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| adam_text | Contents
Preface
xv
About the Authors
xxi
1 Myth and Reality in American Politics
ι
Myths and American Government
6
Functions of Myths
8
Politics
&
Popular Culture Mirrors and Shapers of Images
10
The Nature of Government and Politics
12
Role of Government in American History
12
Fundamental Issues of Government and Politics
14
Who Should Govern?
14 /
Where Should Governmental Authority Be Vested ?
17 /
How Much Should Government Do?
18
Asked
&
Answered
19
Overview of This Book
20
Key Terms
21
Net Work
22
2
Constitutional Foundations
23
The Setting for Constitutional Change
25
The Framers
27
The Roots of the Constitution
28
The British Constitutional Heritage
29 /
The Colonial Heritage
30 /
Intellectual Roots
31 /
The Onset of Revolution
32
What the Framers Did
33
Establishing Legitimacy
33
Global Politics Comparing Constitutions
34
Structuring Authority
36 /
Distributing and Describing Governmental Powers
39 /
Limiting Governmental Powers
42 /
Allowing for Change
45
Asked
&
Answered
46
What the Framers Accomplished
51
The Principles of American Constitutionalism
53
The
Ruk
of Law
54 /
Republicanism
55 /
Separation of Powers
56 /
Checks and
Balances
57 /
National Supremacy
60 /
Applying the Principles
61
Conclusion: Living, Enduring, and Political
62
Tying It Together
63
Key
Te
RMS
64
NetWork
65
3
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
66
The Evolution of American Federalism
70
Battles Over Meaning (1790s—1860s)
70 /
From Separation to Cooperation
(1860S-1920S)
71 /
Toward Cooperation and Local Participation
(1930s-1950s) 73/
The Urban Focus (1960s~1970s)
74 /
Reforming and Devolving
(1970S-199ÜS)
75 /
Twenty-first-Century Challenges
(2001
and Beyond?)
79
The Actors of American Federalism
80
National Government Actors
81 /
States in the Federal System
84 /
Local Governments
85
Politics
&
Popular Culture The Political Image of the South
86
Nongovernmental Actors
88
Asked
&
Answered
91
Conclusion: The Principles and Pragmatism of Federalism
92
Tying It Together
93
Key Terms
93
Net Work
94
4
The Heritage of Rights and Liberties
95
Applying the Bill of Rights to the States
97
The First Amendment Freedoms
99
Freedom of Speech
99 /
Freedom of the Press
102
PoLiTiCS
&
Popular Culture What Does a Wardrobe Malfunction Cost?
105
Freedom of Religion
106
Due Process and Crime
110
Right to Counsel
110 /
Searches and Seizures
112 /
Cruel and
Unusual Punishment
113
Asked
&
Answered
114
Privacy
116
Abortion
11
б
/
Doctor-Assisted Suicide
117
Equal Protection of the Laws
118
The Continuing Struggle Against Racism
118 /
Sex Discrimination
122 /
Emerging
Issues of Discrimination
126 /
Affirmative Action
128
Conclusion: Absolutes and Qualifications
129
Tying It Together
130
Key Terms
131
NetWork
131
5
Public Opinion and Political Participation
132
What Is Public Opinion?
134
How We Develop Our Beliefs and Opinions
136
Agents of Political Socialization
136 /
Adult Socialization
139
How Polls Work
139
Politics
&
Popular Culture Public Opinion, Participation,
and Rock n Roll
140
The Paradox of Public Opinion
143
Group Opinion: Diversity and Uniformity
145
Avenues of Political Participation
148
Acting on Opinions
149
Asked
&
Answered
150
What Influences Participation
152 /
A Closer Look at Women, African Americans,
Hispanics, and Asian Americans
153
Conclusion: Many Minorities, Much Activity
156
Tying It Together
157
Key Terms
158
NetWork
158
6
Political Parties
159
What Parties Are and What They Do
161
The Three-Headed Political Giant
162
Who Belongs to Major Parties and Why?
