | (3) |
|
|
|
491 | (1) |
|
Challenges to the Bureaucracy |
|
|
491 | (3) |
|
Reorganizing to Stop Terrorism |
|
|
492 | (1) |
|
Dealing with Natural Disasters |
|
|
493 | (1) |
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|
494 | (3) |
|
|
|
494 | (1) |
|
History of the Federal Civil Service |
|
|
495 | (2) |
|
Modern Attempts at Bureaucratic Reform |
|
|
497 | (3) |
|
Sunshine Laws Before and After September 11 |
|
|
498 | (1) |
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|
|
499 | (1) |
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|
|
499 | (1) |
|
Beyond Our Borders: Privatizing the U.S. Military Abroad |
|
|
500 | (4) |
|
Incentives for Efficiency and Productivity |
|
|
502 | (1) |
|
Helping out the Whistleblowers |
|
|
503 | (1) |
|
Bureaucrats as Politicians and Policy Makers |
|
|
504 | (4) |
|
The Rule-Making Environment |
|
|
504 | (2) |
|
|
|
506 | (1) |
|
Bureaucrats are Policy Makers |
|
|
506 | (2) |
|
Congressional Control of the Bureaucracy |
|
|
508 | (1) |
|
Ways Congress Does Control the Bureaucracy |
|
|
508 | (1) |
|
Politics with a Purpose: Holding Government Accountable |
|
|
509 | (1) |
|
Reasons Why Congress Cannot Easily Oversee the Bureaucracy |
|
|
510 | (1) |
|
You Can Make a Difference: What the Government Knows About You |
|
|
510 | (4) |
|
|
|
514 | (32) |
|
What If ... Supreme Court Justices Had Term Limits? |
|
|
516 | (1) |
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|
|
517 | (1) |
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|
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518 | (1) |
|
Beyond Our Borders: The Legal System Based on Sharia |
|
|
518 | (3) |
|
Statutes and Administrative Regulations |
|
|
520 | (1) |
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520 | (1) |
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|
520 | (1) |
|
Politics with a Purpose: Political Struggles Fought in the Court |
|
|
521 | (1) |
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|
|
522 | (6) |
|
Basic Judicial Requirements |
|
|
522 | (1) |
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523 | (2) |
|
Specialized Federal Courts and the War on Terrorism |
|
|
525 | (2) |
|
|
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527 | (1) |
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|
|
527 | (1) |
|
The Supreme Court at Work |
|
|
528 | (2) |
|
Which Cases Reach the Supreme Court? |
|
|
528 | (1) |
|
|
|
529 | (1) |
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|
|
529 | (1) |
|
The Selection of Federal Judges |
|
|
530 | (4) |
|
|
|
531 | (1) |
|
Partisanship and Judicial Appointments |
|
|
532 | (1) |
|
|
|
533 | (1) |
|
Policy Making and the Courts |
|
|
534 | (4) |
|
|
|
534 | (1) |
|
Judicial Activism and Judicial Restraint |
|
|
535 | (1) |
|
Strict Versus Broad Construction |
|
|
536 | (1) |
|
Ideology and the Rehnquist Court |
|
|
536 | (1) |
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537 | (1) |
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538 | (3) |
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538 | (1) |
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539 | (1) |
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540 | (1) |
|
Judicial Traditions and Doctrines |
|
|
540 | (1) |
|
You Can Make a Difference: Volunteer in the Courts |
|
|
541 | (5) |
|
|
|
546 | (108) |
|
Chapter 16 Domestic Policy |
|
|
546 | (42) |
|
What If ... We Had Universal Health Care? |
|
|
548 | (1) |
|
The Policy-Making Process |
|
|
549 | (3) |
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|
549 | (2) |
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|
|
551 | (1) |
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551 | (1) |
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551 | (1) |
|
Politics with a Purpose: Defining Problems and Finding Solutions in Education |
|
|
552 | (1) |
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553 | (1) |
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|
|
553 | (4) |
|
The Rising Cost of Health Care |
|
|
554 | (1) |
|
|
|
555 | (1) |
|
|
|
555 | (1) |
|
|
|
556 | (1) |
|
The 2010 Health Care Reform Legislation |
|
|
557 | (1) |
|
|
|
558 | (5) |
|
|
|
558 | (1) |
|
Cleaning Up the Air and Water |
|
|
559 | (2) |
|
|
|
561 | (1) |
|
The Endangered Species Act |
|
|
562 | (1) |
|
Beyond Our Borders: How Green is Europe? |
|
|
563 | (3) |
|
|
|
564 | (2) |
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|
|
566 | (4) |
|
Energy and the Environment |
|
|
567 | (2) |
|
Nuclear Power---An Unpopular Solution |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
Alternative Approaches to an Energy Crisis |
|
|
570 | (1) |
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|
|
570 | (4) |
|
The Low-Income Population |
|
|
571 | (1) |
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|
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572 | (1) |
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572 | (1) |
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|
|
573 | (1) |
|
Other Forms of Government Assistance |
|
|
573 | (1) |
|
Homelessness---Still a Problem |
|
|
573 | (1) |
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|
|
574 | (2) |
|
The Continued Influx of Immigrants |
|
|
574 | (1) |
|
Attempts at Immigration Reform |
|
|
575 | (1) |
|
Crime in the 21st Century |
|
|
576 | (7) |
|
Crime in American History |
|
|
577 | (1) |
|
Crimes Committed by Juveniles |
|
|
577 | (1) |
|
|
|
578 | (1) |
|
The Cost of Crime to American Society |
|
|
579 | (1) |
|
The Prison Population Bomb |
|
|
579 | (2) |
|
|
|
581 | (1) |
|
|
|
582 | (1) |
|
You Can Make a Difference: Doing Your Part: Global Warming |
|
|
583 | (5) |
|
Chapter 17 Economic Policy |
|
|
588 | (30) |
|
What If ... The Federal Government Were Required to Balance Its Budget? |
|
|
590 | (1) |
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|
591 | (4) |
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|
|
591 | (1) |
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592 | (2) |
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594 | (1) |
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|
|
595 | (4) |
|
The Thorny Problem of Timing |
|
|
596 | (1) |
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|
|
597 | (1) |
|
Deficit Spending and the Public Debt |
|
|
597 | (2) |
|
Politics with a Purpose: Managing Your Money |
|
|
599 | (1) |
|
|
|
600 | (4) |
|
Organization of the Federal Reserve System |
|
|
601 | (1) |
|
Loose and Tight Monetary Policies |
|
|
601 | (1) |
|
Time Lags for Monetary Policy |
|
|
602 | (1) |
|
The Way Federal Reserve Policy Is Announced |
|
|
603 | (1) |
