We The People: An Introduction To American Politics,9780393926217

We The People: An Introduction To American Politics

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ISBN13: 9780393926217
ISBN10: 0393926214
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Pub. Date: 2005-07-30
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments xxvii
Part I FOUNDATIONS
American Political Culture
2(34)
What Americans Think about Government
6(7)
Trust in Government
8(2)
Political Efficacy
10(3)
What Americans Know about Government
13(2)
Citizenship: Knowledge and Participation
13(1)
The Necessity of Political Knowledge
14(1)
Government
15(4)
Is Government Needed?
16(1)
Forms of Government
16(1)
Limiting Government
17(1)
Access to Government: The Expansion of Participation
18(1)
Influencing the Government through Participation: Politics
18(1)
American Political Culture: Shared Values, but Disagreements over the Role of Government
19(12)
Liberty
20(1)
Equality
21(1)
Democracy
22(2)
Does the System Uphold American Political Values?: Thinking Critically about Liberty, Equality, and Democracy
24(6)
Values and the Ends of Government
30(1)
Who Benefits from Government?
30(1)
What You Can Do: Test the Political Waters
31(2)
Summary
33(1)
For Further Reading
34(1)
Study Outline
34(1)
Practice Quiz
34(1)
Key Terms
35(1)
The Founding and the Constitution
36(44)
The First Founding: Interests and Conflicts
39(4)
British Taxes and Colonial Interests
40(1)
Political Strife and the Radicalizing of the Colonists
41(1)
The Declaration of Independence
42(1)
The Articles of Confederation
43(1)
The Second Founding: From Compromise to Constitution
43(7)
International Standing and Balance of Power
44(1)
The Annapolis Convention
44(1)
Shays's Rebellion
45(1)
The Constitutional Convention
45(5)
The Constitution
50(7)
The Legislative Branch
50(2)
The Executive Branch
52(1)
The Judicial Branch
53(1)
National Unity and Power
54(1)
Amending the Constitution
54(1)
Ratifying the Constitution
54(1)
Constitutional Limits on the National Government's Power
54(3)
The Fight for Ratification
57(7)
Federalists versus Antifederalists
58(5)
Reflections on the Founding
63(1)
The Citizen's Role and the Changing Constitution
64(9)
Amendments: Many Are Called, Few Are Chosen
64(3)
The Case of the Equal Rights Amendment
67(1)
Which Were Chosen? An Analysis of the Twenty-Seven
68(5)
Thinking Critically about Liberty, Equality, and Democracy
73(1)
What You Can Do: Become a Framer
74(1)
Summary
75(2)
For Further Reading
77(1)
Study Outline
77(2)
Practice Quiz
79(1)
Key Terms
79(1)
Federalism
80(38)
The Federal Framework
84(12)
Federalism in the Constitution
84(4)
Restraining National Power with Dual Federalism, 1789--1937
88(2)
Federalism and the Slow Growth of the National Government's Power
90(3)
The Changing Role of the States
93(3)
Who Does What? The Changing Federal Framework
96(14)
Expansion of the National Government
97(1)
Federal Grants
97(2)
Cooperative Federalism
99(1)
Regulated Federalism and National Standards
100(3)
New Federalism and State Control
103(5)
Devolution: For Whose Benefit?
108(2)
Thinking Critically about Liberty versus Equality
110(1)
What You Can Do: Participate at Different Levels of the Federal System
111(2)
Summary
113(2)
For Further Reading
115(1)
Study Outline
115(1)
Practice Quiz
116(1)
Key Terms
116(2)
Civil Liberties
118(44)
A Brief History of the Bill of Rights
121(5)
Nationalizing the Bill of Rights
122(4)
The First Amendment and Freedom of Religion
126(5)
Separation Between Church and State
126(3)
Free Exercise of Religion
129(2)
The First Amendment and Freedom of Speech and the Press
131(8)
Absolutely Protected Speech
131(3)
Freedom of the Press
134(1)
Conditionally Protected Speech
135(4)
The Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms
139(2)
Rights of the Criminally Accused
141(8)
The Fourth Amendment and Searches and Seizures
142(2)
The Fifth Amendment
144(2)
The Sixth Amendment and the Right to Counsel
146(1)
The Eighth Amendment and Cruel and Unusual Punishment
147(2)
The Right to Privacy
149(5)
Thinking Critically about the Future of Civil Liberties: Does the War on Terrorism Affect It?
