I. FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 1. Approaching Democracy. 2. The Founding. 3. The Constitution. 4. Federalism. II. INSTITUTIONS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 5. Congress. 6. The Presidency. 7. The Judiciary. 8. The Bureaucracy. III. PROCESSES OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 9. Public Opinion. 10. Political Parties. 11. Participation, Voting, and Elections. 12. Interest Groups. 13. The Media. IV. LIBERTIES AND RIGHTS IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 14. Civil Liberties. 15. Civil Rights and Political Equality. V. POLICYMAKING IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 16. Public Policy. 17. Economic Policy. 18. Foreign Policy. Appendix 1. The Declaration of Independence. Appendix 2. Federalist No. 10. Appendix 3. Federalist No. 51. Appendix 4. Presidents and Congresses, 1789-1995.
