American Government: Brief Version 6/e

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American Government: Brief Version, Sixth Edition
James Q. Wilson, University of California, Los Angeles

Study Guide

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		Introduction
Chapter 1:		What Should We Know About American Government?
Chapter 2:		The Constitution
Chapter 3:		Federalism Part 1/Classic Statement: Federalist No. 39, by James Madison
Chapter 4:		Public Opinion and the Media
Chapter 5:		Political Parties and Interest Groups
Chapter 6:		Campaigns and Elections Part Two/Classic Statement: “The Omnipotence of the Majority in the United States and Its Effects,” from Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville
Chapter 7:		Congress
Chapter 8:		The Presidency
Chapter 9:		The Bureaucracy Part Three/Classic Statement: “Bureaucracy,” from Max Weber: Essays in Sociology
Chapter 10:		The Judiciary
Chapter 11:		Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Part Four/Classic Statement: West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette (1943)
Chapter 12:		Politics and Public Policy
Chapter 13:		American Government: Continuity and Change Part Five/Classic Statement 5: “Why Democratic Nations Show a More Ardent and Enduring Love of Equality Than of Liberty...,” from Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville
Answers to:		Chapter Exercises
Answers to:		Classic Statement Questions