154(2)
What You Can Do: Defend Liberty
156(3)
Summary
159(1)
For Further Reading
159(1)
Study Outline
160(1)
Practice Quiz
160(1)
Key Terms
161(1)
Civil Rights
162(48)
The Struggle for Civil Rights
165(18)
Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement
165(1)
The Link to the Women's Rights Movement
166(1)
The Civil War Amendments to the Constitution
167(1)
Civil Rights and the Supreme Court: ``Separate but Equal''
167(1)
Organizing for Equality
168(1)
Litigating for Equality after World War II
169(2)
Civil Rights after Brown v. Board of Education
171(4)
The Civil Rights Acts
175(8)
The Universalization of Civil Rights
183(10)
Women and Gender Discrimination
183(3)
Latinos and Asian Americans
186(4)
Native Americans
190(1)
Disabled Americans
191(1)
The Aged
191(1)
Gays and Lesbians
191(2)
Affirmative Action
193(10)
The Supreme Court and the Burden of Proof
193(5)
Referendums on Affirmative Action
198(1)
Thinking Critically about the Affirmative Action Debate
198(5)
What You Can Do: Mobilize for Civil Rights
203(3)
Summary
206(1)
For Further Reading
206(1)
Study Outline
207(1)
Practice Quiz
207(1)
Key Terms
208(2)
Part II POLITICS
Public Opinion
210(42)
Political Values
213(16)
Fundamental Values
213(2)
Forms of Disagreement
215(1)
How Political Values Are Formed
215(2)
Influences on Our Political Values
217(9)
From Political Values to Ideology
226(3)
How We Form Political Opinions
229(8)
Political Knowledge
231(1)
The Influence of Political Leaders, Private Groups, and the Media
232(5)
Measuring Public Opinion
237(7)
Constructing Public Opinion from Surveys
238(6)
Thinking Critically about Public Opinion and Democracy
244(3)
What You Can Do: Become Politically Knowledgeable
247(1)
Summary
247(2)
For Further Reading
249(1)
Study Outline
249(1)
Practice Quiz
250(1)
Key Terms
251(1)
The Media
252(36)
The Media Industry and Government
255(10)
Types of Media
255(3)
Regulation of the Broadcast Media
258(1)
Organization and Ownership of the Media
259(5)
Nationalization of the News
264(1)
News Coverage
265(7)
Journalists
266(1)
Subjects of the News
267(3)
The Power of Consumers
270(2)
Media Power in American Politics
272(10)
Shaping Events
272(1)
The Sources of Media Power
273(7)
The Rise of Adversarial Journalism
280(2)
Thinking Critically about Media Power and Democracy
282(1)
What You Can Do: Analyze News Sources
283(2)
Summary
285(1)
For Further Reading
285(1)
Study Outline
286(1)
Practice Quiz
286(1)
Key Terms
287(1)
Political Participation and Voting
288(38)
Political Participation
290(7)
Forms of Participation
291(3)
Voting
294(3)
Who Participates, and How?
297(11)
African Americans
300(1)
Latinos
300(2)
Asian Americans
302(1)
Women versus Men
302(2)
Religious Identity and Politics
304(2)
Age and Participation
306(2)
Explaining Political Participation
308(11)
Socioeconomic Status
308(1)
Civic Engagement
308(5)
Formal Obstacles
313(2)
Political Mobilization
315(4)
Thinking Critically about Political Participation and Liberty, Equality, and Democracy
319(1)
What You Can Do: Become a Voter
320(3)
Summary
323(1)
For Further Reading
324(1)
Study Outline
324(1)
Practice Quiz
324(1)
Key Terms
325(1)
Political Parties
326(48)
What Are Political Parties?
