Test Bank for Keeping the Republic Power and Citizenship in American Politics, 9th Edition Christine Barbour Gerald C. Wright

About the Authors
Preface
To the Student
1 POLITICS: WHO GETS WHAT, AND HOW?
What Is Politics?
Political Systems and the Concept of Citizenship
Origins of Democracy in America
The Evolution of American Citizenship
Thinking Critically About American Politics
2 AMERICAN CITIZENS AND POLITICAL CULTURE
Who Is an American?
The Ideas That Unite Us
The Ideas That Divide Us
The Citizens and American Political Beliefs
3 POLITICS OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING
Politics in the English Colonies
The Split From England
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitutional Convention
Ratification
The Citizens and the Founding
4 FEDERALISM AND THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
The Three Branches of Government
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
Federalism
Amending the Constitution
The Citizens and the Constitution
5 FUNDAMENTAL AMERICAN LIBERTIES
Rights in a Democracy
The Bill of Rights and Incorporation
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Expression
The Right to Bear Arms
The Rights of Criminal Defendants
The Right to Privacy
The Citizens and Civil Liberties
6 THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS
The Meaning of Political Inequality
Rights Denied on the Basis of Race: African Americans
Rights Denied on the Basis of Other Racial and Ethnic Identities
Rights Denied on the Basis of Gender
Rights Denied on Other Bases
The Citizens and Civil Rights
7 CONGRESS
Understanding Congress
Congressional Powers and Responsibilities
Congressional Elections
Congressional Organization
How Congress Works
The Citizens and Congress
8 THE PRESIDENCY
The Presidential Job Description
The Evolution of the American Presidency
Presidential Politics
Managing the Presidential Establishment
The Presidential Personality
The Citizens and the Presidency
9 THE BUREAUCRACY
What Is Bureaucracy?
The American Federal Bureaucracy
Politics Inside the Bureaucracy
External Bureaucratic Politics
The Citizens and the Bureaucracy
10 THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE COURTS
Law and the American Legal System
Constitutional Provisions and the Development of Judicial Review
Federalism and the American Courts
The Supreme Court
The Citizens and the Courts
11 PUBLIC OPINION
The Role of Public Opinion in a Democracy
Citizen Values
What Influences Our Opinions About Politics?
Measuring and Tracking Public Opinion
The Citizens and Public Opinion
12 POLITICAL PARTIES
Why Political Parties?
Do American Parties Offer Voters a Choice?
The History of Parties in America
What Do Parties Do?
Characteristics of the American Party System
The Citizens and Political Parties
13 INTEREST GROUPS
The Formation and Role of Interest Groups
Types of Interest Groups
Interest Group Politics
Interest Group Resources
The Citizens and Interest Groups
14 VOTING, CAMPAIGNS, AND ELECTIONS
Voting in a Democratic Society
Exercising the Right to Vote in America
How America Decides
Presidential Campaigns
The Citizens and Elections
15 MEDIA, POWER, AND POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
Where Do We Get Our Information?
How Does Media Ownership Affect Control of the Narrative?
Spinning Political Narratives
Politics as Public Relations
The Citizens and the Media
Appendix Material
Notes
Glossary
Index