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• “International Perspective” boxes in each chapter compare an aspect of our political system to those of another country. This feature not only helps students to appreciate the distinctiveness of our system, but helps to increase their cross-cultural understanding and knowledge of the world.

• “Review Questions” at the end of each chapter offer a valuable study tool that allows students to test their knowledge of chapter material and practice their test-taking skills.

• “Key Terms” in the text margins define important terms as students read them, thus facilitating student understanding.

• “What Is Your Opinion?” critical thinking questions placed throughout the running text get students to examine their own thoughts and opinions on topics in American government.

• A “Browsing the Web” feature appears in every chapter. These boxes provide students with a series of Web sites to explore, each related to that chapter's topics. The Web sites allow students to go into greater depth on chapter topics, and the boxes each contain critical thinking questions to ensure that students get the most out of their journeys online.

New To This Edition

• “InPerson Learning” exercises at the end of each of each chapter are designed to get students engaged, involved in government and politics, and make them aware of the relevance of American government in their lives. The activities, designed to work as projects the instructor assigns or students perform on their own, ask the students to interview elected officials, examine recorded public policies, etc.

• Completely updated to include coverage of 2002 midterm elections and the impact of September 11th, 2001.

• Now briefer allowing for greater instructor flexibility when teaching American Government survey, keeping the up-to-date, strong scholarship throughout.

• TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE—Free access to LongmanParticipate.com 2.0 included in every new copy of the text! LongmanParticipate.com, the most interactive and comprehensive Web site available for American government, gets students experiencing what they only read about in their textbook. The site offers 5 types of highly interactive, in-depth activities for every chapter in the textbook: Simulations, Visual Literacy, Timelines, Participation, and Comparative. All activities are accompanied by detailed feedback and scoring so students know how they are doing, and there are pre- and post-tests for each chapter so students can gauge their progress. Go to www.longmanparticipate.com/demo to explore a demo of the site!

  • LongmanParticipate.com 2.0 comes in two versions: one with an online gradebook so instructors can track student work (CourseCompass version) and one without an online gradebook (non-CourseCompass or “Website Alone” version). The package ISBNs for the text plus either version of LongmanParticipate.com are above. Please contact your local Allyn & Bacon/Longman representative for more information.

Table of Contents



Introduction: The Policymaking Process.


 1. A Changing America in a Changing World.


 2. The American Constitution.


 3. The Federal System.


 4. Public Opinion.


 5. Political Participation.


 6. Interest Groups.


 7. Political Parties.


 8. Elections.


 9. Congress.


10. The Presidency.


11. The Federal Bureaucracy.


12. The Federal Courts.


13. Economic Policymaking.


14. Regulatory Policymaking.


15. Civil Liberties Policymaking.


16. Civil Rights Policymaking.


17. Foreign Policy and Defense Policy.

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