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Table of Contents

    • About the Authors
    • Acknowledgments
    • Dedication
    • Preface
    • 1The Constitution and the Structure of Government Power
      • 1.1Preamble
      • 1.2The First American Political System
      • 1.3Creating and Ratifying the Constitution
      • 1.4Constitutional Principles and Provisions
      • 1.5The Constitution in the Information Age
      • 1.6Recommended Reading
      • 1.7Recommended Viewing
    • 2Federalism

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      • 2.1Preamble

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      • 2.2Federalism as a Structure of Power

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      • 2.3The Meanings of Federalism

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      • 2.4Why Federalism Works (More or Less)

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      • 2.5Federalism in the Information Age

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    • 3Communication in the Information Age

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      • 3.1Preamble

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      • 3.2Communication, Information, and the Media

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      • 3.3New and Social Media

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      • 3.5Opinion and Commentary

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      • 3.6Media Influences on People, Politics, Government, and Public Policies

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    • 4Civil Liberties

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      • 4.1Preamble

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      • 4.2The Bill of Rights

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      • 4.3Religion, Speech, the Press, Assembly, and Petition

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      • 4.4Arms, Searches and Seizures, Accusation, Punishment, Property, and Privacy

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      • 4.5Civil Liberties in the Information Age

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    • 5Civil Rights

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      • 5.1Preamble

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      • 5.2Civil War Amendments and African Americans

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      • 5.3Latinxs, Asian Americans, Indigenous Americans

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      • 5.5LGBTQ+ People

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      • 5.6People with Disabilities

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      • 5.7Civil Rights in the Information Age

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    • 6Political Culture and Socialization

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      • 6.1Preamble

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      • 6.2Political Culture

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      • 6.3Political Socialization

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      • 6.4Political Culture and Socialization in the Information Age

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      • 6.6Recommended Viewing

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    • 7Public Opinion

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      • 7.1Preamble

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      • 7.2What Is Public Opinion?

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      • 7.3Democracy and Public Opinion

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      • 7.4Polling the Public

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      • 7.5Public Opinion in the Information Age

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    • 8Participation, Voting, and Social Movements

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      • 8.1Preamble

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      • 8.2What Is Political Participation?

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      • 8.3Why People Participate

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      • 8.4Who Participates and Who Does Not

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      • 8.5Social Movements

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      • 8.6Participation, Voting, and Social Movements in the Information Age

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      • 8.7Recommended Reading

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      • 8.8Recommended Viewing

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    • 9Interest Groups

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      • 9.1Preamble

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      • 9.2The Interest Group System

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      • 9.3Lobbying: The Art of Influence

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      • 9.4Interest Groups and the Political System

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      • 9.5Interest Groups in the Information Age

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      • 9.6Recommended Reading

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      • 9.7Recommended Viewing

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    • 10Political Parties

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      • 10.1Preamble

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      • 10.2History of American Political Parties

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      • 10.3Political Parties Today

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      • 10.4Party Organization

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      • 10.5Party in Government

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      • 10.6Party Identification

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      • 10.7Minor Parties

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      • 10.8Political Parties in the Information Age

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      • 10.9Recommended Reading

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    • 11Campaigns and Elections

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      • 11.1Preamble

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      • 11.2Election Campaigns

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      • 11.3Media and Election Campaigns

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      • 11.4Presidential Elections

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      • 11.5George W. Bush Reelected in 2004

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      • 11.6Barack Obama Elected in 2008

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      • 11.7Barack Obama Reelected in 2012

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      • 11.8Donald Trump Elected in 2016

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      • 11.9Joe Biden Elected in 2020

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      • 11.10Congressional and Other Elections

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      • 11.11Campaigns and Elections in the Information Age

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      • 11.12Recommended Reading

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      • 11.13Recommended Viewing

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    • 12Congress

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      • 12.1Preamble

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      • 12.2The Powers of Congress Including Impeachment

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      • 12.3A Bicameral Legislative Branch

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      • 12.4Parties in Congress

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      • 12.5House Leadership

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      • 12.7Committees

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      • 12.8The Legislative Process

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      • 12.9Members of Congress

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      • 12.10Congress in the Information Age

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      • 12.11Recommended Reading

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    • 13The Presidency

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      • 13.1Preamble

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      • 13.2The Powers of the Presidency

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      • 13.3How Presidents (Try to) Get Things Done

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      • 13.4The Presidency in the Information Age

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    • 14The Bureaucracy

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      • 14.1Preamble

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      • 14.2What Is Bureaucracy?

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      • 14.3Policymaking, Power, and Accountability in the Bureaucracy

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      • 14.4The Federal Bureaucracy in the Information Age

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    • 15The Courts

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      • 15.1Preamble

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      • 15.2The U.S. Legal System

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      • 15.3Power of the U.S. Supreme Court

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      • 15.4Selecting Federal Judges

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      • 15.5The Courts in the Information Age

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      • 15.6Recommended Reading

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    • 16Policymaking and Domestic Policies

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      • 16.1Preamble

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      • 16.2The U.S. Economy

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      • 16.3Making Public Policies

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      • 16.4Major Domestic Policies

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      • 16.5Policymaking and Domestic Policies in the Information Age

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      • 16.6The Coronavirus, COVID-19 Pandemic

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      • 16.7Recommended Reading

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    • 17Foreign and National Security Policies

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      • 17.1Preamble

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      • 17.2The Executive Branch Makes Foreign and Military Policies

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      • 17.3Influence from Congress and Outside Government

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      • 17.4The Major Foreign and National Security Policies

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      • 17.5The George W. Bush Administration

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      • 17.6President Obama, President Trump, and President Biden

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      • 17.7Foreign and National Security Policies in the Information Age

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    • AThe Constitution of the United States

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      • A.1The Constitution of the United States

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      • A.2Article II

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      • A.3Article III

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      • A.4Article IV

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      • A.5Article V

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      • A.6Article VI

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      • A.7Article VII

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      • A.8Bill of Rights

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      • A.9Additional Amendments to the Constitution

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    • BArticles of Impeachment Against President Donald John Trump

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      • B.1H. Res. 755—116th Congress (2019–2020)

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      • B.2Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald John Trump

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