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Written with a lively, narrative style and constructed around a single "story line," this text gets to the heart of American's frustrations with our government. Acknowledging that citizens' cynicism tends to make people withdraw from civic life, this text examines why our government can seem so unsatisfactory, identifying the heart of the American political system: strong democratic aspirations among the general public conflicting with the republican constitutional foundations on which the country is based.
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I. DEMOCRATIC ASPIRATIONS, REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS.
1. Democracy.
2. The Constitution.
3. Federalism.
II. POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS: A HELP OR HINDRANCE TO DEMOCRACY?
4. Public Opinion.
5. The News Media.
6. Interest Groups.
7. Mass Movements.
8. Political Parties.
9. Elections and Participation.
III. GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS: HOW MUCH HAVE THEIR REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS BEEN DEMOCRATIZED?
10. Congress.
11. The Presidency.
12. The Supreme Court.
IV. WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES: PUBLIC POLICIES IN THE AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.
13. Civil Liberties.
14. Civil Rights.
15. Domestic Policy.
16. Foreign and Military Policy.