|
Monetary Policy Versus Fiscal Policy |
|
|
603 | (1) |
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|
|
604 | (4) |
|
|
|
604 | (1) |
|
The Impact of Import Restrictions on Exports |
|
|
604 | (2) |
|
The World Trade Organization |
|
|
606 | (1) |
|
The Balance of Trade and the Current Account Balance |
|
|
607 | (1) |
|
Beyond Our Borders: Sending Work Overseas |
|
|
608 | (1) |
|
|
|
609 | (3) |
|
|
|
610 | (1) |
|
Loopholes and Lowered Taxes |
|
|
610 | (2) |
|
The Social Security Problem |
|
|
612 | (2) |
|
Social Security Is Not a Pension Fund |
|
|
613 | (1) |
|
|
|
613 | (1) |
|
What Will It Take to Salvage Social Security? |
|
|
613 | (1) |
|
You Can Make a Difference: How to Plan for Your Future |
|
|
614 | (4) |
|
Chapter 18 Foreign Policy and National Security |
|
|
618 | (36) |
|
What If ... the United States Disposed of All of Its Nuclear Weapons? |
|
|
620 | (1) |
|
Facing the World: Foreign and Defense Policy |
|
|
621 | (2) |
|
|
|
622 | (1) |
|
|
|
622 | (1) |
|
Morality Versus Reality in Foreign Policy |
|
|
623 | (2) |
|
|
|
623 | (1) |
|
|
|
624 | (1) |
|
American Foreign Policy---A Mixture of Both |
|
|
624 | (1) |
|
The Major Foreign Policy Themes |
|
|
625 | (5) |
|
The Formative Years: Avoiding Entanglements |
|
|
625 | (1) |
|
The Era of Internationalism |
|
|
626 | (1) |
|
|
|
627 | (3) |
|
Challenges in World Politics |
|
|
630 | (8) |
|
|
|
631 | (1) |
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|
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632 | (1) |
|
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633 | (1) |
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|
634 | (3) |
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|
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637 | (1) |
|
|
|
638 | (1) |
|
Beyond Our Borders: China: A Superpower Under the Spotlight |
|
|
638 | (4) |
|
Who Makes Foreign Policy? |
|
|
642 | (3) |
|
Constitutional Powers of the President |
|
|
642 | (1) |
|
Informal Techniques of Presidential Leadership |
|
|
643 | (1) |
|
Other Sources of Foreign Policy Making |
|
|
644 | (1) |
|
Politics with a Purpose: Think Tanks |
|
|
645 | (3) |
|
Congress Balances the Presidency |
|
|
648 | (1) |
|
Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy |
|
|
649 | (1) |
|
|
|
649 | (1) |
|
The Military-Industrial Complex |
|
|
649 | (1) |
|
You Can Make a Difference: Working for Human Rights |
|
|
650 | (4) |
|
|
|
654 | (334) |
|
Chapter 19 Texas History and Culture |
|
|
654 | (38) |
|
What If ... Texas Became Five States? |
|
|
656 | (2) |
|
Politics and Government: The Early Years |
|
|
658 | (2) |
|
|
|
658 | (1) |
|
Early Statehood and Secession |
|
|
659 | (1) |
|
Post---Civil War Texas: 1865-1885 |
|
|
659 | (1) |
|
Politics and Government: 1886-1945 |
|
|
660 | (6) |
|
|
|
661 | (1) |
|
|
|
661 | (1) |
|
World War I, the Twenties, and the Return of Farmer Jim: 1919-1928 |
|
|
662 | (2) |
|
The Great Depression: 1929-1939 |
|
|
664 | (1) |
|
"Pass the Biscuits, Pappy": 1938-1945 |
|
|
665 | (1) |
|
Politics and Government since World War II |
|
|
666 | (10) |
|
Civil Rights Revisited: Latino Texans |
|
|
666 | (1) |
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The 1950s: Shivercrats and the Seeds for a Republican Texas |
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667 | (2) |
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The 1960s: Texas Has a President and Discovers the Equal Protection Clause |
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669 | (3) |
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The 1970s: Scandal and Reform |
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672 | (1) |
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The 1980s: Education Reform |
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673 | (1) |
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The 1990s: Texas Elects a Woman Governor and Becomes a Two-Party State |
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674 | (1) |
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The 2000s: Texas Becomes a Republican State |
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675 | (1) |
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676 | (1) |
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Moral, Traditional, and Individualistic Cultures |
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676 | (1) |
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Political Culture and Political Participation |
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677 | (1) |
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677 | (4) |
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678 | (1) |
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679 | (1) |
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679 | (1) |
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680 | (1) |
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South Texas Agriculture Today |
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680 | (1) |
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680 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: When Art and History Clash |
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681 | (4) |
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681 | (2) |
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683 | (1) |
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684 | (1) |
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684 | (1) |
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684 | (1) |
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685 | (1) |
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685 | (3) |
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686 | (2) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Learn More about Your Own Culture |
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688 | (4) |
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Chapter 20 The Texas Constitution |
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692 | (24) |
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What If ... Texas Used the U.S. Constitution as a Model? |
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694 | (1) |
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The Texas Constitution in History |
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695 | (3) |
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The First Texas Constitutions |
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696 | (1) |
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Constitutions after the Civil War |
