American Politics Today Full 4th Edition Bianco Test Bank

American Politics Today Full 4th Edition Bianco Test Bank

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393906191
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393906196
• Author: William T. Bianco, David T. Canon

The Essentials Fourth Edition of American Politics Today helps students understand the conflicts and compromises inherent in politics and allows them to practice applying that understanding to the debates and controversies they encounter in the news. With combined public opinion and media chapters, and social and economic policy chapters, this edition is jam-packed with pivotal topics that will help students see how institutions and political processes really work.

Table contents: 

1. PART I: FOUNDATIONS
2. 1. UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN POLITICS
3. Making Sense of American Government and Politics
4. Why Do We Have a Government?
5. Forms of Government
6. What Is Politics?
7. Politics Is Conflictual
8. Political Process Matters
9. Politics Is Everywhere
10. Sources of Conflict in American Politics
11. Economic Interests
12. Cultural Values
13. Racial, Gender, and Ethnic Differences
14. Ideology
15. Resolving Conflict: Democracy and American Political Values
16. Conclusion
17. STUDY GUIDE
18. 2. THE CONSTITUTION AND THE FOUNDING
19. The Historical Context of the Constitution
20. The Articles of Confederation: The First Attempt at Government
21. Political Theories of the Framers
22. Economic Interests
23. The Politics of Compromise at the Constitutional Convention
24. Majority Rule versus Minority Rights
25. Small States versus Large States
26. Legislative Power versus Executive Power
27. National Power versus State and Local Power
28. Slave States versus Nonslave States
29. Ratification
30. The Antifederalists’ Concerns
31. The Federalists’ Strategies
32. The Constitution: A Framework for Government
33. Exclusive Powers
34. Shared Powers
35. Negative or Checking Powers
36. Is the Constitution a “Living” Document?
37. Ambiguity
38. Changing the Constitution
39. Multiple Interpreters
40. Conclusion
41. STUDY GUIDE
42. 3. FEDERALISM
43. What Is Federalism and Why Does It Matter?
44. Levels of Government and Their Degrees of Autonomy
45. A Comparative Perspective
46. Balancing National and State Power in the Constitution
47. A Strong National Government
48. State Powers and Limits on National Power
49. Clauses that Favor Both Perspectives
50. The Evolving Concept of Federalism
51. The Early Years
52. Dual Federalism
53. Cooperative Federalism
54. Federalism Today
55. Cooperative Federalism Lives On: Fiscal Federalism
56. The Rise of Coercive Federalism
57. The States Fight Back
58. Fighting for States’ Rights: The Role of the Modern Supreme Court
59. Assessing Federalism
60. Ideological Complexities
61. Advantages of a Strong Role for the States
62. Disadvantages of Too Much State Power
63. Conclusion
64. STUDY GUIDE
65. 4. CIVIL LIBERTIES
66. Defining Civil Liberties
67. Balancing Interests
68. Drawing Lines
69. The Origins of Civil Liberties
70. Origins of the Bill of Rights
71. Selective Incorporation and the Fourteenth Amendment
72. Freedom of Religion
73. The Establishment Clause and Separation of Church and State
74. The Free Exercise Clause
75. Freedom of Speech, Assembly, and the Press
76. Generally Protected Expression
77. Less Protected Speech and Publications
78. The Right to Bear Arms
79. Law, Order, and the Rights of Criminal Defendants
80. The Fourth Amendment: Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
81. The Fifth Amendment: Self-Incrimination
82. The Sixth Amendment: The Right to Legal Counsel and a Jury Trial
83. The Eighth Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
84. Privacy Rights
85. Abortion Rights
86. Gay Rights
87. Conclusion
88. STUDY GUIDE
89. 5. CIVIL RIGHTS
90. The Context of Civil Rights
91. African Americans
92. Native Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans
93. Women and Civil Rights
94. Gays and Lesbians
95. A Color-Blind Society?
96. The Racial Divide Today
97. Differences in Voting Access
98. Socioeconomic Indicators
99. Criminal Justice and Hate Crimes
100. Key Players in the Conflict Over Civil Rights
