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| About the Editors |
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PART I The Constitutional System |
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Chapter 1 Political Culture |
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1 "Beyond Tocqueville, Myrdal, and Hartz: The Multiple Traditions in America" |
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3 | (11) |
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2 "Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital" |
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14 | (9) |
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3 "The Three Political Cultures" |
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23 | (12) |
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Debating the Issues: What Does It Mean to Be an American? |
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35 | (1) |
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4 "Amid Protests and a Pandemic, What Does It Mean to Be American in 2020?" |
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36 | (5) |
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5 From Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes |
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41 | (7) |
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6 "To Unite a Divided America, Make People Work for It" |
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48 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 The Founding and the Constitution |
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7 "The Nature of American Constitutionalism," from The Origins of the American Constitution |
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51 | (9) |
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60 | (5) |
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9 From An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States |
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65 | (6) |
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Debating the Issues: Should the Constitution Be Fundamentally Changed? |
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71 | (2) |
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10 "The Ratification Referendum: Sending the Constitution to a New Convention for Repair" |
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73 | (9) |
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22 "A Radical Right-Wing Dream to Rewrite the Constitution Is Close to Coming True" |
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82 | (11) |
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22 "Restoring the Rule of Law with States Leading the Way" |
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93 | (7) |
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100 | (39) |
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23 The Federalist, No. 46 |
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100 | (5) |
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24 From The Price of Federalism |
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105 | (9) |
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25 "Will Federalism (and Conflicts of Law Doctrine) Deregulate Abortion?" |
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114 | (7) |
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Debating the Issues: The COVID-19 Pandemic in a Federal System |
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121 | (1) |
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26 "How the Constitution's Federalist Framework Is Being Tested by COVID-19" |
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122 | (3) |
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27 "Federalism and the Coronavirus Lockdown" |
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125 | (1) |
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18 "Partisan Fractures in U.S. Federalism's COVID-19 Policy Responses" |
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126 | (13) |
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Chapter 4 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights |
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139 | (32) |
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19 "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" |
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139 | (6) |
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20 "The Religious Freedom Bomb May Be About to Detonate" |
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145 | (3) |
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Debating the Issues: Free Speech---Is Criticism "Cancel Culture"? |
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148 | (1) |
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22 "In Defense of Prejudice" |
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149 | (10) |
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22 "Free Speech Skepticism" |
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159 | (12) |
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Chapter 5 Congress: The First Branch |
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171 | (42) |
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23 From Congress: The Electoral Connection |
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171 | (4) |
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24 "U.S. House Members in Their Constituencies: An Exploration" |
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175 | (13) |
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25 "Too Much of a Good Thing: More Representative Is Not Necessarily Better" |
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188 | (7) |
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Debating the Issues: How Can Congress Be Reformed? |
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195 | (1) |
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26 "How to Save Congress from Itself" |
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196 | (4) |
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27 "A Tale of Bipartisanship in Congress--No, Seriously" |
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200 | (8) |
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28 "What's Really Holding the Democrats Back" |
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208 | (5) |
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213 | (34) |
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29 "The Power to Persuade," from Presidential Power |
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213 | (10) |
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30 "Reconstructing the Presidency," from After Trump |
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223 | (6) |
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Debating the Issues: Should We Abolish the Electoral College? |
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229 | (1) |
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31 "Electing the People's President: The Popular Origins of the Electoral College" |
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230 | (10) |
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32 "It's Time to Abolish the Electoral College" |
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240 | (7) |
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247 | (31) |
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33 From Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It |
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247 | (10) |
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34 From Introduction to the Study of Public Administration |
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257 | (6) |
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Debating the Issues: Should Bureaucracies Be More Accountable to the President? |
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263 | (1) |
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35 "Bureaucratic Resistance and the Deep State Myth" |
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264 | (6) |
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36 "The American Deep State" |
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270 | (8) |
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278 | (45) |
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37 The Federalist, No. 78 |
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278 | (7) |
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38 "The Court and American Life," from Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics |
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285 | (7) |
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39 From The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change? |
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292 | (6) |
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Debating the Issues: Interpreting the Constitution --Originalism or a Living Constitution? |
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298 | (1) |
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40 "Constitutional Interpretation the Old-Fashioned Way" |
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299 | (8) |
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41 "Our Democratic Constitution" |
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307 | (16) |