163
In the Driver s Seat: Democrats and Republicans
164 /
A Back Seat in Polities ?
Independents
165 /
If Parties Are So Important, What Do They Do?
166
American-Style Politics: The Two-Party System
170
The Winners: The Democrats and the Republicans
170
Global Politics The Life of the Party
171
Realignment of Parties
172 /
Why Two Parties
? 173 /
The Hidden Actors:
Third Parties in the United States
175
Party Structure from the Bottom Up
176
Local Parties
176 /
State Parties
177
Politics
&
Popular Culture Cartoons and Political Parties: Stop Them
Damned Pictures
178
National Parties
179
Conclusion: Decline or Transformation of Political Parties?
179
Tying It Together
181
Key Terms
182
NetWork
183
7
Campaigns and Elections
184
Nominations: The Selection Process
187
Why Do People Run
? 187 /
The Caucus: Old-Fashioned Politics
187/
Primaries: New Kid on the Block
187 /
The Changing Role of Nominating
Conventions
190 /
Who Gets Nominated?
191
The Race for Office
192
Financing Campaigns: The Buying and Selling of Office?
192
Global Politics The World of Money and Campaigns
198
Organizing Campaigns: The Old and the New
200
The Media and Campaigns: Are We Brainwashed?
202
Campaigns and Political Parties
205
Voting and Elections
205
Who Is Allowed to Vote?
205 /
Who Votes?
207 /
Why Do People Vote the Way
They Do?
208
Politics
&
Popular Culture Celebrity Politics and the Run for Office:
Movie Stars, Talk Show Hosts, Wrestlers, and Ballplayers
210
The Electoral College
211
Promises, Promises: The Link Between Campaigns and Public Policy
214
Conclusion: Do Elections Matter?
215
Tying ItTogether
216
Key Terms
217
Net Work
217
8
Interest
Groups
219
Movers and Shakers: Interest and Other Advocacy Groups
221
Interest Groups
221 /
Lobbyists
225 /
Political Action Committees and
527
Committees
226
Asked
&
Answered
227
What Makes an Interest Group Powerful
228
Size
229 /
Unity
230 /
Leadership
230 /
Information and Expertise
230 /
Money
231
/Monopoly
232
Interest-Group Tactics: You Don t Lobby with Hundred-Dollar Bills
and Wild Parties
232
Lobbying
232
Politics
&
Popular Culture Sleazy Lobbying and Special Interests
234
Electioneering and Policymaking
235 /
Building Coalitions
238 /
Grassroots Pressure:
Power to the People
238 /
Litigation
239 /
Hard-Line Tactics
240
Interest Groups and Democracy
240
Conclusion: Corrupt or Constructive?
241
Tying It Together
242
Key Terms
243
Net Work
243
9
Media and Politics
244
The Rise of the Media
246
The Early Days
246 /
The Broadcast Media
247 /
Diversity and Concentration
249 /
Government Regulation
250
Politics
&
Popular Culture Fake News
251
Making News
252
The Effects of the Mass Media
254
Setting the Agenda
255 /
Conducting Politics in the Media: Old and New
256
The Uneasy Alliance Between Government and the Media
258
Covering the President
259
Asked
&
Answered
261
Covering Congress
262 /
Covering the Courts
262
Conclusion: The Great Manipulator?
263
Tying It Together
264
Key
Te
RMS
265
NetWork
265
io
Congress
266
A Portrait of Congress
268
Who Serves in Congress?
268 /
Getting Elected
269
Global Politics Gender Equality in Legislative Bodies
273
The Work of Congress
274
Making Laws
274 /
The Power to Tax
274 /
Producing the Budget
275 /
Casework
276 /
Congressional Oversight
277
The Organization of Congress
278
Bicameralism
279 /
Congressional Leadership
280 /
The Committee System
281 /
The Congressional Staff
286
How a Bill Becomes Law
287
Committee Consideration
287 /
Floor Action
289 /
Conference Work
290
Congressional Voting
291
Politics
&
Popular Culture Good and Evil in the U.S. Senate
292
Conclusion: Is Congress the Broken Branch?