101. The Courts
102. Congress
103. The President
104. Civil Rights Issues Today
105. Affirmative Action
106. Multicultural Issues
107. Conclusion
108. STUDY GUIDE
109. PART II: POLITICS
110. 6. PUBLIC OPINION
111. What Is Public Opinion?
112. Early Theories of Public Opinion
113. Contemporary Theory of Public Opinion
114. How People Form Opinions
115. Personal Knowledge and Considerations
116. Where Do Opinions Come From?
117. Socialization: Family and Communities
118. Events
119. Group Identity
120. Politicians and Other Political Actors
121. Measuring Public Opinion
122. Problems in Measuring Public Opinion
123. How Useful Are Surveys?
124. Characteristics of American Public Opinion
125. Ideological Polarization
126. Evaluations of Government and Officeholders
127. Policy Preferences
128. Does Public Opinion Matter?
129. Public Opinion Is Relevant
130. Public Opinion Can Influence Government
131. Conclusion
132. STUDY GUIDE
133. 7. THE MEDIA
134. The News Media in America
135. Historical Overview
136. Media Sources
137. Political Reporting: Sources, Leaks, and Shield Laws
138. Staging the News
139. Revealing Sources
140. How Do Americans Use the Media to Learn about Politics?
141. Does the Source Matter?
142. Media Effects on American Citizens and Government Policy
143. Theories of Media Influence
144. Assessing Media Coverage of American Politics
145. Media Bias
146. Where Else Does Media Coverage Fall Short?
147. The Effect of Market Forces
148. Conclusion
149. STUDY GUIDE
150. 8. POLITICAL PARTIES
151. What Are Political Parties?
152. History of American Political Parties
153. The Evolution of American Political Parties
154. Realignments
155. Modern American Political Parties
156. The Party Organization
157. The Party in Government
158. The Party in the Electorate
159. The Role of Political Parties in American Politics
160. Organizing Elections
161. Cooperation in Government
162. Minor Parties
163. Effects on Election Outcomes
164. Unique Issues Facing Minor Parties
165. What Kind of Democracy Do American Political Parties Create?
166. Recruiting Good Candidates
167. Working Together in Campaigns
168. Working Together in Office
169. Providing Accountability
170. Citizens’ Behavior
171. Conclusion
172. STUDY GUIDE
173. 9. ELECTIONS
174. How Do American Elections Work?
175. Functions of Elections
176. Two Stages of Elections
177. Constituencies: Who Chooses Representatives?
178. Presidential Elections
179. Electoral Campaigns
180. Setting the Stage
181. Before the Campaign
182. The General Election Campaign
183. Campaign Advertising: Getting the Word Out
184. Campaign Finance
185. How Do Voters Decide?
186. The Decision to Vote
187. How Do People Vote?
188. Voting in Normal and Nationalized Elections
189. Understanding the 2014 Election
190. The Path to 2014: The 2010 and 2012 Elections
191. Analyzing the 2014 Elections
192. Conclusion
193. STUDY GUIDE
194. 10. INTEREST GROUPS
195. The Interest Group Universe
196. The Business of Lobbying
197. Organizational Structures
198. Staff
199. Membership
200. Resources
201. Getting Organized
202. The Logic of Collective Action
203. Interest Group Strategies
204. Inside Strategies
205. Outside Strategies
206. Choosing Strategies
207. How Much Power Do Interest Groups Have?
208. What Determines When Interest Groups Succeed?
209. How Groups Succeed
210. Conclusion
211. STUDY GUIDE
212. PART III: INSTITUTIONS
213. 11. CONGRESS
214. Congress’s Place in Our Constitutional System
215. Congress and the People
216. Representation and the Constituency
217. The Electoral Connection
218. Redistricting
219. Congress’s Image Problem
220. The Incumbency Advantage and Its Sources
221. In the District: Home Style
222. Campaign Fund-Raising
223. Constituency Service
224. The Structure of Congress
225. Informal Structures
226. Formal Structures
227. How a Bill Becomes a Law
228. The Conventional Process
229. Deviations From the Conventional Process
230. Differences in the House and Senate Legislative Processes
231. Oversight
232. Congressional Reform
233. Conclusion
234. STUDY GUIDE
235. 12. THE PRESIDENCY
236. Presidential Power: Yesterday and Today
237. Early Years through World War I
238. The Great Depression through the Present
239. The President’s Job Description