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696 | (2) |
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698 | (1) |
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The Texas Constitution Today |
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698 | (9) |
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699 | (1) |
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699 | (4) |
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703 | (2) |
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705 | (2) |
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707 | (1) |
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The Constitution and the People |
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707 | (1) |
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Civil Rights and Liberties |
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707 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Defending the Innocent |
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708 | (1) |
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709 | (1) |
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Amending and Revising the Constitution |
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709 | (2) |
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Rules for Amending the Constitution |
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709 | (1) |
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Difficulties in Revising the Constitution |
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709 | (2) |
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The Texas Constitution Compared |
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711 | (2) |
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The National Constitution |
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711 | (1) |
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Criticisms of State Constitutions |
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711 | (1) |
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Criticisms of the Texas Constitution |
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712 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Amending the Texas Constitution |
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713 | (3) |
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Chapter 21 Texas Interest Groups |
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716 | (36) |
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What If ... Former Texas Lawmakers Were Banned from Lobbying? |
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718 | (1) |
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What Are Interest Groups? |
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719 | (6) |
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Constitutional Guarantees |
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720 | (1) |
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720 | (2) |
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722 | (2) |
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Why People Join Interest Groups |
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724 | (1) |
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725 | (3) |
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Direct Techniques of Exercising Influence |
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725 | (2) |
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Indirect Techniques of Influencing Government |
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727 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Tuition Deregulation and Public Universities |
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728 | (2) |
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Which Interests Are Powerful? |
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730 | (4) |
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The Strength of the Business Lobby |
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732 | (1) |
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732 | (1) |
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How Groups Use Their Power |
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732 | (1) |
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Iron Triangles and Issue Networks |
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732 | (2) |
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Factors That Affect Interest Group Power |
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734 | (5) |
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A Culture of Nonparticipation |
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735 | (1) |
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735 | (1) |
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The Part-Time Legislature |
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735 | (1) |
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The Decentralization of Executive-Branch Power |
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736 | (1) |
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736 | (1) |
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736 | (1) |
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737 | (1) |
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738 | (1) |
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Interest Groups as Checks on Other Interest Groups |
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738 | (1) |
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739 | (1) |
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"Late-Train" Contributions |
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740 | (1) |
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The Effect of Contributions on the System |
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740 | (1) |
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The Regulation of Lobbying |
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740 | (4) |
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Who Must Register and Report Lobbying Costs? |
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740 | (1) |
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What Must a Lobbyist Report? |
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741 | (2) |
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Registration and the Legislature |
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743 | (1) |
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744 | (4) |
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Lobbying before the Legislative Session Begins |