293
Tying It Together
294
Key Terms
295
NetWork
295
11
The Presidency
296
The Growth of the Presidency
297
The First Presidents
298 /
Congress Reasserts Power
300 /
The Modern
Presidency
301
Presidential Roles
303
Chief of State
303
Global Politics Multiple Executives
304
Chief Executive
305 /
Chief Diplomat
307 /
Commander in Chief
309 /
Chief Legislator
312/
The Seamless Web
315
Asked
&
Answered
316
The Institutional Presidency
317
The Cabinet
317 /
The Executive Office of the President
318
The White House Office: Two Management Styles
320
The Vice President
321
Presidential Influence
322
Persuading Congress
323 /
Public Opinion
324
Conclusion: The Ail-Powerful President?
325
Tying It Together
326
Key Terms
328
NetWork
328
12
Bureaucracy
329
A Profile of the Federal Bureaucracy
334
Who Are the Bureaucrats
? 334
Asked
&
Answered
336
What Do Federal Bureaucrats Do
f
339
Global Politics The Reach of U.S. Contractors
341
Where Do They Work
? 342 /
A Diverse Institution
350
Growth of the American Bureaucracy
351
Overview of Bureaucratic Growth
351
/Explaining the Growth of the
Bureaucracy
354
Bureaucratic Power
355
The Sources of Bureaucratic Power
355 /
Limiting Bureaucratic Power
359
Bureaucratic Problems and Reforms
363
Bureaucratic Pathologies
364 /
Calls for Reform
366
Conclusion: Expectations and Government Operations
368
Tying It Together
369
Key Terms
370
NetWork
370
13
Court, Judges, and the Law
371
The Origins and Types of American Law
373
The Structure of the Court Systems
373
The Federal and State Court Systems
375
Lower Courts
375 /
The Supreme Court
378 /
Specialized Courts
381
Politics
&
Popular Culture Law and Order
381
State Court Systems
382 /
Interactions Among Court Systems
382
Recruiting and Removing Judges
383
Federal Judges
383 /
Who Becomes a Federal Judge?
388
Global Politics Selecting Judges at Home and Abroad
389
Removing Judges
390
The Supreme Court at Work
391
Oral Argument
392 /
Conference Work
392 /
Writing and Announcing the
Opinion
393 /
Interpreting the Constitution
394
The Implementation of Court Decisions
396
Compliance by Other Courts
397 /
Congress and the President
398
Conclusion: The Courts Are Not What They Seem
399
Tying It Together
400
Key Terms
401
NetWork
401
14
Domestic Policy and Policymaking
402
Making Public Policy
405
Stages in the Policymaking Process
405
Asked
&
Answered
408
Models of Decision Making
409
Education Policy
411
Access to Education
411
/Funding of Education
412
/Educational Curriculum
413 /
Educational Quality and Accountability
413
Managing the Economy
414
Monetary Policy
416 /
Fiscal Policy
418 /
The Debate
418 /
Deficits, Surpluses,
and the National Debt
419
Economic Development Policies
423
Trade Policies and Globalization
423 /
Tax Incentives
424 /
Industrial and
Supply-Side Policies
425
Regulatory Policies
426
Economic Regulation
426 /
Environmental Regulation
428 /
Social Regulation
429
Politics
&
Popular Culture The West Wing: Dramatizing the Public
Policymaking Process
430
Social Welfare Policies
433
Aiding the Poor
433 /
Social Insurance
438
Conclusion: The Complexity of American Public Policy
440
Tying It Together
441
Key
Te
RMS
442
NetWork
443
15
Foreign and Defense Policy
444
Changing Parameters of Foreign and Defense Policies
448
Changing Issues
448 /
New Actors
449
Vulnerability in Historical Perspective
450
1789-1823:
The Foundations of American Foreign Policy
450 /1823-1914:
Isolationism, Unilateralism, and Expansionism
451 / 1914-1960:
America Emerges
as World Leader
452 / 1
960s-! 980s: Containment in a Changing World
455
Politics
&
Popular Culture Americans at War
—
In the Movies
457
1990s:
Rethinking Foreign and Defense Policies
461 /
2000s: Clashing Civilizations
and the Response to September
11 463
Making Foreign and Defense Policy
465
Asked
&
Answered
466
The President and the White House
467 /
The Bureaucracies
468 /
The Congressional Role in Policymaking
471 /
The Mass Media and Attentive
Publics
472/
The Role of Public Opinion
474
Wielding Diplomatic Power
476
Diplomatic Took
477
Military and Defense Strategies
480
Guns or
Butteri
480 /
Alternative Military Strategies
483
Conclusion: The Reshaping of Foreign and Defense Policy
485
Tying It Together
487
Key
Te
RMS
488
NetWork
489
Appendixes
The Declaration of Independence in Congress, July
4, 1776
A-l
/
The Constitution
of the United States of America A-3
/
Amendments to the Constitution A-9
/
Federalist No.
10, 1787
A-14
/
Federalist No.
51, 1788
A-18
References R-l
Index
1-1
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| adam_txt |
Contents
Preface
xv
About the Authors
xxi
1 Myth and Reality in American Politics
ι
Myths and American Government
6
Functions of Myths
8
Politics
&
Popular Culture Mirrors and Shapers of Images
10
The Nature of Government and Politics
12
Role of Government in American History
12
Fundamental Issues of Government and Politics
14
Who Should Govern?
14 /
Where Should Governmental Authority Be Vested"?
17 /
How Much Should Government Do?
18
Asked
&
Answered
19
Overview of This Book
20
Key Terms
21
Net Work
22
2
Constitutional Foundations
23
The Setting for Constitutional Change
25
The Framers
27
The Roots of the Constitution
28
The British Constitutional Heritage
29 /
The Colonial Heritage
30 /
Intellectual Roots
31 /
The Onset of Revolution
32
What the Framers Did
33
Establishing Legitimacy
33
Global Politics Comparing Constitutions
34
Structuring Authority
36 /
Distributing and Describing Governmental Powers
39 /
Limiting Governmental Powers
42 /
Allowing for Change
45
Asked
&
Answered
46
What the Framers Accomplished
51
The Principles of American Constitutionalism
53
The
Ruk
of Law
54 /
Republicanism
55 /
Separation of Powers
56 /
Checks and
Balances
57 /
National Supremacy
60 /
Applying the Principles
61
Conclusion: Living, Enduring, and Political
62
Tying It Together
63
Key
Te
RMS
64
NetWork
65
3
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
66
The Evolution of American Federalism
70
Battles Over Meaning (1790s—1860s)
70 /
From Separation to Cooperation
(1860S-1920S)
71 /
Toward Cooperation and Local Participation
(1930s-1950s) 73/
The Urban Focus (1960s~1970s)
74 /
Reforming and Devolving
(1970S-199ÜS)
75 /
Twenty-first-Century Challenges
(2001
and Beyond?)
79
The Actors of American Federalism
80
National Government Actors
81 /
States in the Federal System
84 /
Local Governments
85
Politics
&
Popular Culture The Political "Image" of the South
86
Nongovernmental Actors
88
Asked
&
Answered
91
Conclusion: The Principles and Pragmatism of Federalism
92
Tying It Together
93
Key Terms
93
Net Work
94
4
The Heritage of Rights and Liberties
95
Applying the Bill of Rights to the States
97
The First Amendment Freedoms
99
Freedom of Speech
99 /
Freedom of the Press
102
PoLiTiCS
&
Popular Culture What Does a Wardrobe Malfunction Cost?