329(1)
Outgrowths of the Electoral Process
329(1)
Outgrowths of the Policy-Making Process
329(1)
The Two-Party System in America
330(17)
Historical Origins
330(7)
Party Systems
337(4)
Electoral Alignments and Realignments
341(2)
American Third Parties
343(4)
Party Organization
347(7)
National Convention
348(4)
National Committee
352(1)
Congressional Campaign Committees
353(1)
State and Local Party Organizations
353(1)
Parties and the Electorate
354(3)
Group Affiliations
355(2)
Parties and Elections
357(3)
Recruiting Candidates
357(2)
Nominations
359(1)
Getting Out the Vote
359(1)
Facilitating Voter Choice
360(1)
Parties and Government
360(4)
Parties and Policy
360(1)
Parties in Congress
361(2)
President and Party
363(1)
Thinking Critically about the Role of Parties in a Democracy
364(3)
What You Can Do: Become a Party Activist
367(2)
Summary
369(1)
For Further Reading
370(1)
Study Outline
370(1)
Practice Quiz
371(1)
Key Terms
372(2)
Campaigns and Elections
374(52)
Elections in America
377(11)
Types of Elections
377(2)
The Criteria for Winning
379(1)
Electoral Districts
380(2)
The Ballot
382(5)
The Electoral College
387(1)
Election Campaigns
388(5)
Advisers
388(2)
Polling
390(2)
The Primaries
392(1)
Presidential Elections
393(10)
The Convention
393(5)
The General Election Campaign and High-Tech Politics
398(3)
Campaigns and Political Equality: From Labor-Intensive to Capital-Intensive Politics
401(2)
How Voters Decide
403(4)
Partisan Loyalty
404(1)
Issues
405(1)
Candidate Characteristics
406(1)
The 2004 Elections
407(6)
Building Blocks of Republican Success
409(1)
Democratic Opportunities
410(1)
Republican Strategy
411(1)
The End Game
412(1)
Money and Politics
413(7)
Sources of Campaign Funds
414(5)
Implications for Democracy
419(1)
Thinking Critically about the Electoral Process
420(1)
What You Can Do: Campaign on Campus
420(3)
Summary
423(1)
For Further Reading
423(1)
Study Outline
424(1)
Practice Quiz
424(1)
Key Terms
425(1)
Groups and Interests
426(40)
The Character of Interest Groups
430(8)
What Interests Are Represented?
430(2)
What Interests Are Not Represented?
432(1)
Organizational Components
433(3)
The Characteristics of Members
436(2)
The Proliferation of Groups
438(3)
The Expansion of Government
440(1)
The New Politics Movement and Public Interest Groups
440(1)
Strategies: The Quest for Political Power
441(17)
Direct Lobbying
441(4)
Cultivating Access
445(2)
Using the Courts (Litigation)
447(1)
Mobilizing Public Opinion
448(2)
Using Electoral Politics
450(8)
Thinking Critically about Groups and Interests: The Dilemmas of Reform
458(1)
What You Can Do: Join an Interest Group
459(2)
Summary
461(2)
For Further Reading
463(1)
Study Outline
463(1)
Practice Quiz
464(1)
Key Terms
464(2)
Part III INSTITUTIONS
Congress
466(54)
Congress: Representing the American People
470(13)
House and Senate: Differences in Representation
470(1)
Sociological versus Agency Representation
471(5)
The Electoral Connection
476(5)
Direct Patronage
481(2)
The Organization of Congress
483(7)
Party Leadership in the House and Senate
484(2)
The Committee System: The Core of Congress
486(3)
The Staff System: Staffers and Agencies
489(1)
Informal Organization: The Caucuses
490(1)
Rules of Lawmaking: How a Bill Becomes a Law
490(5)
Committee Deliberation
492(1)
Debate
493(1)
Conference Committee: Reconciling House and Senate Versions of Legislation