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744 | (1) |
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Lobbying Administrative Agencies |
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745 | (1) |
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746 | (2) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Getting Involved by Joining an Interest Group |
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748 | (4) |
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Chapter 22 Political Parties in Texas |
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752 | (24) |
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What If ... Texas Nominated Its Candidates by Conventions? |
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754 | (1) |
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How Political Parties Operate |
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755 | (1) |
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Characteristics Of American Political Parties |
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756 | (2) |
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756 | (1) |
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756 | (1) |
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757 | (1) |
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Crystal City High School and the Creation of the Raza Unida Party |
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758 | (1) |
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Development of the Texas Party System |
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759 | (7) |
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The One-Party Tradition in Texas |
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759 | (1) |
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Ideological Basis of Factionalism: Conservatives and Liberals |
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760 | (1) |
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Conservative and Liberal Factions in the Democratic Party |
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761 | (1) |
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The Rise of the Republican Party |
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|
762 | (3) |
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Conservative and Moderate Factions within the Republican Party |
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765 | (1) |
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Republicans and Minorities |
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766 | (1) |
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An Example of a Third Party: The Libertarian Party |
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766 | (1) |
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How the Party Machinery Is Organized in Texas |
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766 | (5) |
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Temporary Party Organization |
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766 | (4) |
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Permanent Party Organization |
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770 | (1) |
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A New Era of Republican Dominance |
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771 | (2) |
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Emergence of Republican Party Dominance |
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771 | (1) |
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Can the Democrats Still Be Competitive? |
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772 | (1) |
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772 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Grassroots Politics at the Precinct Level |
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773 | (3) |
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Chapter 23 Voting and Elections in Texas |
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776 | (38) |
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What If ... Voting Were Required by Law? |
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778 | (1) |
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779 | (2) |
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The Participation Paradox |
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779 | (1) |
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779 | (1) |
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780 | (1) |
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Voter Turnout in the United States and Texas |
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781 | (3) |
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Is Voter Turnout Declining? |
|
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782 | (1) |
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782 | (1) |
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Reasons for Low Voter Turnout in Texas |
|
|
783 | (1) |
|
Beyond Our Borders: American Voter Turnout Compared with Turnout in Other Countries |
|
|
784 | (4) |
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Primary, General, and Special Elections in Texas |
|
|
788 | (8) |
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788 | (5) |
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793 | (2) |
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795 | (1) |
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The Conduct and Administration of Elections |
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796 | (7) |
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County-Level Administration |
|
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796 | (1) |
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797 | (1) |
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798 | (1) |
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The Secret Ballot and the Integrity of Elections |
|
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799 | (1) |
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800 | (1) |
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Voting Absentee and Voting Early |
|
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800 | (2) |
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802 | (1) |
|
Election Campaigns in Texas |
|
|
803 | (2) |
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803 | (2) |
|
Politics with a Purpose: Who Can Run for Office? |
|
|
805 | (5) |
|
The General-Election Campaign |
|
|
805 | (2) |
