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Christine Barbour
Keeping the Republic
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Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
What’s New in the Eighth Brief Edition
Digital Resources
Sage Course Outcomes: Measure Results, Track Success
Instructor Resources
Sage Edge for Students
Acknowledgments
To The Student Suggestions on How to Read This Textbook
1 Power and Citizenship in American Politics
In Your Own Words
What Is Politics?: A peaceful means for determining who gets power and influence in society
Politics and Government
Rules and Institutions
Power, Narratives, and Media
Politics and Economics
Capitalism
Socialism
Social Democracy
Political Systems and the Concept of Citizenship: Competing ideas about power and the social order, different models of governing
Authoritarian Systems
Democracy and Nonauthoritarian Systems
The Role of the People
Democracy in America: Limited participation to limit the impact of a volatile, self-interested citizenry
The Dangers of Democracy
The Evolution of American Citizenship
What to Watch Out For
Who Is a Citizen and Who Is Not?: Native-born and naturalized citizens
On living in the shadows
On the meaning of citizenship
On keeping the republic
What Do American Citizens Believe?: A common culture based on shared values
American Political Culture: Ideas That Unite Us
Democracy
Freedom
Equality
American Ideologies: Ideas That Divide Us
Who Fits Where?
Where Do You Fit?
How to Use the Themes and Features in This Book
Citizenship and Politics: The gap between the democratic narrative and the practice of American politics
Let’s Revisit: What’s at Stake . . . ?
What Is Politics?
Political Systems and the Concept of Citizenship
Democracy in America
Who Is a Citizen and Who Is Not?
What Do American Citizens Believe?
How to Use the Themes and Features in This Book
Descriptions of Images and Figures
2 The Politics of the American Founding
In Your Own Words
The Split From England: Making the transition from British subjects to American citizens
From a 1947 textbook:
And from a 1991 text:
What To Watch Out For
Revolution
The Declaration of Independence
“. . . That All Men Are Created Equal”
African Americans and the Revolution
Native Americans And The Revolution
Women And The Revolution
The Articles of Confederation: Political and economic instability under the nation’s first constitution
The Provisions of the Articles
Some Winners, Some Losers
On why students should study history
On keeping the republic
The Constitutional Convention: Division and compromise over state power and representation
How Strong a Central Government?
Large States, Small States
North and South
The Constitution: Three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—separate and checked
The Legislative Branch
The Executive Branch
The Norms
The Judicial Branch
The Rules
The Norms
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
The Rules
The Norms
Amendability
Ratification: Selling the Constitution to Americans
Federalists Versus Anti-Federalists
The Federalist Papers
The Final Vote
Citizenship and the Founding: New rights bring obligations
Let’s Revisit: What’s at Stake . . . ?
The Split From England
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitution
Ratification
Descriptions of Images and Figures
3 Federalism
In Your Own Words
What Is Federalism?: Balancing power between national and state governments
What Does the Constitution Say?
Two Views of Federalism
Possible Alternatives to Federalism
Unitary Systems
Confederal Systems
What Difference Does Federalism Make?
American Federalism Over Time: Constitutional ambiguity and the role of the Supreme Court
John Marshall: Strengthening the Constitutional Powers of the National Government
The Civil War: National Domination of the States
The New Deal: National Power Over Business
Civil Rights: National Protection Against State Abuse
Federalism Today: A continuing struggle
The Politics of Contemporary Federalism
On patriotism:
On keeping the republic:
How the National Government Tries to Influence the States
What to Watch Out For
Citizenship and Federalism: Enhanced opportunities for participation and power at the state and local levels
Let’s Revisit: What’s at Stake . . . ?
What Is Federalism?
American Federalism Over Time
Federalism Today
Descriptions of Images and Figures
4 Fundamental American Liberties
In Your Own Words
Rights in a Democracy: Limiting government to empower people
The Bill of Rights and the States: Keeping Congress and the states in check
Why Is a Bill of Rights Valuable?
Applying the Bill of Rights to the States
Freedom of Religion: Limiting Congress to protect both church and state, and the individual’s right to believe
Why Is Religious Freedom Valuable?
The Establishment Clause
The Free Exercise Clause
Freedom of Expression: Checking government by protecting speech and the press
Why Is Freedom of Expression Valuable?
Speech That Criticizes the Government
Symbolic Speech
Freedom of Assembly
Obscenity and Pornography
What to Watch Out For
Fighting Words and Offensive Speech
Freedom of the Press
Prior Restraint
Libel
On patriotism
On keeping the republic
The Right To A Fair Trial
Censorship on the Internet
The Right to Bear Arms: Providing for militias to secure the state or securing an individual right?
Why Is the Right to Bear Arms Valuable?
Legislation and Judicial Decisions
The Rights of Criminal Defendants: Protecting the accused from an arbitrary government
Why Are the Rights of Criminal Defendants Valuable?
Protection Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
What’S Reasonable?
The Exclusionary Rule
Protection Against Self-Incrimination
Right to Counsel
Protection Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment
The Right to Privacy: The personal meets the political
Why Is the Right to Privacy Valuable?
Reproductive Rights
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