United States Government: Democracy in Action © 2010

Contents:

Unit 1- FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

• Chapter 1 People & Government
• Chapter 2 Origins of American Government
• Chapter 3 The Constitution
• Chapter 4 The Federal System

Unit 2- THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

• Chapter 5 The Organization of Congress
• Chapter 6 Development of Congressional Powers
• Chapter 7 Congress at Work

Unit 3 - THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• Chapter 8 The Presidency
• Chapter 9 Presidential Leadership
• Chapter 10 The Federal Bureaucracy

Unit 4 - THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

• Chapter 11 The Federal Court System
• Chapter 12 Supreme Court Decision Making

Unit 5 - LIBERTY & JUSTICE FOR ALL

• Chapter 13 Constitutional Freedoms
• Chapter 14 Citizenship & Equal Justice
• Chapter 15 Law in America

Unit 6 - PARTICIPATING IN GOVERNMENT

• Chapter 16 Political Parties
• Chapter 17 Elections & Voting
• Voter’s Handbook
• Chapter 18 Interest Groups & Public Opinion
• Chapter 19 The Mass Media and the Internet

Unit 7 - PUBLIC POLICIES & POLICY

• Chapter 20 Taxing & Spending
• Chapter 21 Social & Domestic Policy
• Chapter 22 Foreign Policy & Defense

Unit 8 - STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Chapter 23 State Government
• Chapter 24 Local Government

Unit 9 - POLITICAL & ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

• Chapter 25 Political Systems in Today’s World
• Chapter 26 Development of Economic Systems

Reference Handbook

Glossary

Index