494(1)
Presidential Action
494(1)
How Congress Decides
495(7)
Constituency
495(1)
Interest Groups
496(2)
Party Discipline
498(4)
Weighing Diverse Influences
502(1)
Beyond Legislation: Other Congressional Powers
502(7)
Oversight
502(2)
Advice and Consent: Special Senate Powers
504(4)
Impeachment
508(1)
Thinking Critically about Congress and Democracy
509(3)
What You Can Do: Make Contact with Congress
512(1)
Summary
513(2)
For Further Reading
515(1)
Study Outline
516(1)
Practice Quiz
517(1)
Key Terms
518(2)
The Presidency
520(46)
The Constitutional Basis of the Presidency
523(2)
The Constitutional Powers of the Presidency
525(15)
Expressed Powers
526(12)
Delegated Powers
538(2)
The Presidency as an Institution
540(6)
The Cabinet
540(2)
The White House Staff
542(1)
The Executive Office of the President
542(1)
The Vice Presidency
543(1)
The First Lady
544(1)
President and Policy
545(1)
The Contemporary Bases of Presidential Power
546(11)
Party as a Source of Power
547(1)
Going Public
547(6)
The Administrative State
553(4)
Thinking Critically about Presidential Power and Democracy
557(2)
What You Can Do: Work in the White House
559(3)
Summary
562(1)
For Further Reading
562(1)
Study Outline
562(1)
Practice Quiz
563(1)
Key Terms
564(2)
Bureaucracy in a Democracy
566(48)
Bureaucracy and Bureaucrats
569(6)
The Size of the Federal Service
570(3)
Bureaucrats
573(2)
The Organization of the Executive Branch
575(23)
Promoting the Public Welfare
577(5)
Providing National Security
582(9)
Maintaining a Strong Economy
591(7)
Can Bureaucracy Be Reinvented?
598(1)
Can the Bureaucracy Be Reduced?
599(5)
Termination
600(1)
Devolution
601(2)
Privatization
603(1)
Can Bureaucracy Be Controlled?
604(2)
The President as Chief Executive
604(2)
Thinking Critically about Responsible Bureaucracy in a Democracy
606(3)
What You Can Do: Get Inside the Bureaucracy
609(2)
Summary
611(1)
For Further Reading
612(1)
Study Outline
612(1)
Practice Quiz
613(1)
Key Terms
613(1)
The Federal Courts
614(42)
The Legal System
617(3)
Cases and the Law
617(1)
Types of Courts
618(2)
Federal Jurisdiction
620(6)
The Lower Federal Courts
620(1)
The Appellate Courts
621(1)
The Supreme Court
621(1)
How Judges Are Appointed
622(4)
The Power of the Supreme Court: Judicial Review
626(20)
Judicial Review of Acts of Congress
627(1)
Judicial Review of State Actions
627(1)
Judicial Review of Federal Agency Actions
628(1)
Judicial Review and Lawmaking
629(3)
How Cases Reach the Supreme Court
632(2)
Controlling the Flow of Cases
634(2)
Lobbying for Access: Interests and the Court
636(4)
The Supreme Court's Procedures
640(3)
Explaining Supreme Court Decisions
643(3)
Judicial Power and Politics
646(3)
Traditional Limitations on the Federal Courts
646(1)
Two Judicial Revolutions
647(2)
Thinking Critically about the Judiciary, Liberty, and Democracy
649(1)
What You Can Do: File Amicus Curiae Briefs
649(2)
Summary
651(1)
For Further Reading
652(1)
Study Outline
653(1)
Practice Quiz
654(1)
Key Terms
654(2)
Part IV POLICY
Government and the Economy
656(46)
Why Is Government Involved in the Economy?
659(5)
Managing the Economy
660(1)
Protecting the Welfare and Property of Individuals
661(1)
Regulating Competition
661(3)
Providing Public Goods
664(1)
Should Government Be Involved in the Economy?
664(2)
Laissez-Faire
664(1)
Keynesians
665(1)
Monetarists
666(1)
What Are the Goals of Economic Policy?
