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Страница 1Страница 2Страница 3Страница 4 American Democracy in Context Страница 6 Brief Contents Detailed Contents Страница 9 A Note from the Authors Acknowledgments About the Authors 1 Democracy and American Politics Perspective: What Difference Does Democracy Make? Government and Politics Democracy as a Form of Government Direct Democracy Indirect Democracy The Challenges of Democracy Ensuring Majority Rule Protecting Minority Rights Republics Functions of Government Maintaining Order and Safety Providing Public Goods Promoting the General Welfare Providing Infrastructure Regulating the Economy to Ensure That It Operates Fairly Providing Support to People in Vulnerable Positions Redistributing Income to Improve the Lives of Citizens With Less Wealth Regulating Behavior Controversies About Government Functions American Values Fairness Based on Contributions Freedom and Individualism Support for the Rule of Law Religion Variations and Conflicts in Values American Ideologies Conservatism Liberalism Other Ideologies Comparative and Historical Contexts Picture Yourself … As a German Citizen Questions to Consider Consequences for Democracy Critical Thinking Questions Key Terms Descriptions of Images and Figures 2 The Founding and the Constitution Perspective: What Compromises Are Necessary for Ratifying a National Constitution? The American Colonies Motivations for Coming to the Colonies British Influences on American Political Thought The Magna Carta Civil War, the Glorious Revolution, and the English Bill of Rights “No Taxation Without Representation” The Sugar Act and Stamp Act The British Response The Boston Tea Party The First Continental Congress Revolution and Independence The Second Continental Congress The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Confederation The Structure and Power of Government Under the Articles of Confederation Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation Shays’ Rebellion Starting Over: The Constitutional Convention The Delegates and Their Motives Large States versus Small States: The Virginia and New Jersey Plans The Three-Fifths Compromise and the Great Compromise Creating the Executive and Judicial Branches The Constitution Core Principles The Articles of the Constitution Article I: The Legislative Branch Article II: The Executive Branch Article III: The Judicial Branch Articles IV–VII Ratifying the Constitution Federalists versus Anti-Federalists Another Compromise: A Post-Ratification Bill of Rights Amending the Constitution Picture Yourself … Amidst Constitutional Change in Hungary Questions to Consider The Formal Amendment Process Informal Methods of Constitutional Change Judicial Interpretation Coordinate Construction Consequences for Democracy Critical Thinking Questions Key Terms Descriptions of Images and Figures 3 Federalism Perspective: “Sanctuary Cities”: What Are They and Why Does the U.S. Have Them? Understanding Federalism The Federal System Strengths and Weaknesses of a Federal System The Constitutional Allocation of the Powers of Government National Powers State Powers Concurrent Powers Prohibited Powers Relationships Among the States Competing Interpretations of Federalism Dual Federalism Cooperative Federalism Early Precedents: National Supremacy Prevails McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) The Resurgence of States’ Rights Nullification, Secession, and the Civil War The Rise and Fall of National Power in the Wake of the Civil War The New Deal and the Rise of Cooperative Federalism The Supreme Court Thwarts the New Deal The Supreme Court Embraces Cooperative Federalism Implementing Cooperative Federalism Picture Yourself … Amidst California’s “Anti-Okie” Panic of the 1930s Questions to Consider The New Federalism and Beyond The New Federalism Federalism in the Twenty-First Century Consequences for Democracy Critical Thinking Questions Key Terms Descriptions of Images and Figures 4 Civil Liberties Perspective: How Much Government Control of the Internet Is Too Much—Or Too Little? The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights and the States: The Original Understanding The Incorporation of the Bill of Rights The First Amendment Freedoms of Speech, Press, and Assembly Freedom of the Press and Prior Restraint What Did the Framers Mean by “Freedom of Speech”? The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 The Supreme Court Confronts Restrictions on Speech Symbolic Speech Obscenity Libel and Slander False Advertising Campus Speech Freedom of Assembly The First Amendment Guarantee of Freedom of Religion The Establishment Clause The Free Exercise Clause The Right of Privacy The Natural Rights Tradition Discovering the Right of Privacy Abortion Extending the Liberty of Same-Sex Couples The Right to Die The Rights of Criminal Defendants Due Process Rights of the Accused Picture Yourself … As a Prospective Juror in Japan Questions to Consider Judicial Expansion of the Rights of the Criminally Accused The Death Penalty Balancing National Security with Civil Liberties Consequences for Democracy Critical Thinking Questions Key Terms Descriptions of Images and Figures 5 Civil Rights Perspective: The Confederate Monument Debate Slavery in America Slavery and the Constitution Slavery and the Supreme Court Civil Rights for African Americans After the Civil War {buyButton}

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