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Financing Political Campaigns |
|
|
807 | (3) |
|
You Can Make a Difference: "Think Globally, Act Locally" |
|
|
810 | (4) |
|
Chapter 24 The Texas Legislature |
|
|
814 | (38) |
|
What If ... The Texas Legislature Were a Full-Time Legislature? |
|
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816 | (1) |
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817 | (1) |
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817 | (1) |
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817 | (1) |
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Qualifications, Terms, and Compensation of Members |
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818 | (2) |
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818 | (1) |
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818 | (1) |
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819 | (1) |
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820 | (4) |
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821 | (1) |
|
Redisricting after the 1990 and 2000 Censuses |
|
|
822 | (2) |
|
Who Can Become a Member of the Legislature? |
|
|
824 | (2) |
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824 | (1) |
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825 | (1) |
|
Organization of the Texas Legislature |
|
|
826 | (7) |
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827 | (2) |
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829 | (3) |
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832 | (1) |
|
Politics with a Purpose: University Students as Legislative Aides |
|
|
833 | (1) |
|
The Presiding Officers and the Legislative Committees |
|
|
833 | (6) |
|
A Summary of the Powers of the Presiding Officers |
|
|
834 | (1) |
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834 | (2) |
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|
836 | (1) |
|
Restraints on the Powers of the Presiding Officers |
|
|
837 | (2) |
|
The Calendar and the Floor |
|
|
839 | (5) |
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839 | (1) |
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840 | (1) |
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841 | (1) |
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841 | (2) |
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843 | (1) |
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844 | (2) |
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Institutional Tools of Leadership |
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846 | (2) |
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846 | (1) |
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847 | (1) |
|
Legislative Audit Committee |
|
|
847 | (1) |
|
Sunset Advisory Commission |
|
|
847 | (1) |
|
You Can Make a Difference: Citizen Participation |
|
|
848 | (4) |
|
Chapter 25 The Texas Executive Branch |
|
|
852 | (32) |
|
What If ... Texas Used Private Contractors to Administer State Government? |
|
|
854 | (1) |
|
Structure and Politics of the Governor's Office |
|
|
855 | (3) |
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|
855 | (2) |
|
Tenure, Removal, and Succession |
|
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857 | (1) |
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858 | (1) |
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858 | (1) |
|
The Governor's Powers of Persuasion |
|
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858 | (4) |
|
The Governor as Chief of State |
|
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859 | (1) |
|
The Governor as Party Chief |
|
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859 | (1) |
|
Legislative Tools of Persuasion |
|
|
860 | (2) |
|
Beyond Our Borders: Should Texas Recognize Identity Cards Issued by Mexico? |
|
|
862 | (3) |
|
The Governor as Chief Executive |
|
|
865 | (3) |
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865 | (1) |
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866 | (1) |
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867 | (1) |
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867 | (1) |
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867 | (1) |
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868 | (1) |
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868 | (1) |
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868 | (6) |
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869 | (2) |
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871 | (1) |
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872 | (2) |
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The Bureaucracy and Public Policy Neutrality |
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874 | (3) |
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874 | (1) |
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The Legislature, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker |
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875 | (1) |
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875 | (1) |
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Public Policy and the Iron Texas Star |
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876 | (1) |
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Bureaucratic Accountability |
|
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877 | (1) |
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877 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Lobbying for Very Personal Interests |
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|
878 | (3) |
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Legislative Accountability |
|
|
879 | (1) |
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Accountability to the Chief Executive |
|
|
879 | (1) |
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Bureaucratic Responsibility |
|
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880 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Become a Smart Consumer of State Services |
|
|
881 | (3) |
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Chapter 26 The Texas Judiciary, Law, and Due Process |
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884 | (36) |
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What If ... Texas Abolished The Death Penalty? |
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|
886 | (1) |
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Civil Law and Criminal Law |
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887 | (2) |
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888 | (1) |