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Part III Political Behavior: Participation |
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Chapter 9 Public Opinion and the Media |
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323 | (35) |
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42 "Polling the Public," from Public Opinion in a Democracy |
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323 | (7) |
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43 "News vs. Entertainment: How Increasing Media Choice Widens Gaps in Political Knowledge and Turnout" |
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330 | (6) |
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44 "Reconceptualizing Political Knowledge: Race, Ethnicity, and Carceral Violence" |
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336 | (8) |
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Debating the Issues: Is Partisan Media Exposure Bad for Democracy? |
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344 | (1) |
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45 "How Algorithms Decide the News You See" |
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345 | (3) |
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46 "U.S. Media Polarization and the 2020 Election: A Nation Divided" |
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348 | (4) |
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47 "Media Bias (Real and Perceived) and the Rise of Partisan Media" |
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352 | (6) |
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Chapter 10 Elections and Voting |
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358 | (32) |
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48 "The Voice of the People: An Echo," from The Responsible Electorate |
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358 | (5) |
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49 "Democratic Ideals and Realities" |
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363 | (8) |
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50 "Girls Just Wanna Not Run: The Gender Gap in Young Americans' Political Ambition" |
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371 | (6) |
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Debating the Issues: Electoral Reform--Improving Integrity or Suppressing Votes? |
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377 | (1) |
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51 "The Truth about Georgia's Voter Law" |
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378 | (4) |
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52 "The Fallout in Georgia Shows What Endless Political War Gets You" |
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382 | (2) |
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53 "The Voter Suppression Lie" |
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384 | (6) |
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Chapter 11 Political Parties |
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54 "The Decline of Collective Responsibility in American Politics" |
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390 | (11) |
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55 "A Theory of Political Parties: Groups, Policy Demands, and Nominations in American Politics" |
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401 | (7) |
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56 "The Parties in Our Heads: Misperceptions about Party Composition and Their Consequences" |
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408 | (6) |
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Debating the Issues: Which Way Forward for the Parties? |
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414 | (1) |
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57 "The Most Complete Picture Yet of America's Changing Electorate" |
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415 | (6) |
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58 "The Democrats Are Already Losing the Next Election" |
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421 | (3) |
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59 "A Less Trumpy Version of Trumpism Might Be the Future of the Republican Party" |
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424 | (4) |
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Chapter 12 Groups and Interests |
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428 | (33) |
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60 "Group Politics and Representative Democracy" from The Governmental Process |
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428 | (8) |
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62 "The Logic of Collective Action," from Rise and Decline of Nations |
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436 | (9) |
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62 "Organizations and the Democratic Representation of Interests: What Does It Mean When Those Organizations Have No Members?" |
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445 | (7) |
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Debating the Issues: Should Interest Groups Be Required to Report the Names of Donors? |
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452 | (1) |
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63 "The Supreme Court Just Made Citizens United Even Worse" |
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453 | (3) |
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64 "Anonymous Donors Should Stay That Way" |
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456 | (5) |
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Chapter 13 Government and the Economy |
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461 | (27) |
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65 "Call for Federal Responsibility" |
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461 | (5) |
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66 "Against the Proposed New Deal" |
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466 | (5) |
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67 "`Socialism' Isn't a Dirty Word Anymore" |
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471 | (3) |
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Debating the Issues: Should the Government Pick Winners and Losers in Business, or Leave It to the Free Market? |
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474 | (1) |
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68 "The `Endless Frontier' and American Industrial Policy" |
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475 | (6) |
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69 "Is Industrial Policy Making a Comeback?" |
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481 | (7) |
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Chapter 14 Government and Society |
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488 | (27) |
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70 "American Business, Public Policy, Case Studies, and Political Theory" |
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488 | (7) |
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71 "The Time Is Now for Action on Social Security" |
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495 | (4) |
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Debating the Issues: Will COVID-19 Make Large Social Welfare Programs Permanent? |
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499 | (1) |
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72 "Health Equity, Social Policy, and Promoting Recovery from COVID-19" |
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500 | (7) |
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73 "America Wasn't Ready for Coronavirus" |
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507 | (8) |
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Chapter 15 Foreign Policy and World Politics |
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515 | (20) |
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74 "The Age of Open Society" |
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515 | (3) |
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75 "Globalization Is Good for You" |
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518 | (6) |
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Debating the Issues: What Is the United States' Role in the I International Order? |
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524 | (1) |
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76 "American Power after Afghanistan" |
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525 | (5) |
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77 "The War in Ukraine Holds a Warning for the World Order" |
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530 | (5) |
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The Declaration of Independence |
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535 | (4) |
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The Constitution of the United States of America |
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539 | (14) |
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Amendments to the Constitution |
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553 | (14) |
| Acknowledgments |
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