240. Head of the Executive Branch
241. The President as Politician
242. Presidential Succession
243. The Executive Branch
244. The Executive Office of the President
245. The Vice President
246. The President’s Cabinet
247. The American Public and the President
248. Gauging Presidential Popularity
249. Explaining Presidential Approval
250. Assessing Presidential Power
251. Presidents and Unilateral Action
252. Control over the Interpretation and Implementation of Laws
253. Congressional Responses to Unilateral Action
254. Conclusion
255. STUDY GUIDE
256. 13. THE BUREAUCRACY
257. What Is the Federal Bureaucracy?
258. What Do Bureaucrats Do?
259. Bureaucratic Expertise and Its Consequences
260. How Has the American Bureaucracy Grown?
261. The Beginning of America’s Bureaucracy
262. Building a New American State: The Progressive Era
263. The New Deal, the Great Society, and the Reagan Revolution
264. The Modern Federal Bureaucracy
265. The Structure of the Federal Government
266. The Size of the Federal Government
267. The Human Face of the Bureaucracy
268. Civil Service Regulations
269. Limits on Political Activity
270. Political Appointees and the Senior Executive Service
271. Controlling the Bureaucracy
272. Agency Organization
273. Monitoring
274. Correcting Violations
275. The Consequences of Control
276. Conclusion
277. STUDY GUIDE
278. 14. THE COURTS
279. The Development of an Independent and Powerful Federal Judiciary
280. The Founders’ Views of the Courts: The Weakest Branch?
281. Judicial Review and Marbury v. Madison
282. Judicial Review in Practice
283. The American Legal and Judicial System
284. Court Fundamentals
285. Structure of the Court and Federalism
286. How Judges Are Selected
287. Access to the Supreme Court
288. The Court’s Workload
289. Rules of Access
290. The Court’s Criteria
291. Internal Politics
292. Hearing Cases before the Supreme Court
293. Briefs
294. Oral Argument
295. Conference
296. Opinion Writing
297. Supreme Court Decision Making
298. Legal Factors
299. Political Factors
300. The Role of the Court as a Policy Maker
301. Compliance and Implementation
302. Relations with the Other Branches
303. Conclusion
304. STUDY GUIDE
305. PART IV: POLICY
306. 15. ECONOMIC POLICY
307. Goals of Economic Policy
308. Full Employment
309. Stable Prices
310. Promote the Free Market and Growth
311. Balanced Budgets
312. Balance of Payments, or the Current Account
313. Trade-offs between Economic Goals
314. The Key Players in Economic Policy Making
315. Congress
316. The President
317. The Bureaucracy
318. How Economic Policy Makers Interact: The 2008 Economic Crisis
319. Tools and Theories of Economic Policy
320. Fiscal Policy
321. Monetary Policy
322. Regulatory Policy
323. Trade Policy and the Balance of Payments
324. The Politics of Trade Policy
325. Conclusion
326. STUDY GUIDE
327. 16. SOCIAL POLICY
328. The History and Background of Social Policy
329. Poverty and Income Inequality
330. The Key Players in Social Policy Making
331. Congress and the President
332. The Bureaucracy
333. The States
334. Interest Groups
335. The Policy-Making Process
336. Social Policy Today
337. Social Security
338. Health Care
339. Income Support and Welfare
340. Education
341. Conclusion
342. STUDY GUIDE
343. 17. FOREIGN POLICY
344. What Is Foreign Policy?
345. Foreign Policy Principles and Perspectives
346. History of American Foreign Policy
347. Foreign Policy Makers
348. The President and the Executive Branch
349. Congress
350. The Federal Courts
351. Groups outside the Federal Government
352. The Tools of Foreign Policy
353. Diplomacy
354. Trade and Economic Policies
355. Foreign Aid
356. Alliances and Treaties
357. Military Force
358. The Politics of Foreign Policy Today
359. Managing International Trade: China
360. Fighting Terrorism: Afghanistan
361. Preventing the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction: North Korea
362. Conclusion
363. STUDY GUIDE
364. APPENDIX
365. The Declaration of Independence
366. The Articles of Confederation
367. The Constitution of the United States of America
368. Amendments to the Constitution
369. The Federalist Papers
370. Glossary
371. Credits
372. Index

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