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Civil Law versus Criminal Law |
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888 | (1) |
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889 | (1) |
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Issues and Elements in Criminal Law |
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889 | (6) |
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890 | (1) |
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891 | (2) |
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893 | (2) |
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895 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Advocating for Victims' Rights |
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896 | (6) |
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Pretrial Court Activities |
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896 | (2) |
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898 | (1) |
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898 | (1) |
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899 | (1) |
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900 | (2) |
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902 | (1) |
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902 | (8) |
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902 | (2) |
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904 | (2) |
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906 | (1) |
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907 | (1) |
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908 | (1) |
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Court of Criminal Appeals |
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908 | (2) |
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910 | (1) |
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910 | (6) |
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911 | (1) |
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912 | (1) |
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Judicial Campaign Spending |
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913 | (2) |
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915 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Dealing Intelligently with Law Enforcement Officers in Texas |
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|
916 | (4) |
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Chapter 27 Texas Public Policy |
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920 | (36) |
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What If ... Texas Denied Illegal Immigrants Access to State Services? |
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922 | (1) |
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923 | (8) |
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924 | (1) |
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925 | (4) |
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929 | (2) |
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931 | (3) |
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932 | (1) |
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933 | (1) |
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934 | (10) |
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Elementary and Secondary Schools |
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934 | (7) |
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941 | (3) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Fighting Tuition Hikes |
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944 | (1) |
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Health and Human Services |
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945 | (5) |
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945 | (3) |
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948 | (2) |
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950 | (2) |
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950 | (1) |
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The Politics of Transportation |
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951 | (1) |
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You Can Make a Difference: Becoming an Intelligent Taxpayer and Consumer of State Services |
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|
952 | (4) |
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Chapter 28 Local Government |
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956 | (32) |
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What If ... Texas Cities Appointed Students to City Councils? |
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958 | (2) |
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960 | (12) |
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General-Law and Home-Rule Cities |
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961 | (2) |
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Forms of Municipal Government |
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963 | (2) |
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Municipal Elections Systems |
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965 | (2) |
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Revenue Sources and Limitations |
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967 | (2) |
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969 | (3) |
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972 | (1) |
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Politics with a Purpose: Regulating Cell Phone Use |
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973 | (7) |
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974 | (1) |
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Structure and Organization of Counties |
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975 | (3) |
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978 | (2) |
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980 | (3) |
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981 | (1) |
|
Reasons for Using Special Districts |
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982 | (1) |
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|
982 | (1) |
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|
983 | (2) |
|
You Can Make a Difference: Involvement at the Local Level |
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|
985 | (3) |
| Appendix A The Declaration of Independence |
|
988 | (2) |
| Appendix B Federalist Papers Nos. 10 and 51 |
|
990 | (7) |
| Glossary |
|
997 | (13) |
| Index |
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