666(14)
Promote a Strong and Stable Economy
667(4)
Promote Business Development
671(2)
Promote International Trade
673(2)
Regulate Industrial Relations
675(1)
Protect the Environment
676(2)
Protect Consumers
678(2)
What Are the Tools of Economic Policy?
680(14)
Monetary Policies
680(2)
Fiscal Policies
682(8)
Regulation and Antitrust Policy
690(2)
Subsidies and Contracting
692(2)
The Politics of Economic Policy Making
694(1)
Thinking Crritically about Economic Policy and Inequality
695(1)
What You Can Do: Assess the Impact of Economic Policies
696(1)
Summary
697(2)
For Further Reading
699(1)
Study Outline
699(2)
Practice Quiz
701(1)
Key Terms
701(1)
Social Policy
702(42)
The Welfare State
705(12)
The History of the Social Welfare System
705(2)
Foundations of the Welfare State
707(4)
Welfare Reform
711(3)
How Do We Pay for the Welfare State?
714(3)
Opening Opportunity
717(11)
Education Policies
717(5)
Employment and Training Programs
722(1)
Health Policies
723(3)
Housing Policies
726(2)
Who Gets What from Social Policy?
728(7)
The Elderly
729(1)
The Middle Class
730(1)
The Working Poor
730(1)
The Nonworking Poor
731(1)
Minorities, Women, and Children
732(3)
Thinking Critically about Social Policy and Equality
735(2)
What You Can Do: Question Social Policy
737(2)
Summary
739(1)
For Further Reading
740(1)
Study Outline
740(1)
Practice Quiz
741(1)
Key Terms
742(2)
Foreign Policy and Democracy
744(48)
The Players: The Makers and Shapers of Foreign Policy
747(8)
Who Makes Foreign Policy?
747(4)
Who Shapes Foreign Policy?
751(3)
Putting It Together
754(1)
The Values in American Foreign Policy
755(3)
Legacies of the Traditional System
755(1)
The Great Leap to World Power
756(2)
The Instruments of Modern American Foreign Policy
758(16)
Diplomacy
758(2)
The United Nations
760(2)
The International Monetary Structure
762(1)
Economic Aid
763(3)
Collective Security
766(2)
Military Deterrence
768(6)
Roles Nations Play
774(11)
Choosing a Role
774(2)
Thinking Critically about American Foreign Policy Values Today
776(9)
What You Can Do: Voice Your Views to Congress
785(2)
Summary
787(1)
For Further Reading
788(1)
Study Outline
788(1)
Practice Quiz
789(1)
Key Terms
790(2)
Part V TEXAS POLITICS
The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas
792(36)
Texas Political Culture
795(3)
The One-Party State
796(1)
Provincialism
797(1)
Business Dominance
797(1)
The Land
798(3)
The Gulf Coastal Plains
799(1)
The Interior Lowlands
799(1)
The Great Plains
800(1)
The Basin and Range Province
800(1)
Economic Change in Texas
801(11)
Cotton
802(1)
Cattle Ranching
803(1)
Oil in the Texas Economy
804(6)
The Emergence of the High-Tech Economy
810(1)
NAFTA
811(1)
The People: Texas Demography
812(8)
Anglos
813(1)
Hispanics
814(2)
African Americans
816(2)
Age
818(1)
Poverty and Wealth
819(1)
Urbanization
820(5)
The Urban Political Economy
821(4)
Summary
825(1)
For Further Reading
826(1)
Study Outline
826(1)
Practice Quiz
827(1)
Key Terms
827(1)
The Texas Constitution
828(32)
The Role of a State Constitution
830(1)
The Constitution of Coahuila y Tejas, 1827
831(1)
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas, 1836
832(3)
The Texas State Constitution of 1845
835(2)
The Constitution of 1861: Texas Joins the Confederacy
837(1)
The Constitution of 1866: Texas Rejoins the Union
838(1)
The Reconstruction Constitution of 1869
839(2)
The Constitution of 1876
841(2)
The Constitution of Texas Today
843(6)
The Preamble
843(1)
Article I: Bill of Rights
844(1)
Article II: The Powers of Government
844(1)
Article III: Legislative Department
845(1)
Article IV: Executive Department
846(1)
Article V: Judicial Department
846(1)
Article VI: Suffrage
847(1)
Article VII: Education
847(1)
Article VIII: Taxation and Revenue
847(1)
Articles IX and XI: Local Government
848(1)
Articles X, XII, XIII, and XIV
848(1)
Article XV: Impeachment
848(1)
Article XVI: General Provisions
849(1)
Article XVII: Amending the Constitution
849(1)
Recent Attempts to Rewrite the Texas Constitution
849(7)
Sharpstown and the Failed Constitutional Reforms of 1974
849(1)
The 1999 Ratliff-Junell Proposal
850(2)
The 2003 Amendments
852(4)
Summary
856(1)
For Further Reading
857(1)
Study Outline
857(2)
Practice Quiz
859(1)
Key Terms
859(1)
Parties and Elections in Texas
860(40)
The Role of Political Parties in Texas Politics
862(2)
Party Organization
862(2)
Texas's History as a One-Party State
864(9)
The Growth of the Republican Party
866(2)
Characteristics of Republicans and Democrats in Texas
868(2)
Hispanics and the Future of Party Politics in Texas
870(3)
Elections in Texas
873(2)
Primary Elections
874(1)
General Election
874(1)
Special Elections
875(1)
Participation in Texas Elections
875(7)
Earlier Restrictions on the Franchise
875(3)
Qualifications to Vote
878(1)
Low Voter Turnout
878(3)
Early Voting
881(1)
Campaigns
882(5)
Three Pivotal Elections
887(8)
The Beachhead: John Tower's Election to the U.S. Senate in 1961
887(2)
Creating a Two-Party State: The Election of Governor Bill Clements in 1978
889(2)
Clayton Williams Versus Ann Richards in 1990
891(3)
The Lasting Significance
894(1)
Summary
895(1)
For Further Reading
896(1)
Study Outline
897(1)
Practice Quiz
898(1)
Key Terms
898(2)
Interest Groups, Lobbying, and Lobbyists
900(28)
Interest Groups in the Political Process
902(16)
The Bond That Lasts: Interest Groups and Policy Makers
903(1)
Types of Interest Groups and Lobbyists
904(2)
Getting Access to Policy Makers
906(2)
Who Represents Bubba?
908(1)
Another Side to Lobbying: Show Me the Money
908(5)
Getting Out the Vote
913(2)
Suppose Interest Groups Want to Defeat a Candidate
915(3)
The Lobbying ``Bidness'': Three Stories
918(6)
Texans for Lawsuit Reform
918(2)
The Chemical Lobby
920(2)
The Trial Lawyer Lobby
922(2)
Summary
924(1)
For Further Reading
925(1)
Study Outline
925(1)
Practice Quiz
925(1)
Key Terms
926(2)
The Texas Legislature
928(30)
Structure
930(3)
Bicameralism
930(1)
Membership
931(2)
Sessions of the Legislature
933(1)
Regular Sessions
933(1)
Special Sessions
933(1)
Powers of the Legislature
934(2)
Legislative Powers
934(1)
Nonlegislative Powers
935(1)
How a Bill Becomes a Law
936(5)
Introduction in the House
937(1)
Referral
937(2)
Committee Action
939(1)
Floor Action
939(1)
Conference Committee
940(1)
Governor
941(1)
Other Players in the Legislative Process
941(4)
Governor
942(2)
Comptroller of Public Accounts
944(1)
Media
944(1)
Courts
945(1)
Lobbyist
945(1)
Public
945(1)
Power in the Legislature
945(8)
Leadership
945(1)
Centralizing Power: Sources of the Leadership's Power
946(3)
Where Power and Partisanship Matter: The Redistricting Battle
949(4)
Summary
953(1)
For Further Reading
954(1)
Study Outline
954(1)
Practice Quiz
955(1)
Key Terms
956(2)
The Texas Executive Branch
958(38)
The Governor
962(9)
Qualifications
962(1)
Election and Term of Office
962(1)
Campaigns
963(1)
Removal of a Governor
964(1)
Succession
964(1)
Compensation
965(1)
Staff
965(1)
Executive Powers of the Governor
966(2)
Legislative Powers of the Governor
968(2)
Judicial Powers of the Governor
970(1)
The Office and Its Occupants
971(1)
The Plural Executive
971(11)
Secretary of State
973(1)
Lieutenant Governor
973(2)
Attorney General
975(2)
Commissioner of the General Land Office
977(2)
Commissioner of Agriculture
979(1)
Comptroller of Public Accounts
979(1)
Accountability of the Plural Executive
980(1)
The Plural Executive and the Governor
981(1)
Boards, Commissions, and Regulatory Agencies
982(9)
Appointed Officials
982(7)
Elected Officials
989(1)
Making Agencies Accountable
990(1)
Summary
991(2)
For Further Reading
993(1)
Study Outline
993(1)
Practice Quiz
994(1)
Key Terms
995(1)
The Texas Judiciary
996(34)
Court Structure
998(4)
The Legal Process
1002(4)
How Judges Are Selected
1006(16)
Initial Appointment of Judges by the Governor
1006(1)
The Elections Become Really Partisan
1007(4)
The Name Game
1011(3)
Minority Representation in the Texas Judiciary
1014(3)
Alternative Means of Selection
1017(3)
The 1988 Texas Supreme Court Races
1020(2)
The Importance of the Texas Courts
1022(4)
The Death Penalty
1022(1)
Other Criminal Punishments
1023(1)
Civil Cases
1024(2)
Summary
1026(1)
For Further Reading
1027(1)
Study Outline
1027(1)
Practice Quiz
1028(1)
Key Terms
1029(1)
Local Government in Texas
1030(26)
County Government in Texas
1033(9)
Numerous County Offices: Checks and Balances or Built-in Problems?
1033(3)
Are Some Counties Too Small?
1036(4)
The Functions of County Government
1040(1)
County Governments in Perspective
1041(1)
City Government in Texas
1042(7)
Forms of Government in Texas Cities
1044(3)
A Tale of Three Cities
1047(2)
Special Districts
1049(4)
Types of Special Districts
1049(1)
School Districts
1049(1)
Nonschool Special Districts
1050(3)
Councils of Government (COGS)
1053(1)
Summary
1053(1)
For Further Reading
1054(1)
Study Outline
1054(1)
Practice Quiz
1055(1)
Key Terms
1055(1)
Public Policy in Texas
1056
Taxing and Spending in Texas
1058(12)
A Low-Tax State?
1058(1)
The Constitution and the Budget
1059(1)
The Budgetary Process
1060(1)
Revenue in Texas
1061(3)
The Question of the Income Tax in Texas
1064(1)
Other State Revenue
1065(1)
Expenditures in Texas
1066(3)
The 2004 Budget Crisis in Texas
1069(1)
Crimes and Corrections Policy
1070(6)
History of the Prison System
1070(1)
Texas Crime and Corrections
1071(5)
Education Policy in Texas
1076(8)
Desegregation
1078(1)
Equity in the Public School System
1079(2)
Educational Excellence and Accountability in Texas
1081(2)
Education Policy in Perspective
1083(1)
Welfare Policy
1084(8)
Poverty in Texas
1084(2)
Welfare in Texas, 1935--1996
1086(3)
The Idea of Dependency and Welfare Reform
1089(2)
Evaluating Welfare Reform
1091(1)
Summary
1092(1)
For Further Reading
1093(1)
Study Outline
1093(2)
Practice Quiz
1095(1)
Key Terms
1095
APPENDIX
1(28)
The Declaration of Independence
3(3)
The Articles of Confederation
6(4)
The Constitution of the United States of America
10(6)
Amendments to the Constitution
16(5)
The Federalist Papers
21(5)
Presidents and Vice Presidents
26(3)
Glossary 29(12)
Endnotes 41(28)
Illustration Credits 69(4)
Answer Key 73(2)
Index 75

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