105
Freedom of Religion
106
Due Process and Crime
110
Right to Counsel
110 /
Searches and Seizures
112 /
Cruel and
Unusual Punishment
113
Asked
&
Answered
114
Privacy
116
Abortion
11
б
/
Doctor-Assisted Suicide
117
Equal Protection of the Laws
118
The Continuing Struggle Against Racism
118 /
Sex Discrimination
122 /
Emerging
Issues of Discrimination
126 /
Affirmative Action
128
Conclusion: Absolutes and Qualifications
129
Tying It Together
130
Key Terms
131
NetWork
131
5
Public Opinion and Political Participation
132
What Is Public Opinion?
134
How We Develop Our Beliefs and Opinions
136
Agents of Political Socialization
136 /
Adult Socialization
139
How Polls Work
139
Politics
&
Popular Culture Public Opinion, Participation,
and Rock 'n' Roll
140
The Paradox of Public Opinion
143
Group Opinion: Diversity and Uniformity
145
Avenues of Political Participation
148
Acting on Opinions
149
Asked
&
Answered
150
What Influences Participation
152 /
A Closer Look at Women, African Americans,
Hispanics, and Asian Americans
153
Conclusion: Many Minorities, Much Activity
156
Tying It Together
157
Key Terms
158
NetWork
158
6
Political Parties
159
What Parties Are and What They Do
161
The Three-Headed Political Giant
162
Who Belongs to Major Parties and Why?
163
In the Driver's Seat: Democrats and Republicans
164 /
A Back Seat in Polities'?
Independents
165 /
If Parties Are So Important, What Do They Do?
166
American-Style Politics: The Two-Party System
170
The Winners: The Democrats and the Republicans
170
Global Politics The Life of the Party
171
Realignment of Parties
172 /
Why Two Parties
? 173 /
The Hidden Actors:
Third Parties in the United States
175
Party Structure from the Bottom Up
176
Local Parties
176 /
State Parties
177
Politics
&
Popular Culture Cartoons and Political Parties: "Stop Them
Damned Pictures"
178
National Parties
179
Conclusion: Decline or Transformation of Political Parties?
179
Tying It Together
181
Key Terms
182
NetWork
183
7
Campaigns and Elections
184
Nominations: The Selection Process
187
Why Do People Run
? 187 /
'The Caucus: Old-Fashioned Politics
187/
Primaries: New Kid on the Block
187 /
The Changing Role of Nominating
Conventions
190 /
Who Gets Nominated?
191
The Race for Office
192
Financing Campaigns: The Buying and Selling of Office?
192
Global Politics The World of Money and Campaigns
198
Organizing Campaigns: The Old and the New
200
The Media and Campaigns: Are We Brainwashed?
202
Campaigns and Political Parties
205
Voting and Elections
205
Who Is Allowed to Vote?
205 /
Who Votes?
207 /
Why Do People Vote the Way
They Do?
208
Politics
&
Popular Culture Celebrity Politics and the Run for Office:
Movie Stars, Talk Show Hosts, Wrestlers, and Ballplayers
210
The Electoral College
211
Promises, Promises: The Link Between Campaigns and Public Policy
214
Conclusion: Do Elections Matter?
215
Tying ItTogether
216
Key Terms
217
Net Work
217
8
Interest
Groups
219
Movers and Shakers: Interest and Other Advocacy Groups
221
Interest Groups
221 /
Lobbyists
225 /
Political Action Committees and
527
Committees
226
Asked
&
Answered
227
What Makes an Interest Group Powerful
228
Size
229 /
Unity
230 /
Leadership
230 /
Information and Expertise
230 /
Money
231
/Monopoly
232
Interest-Group Tactics: 'You Don't Lobby with Hundred-Dollar Bills
and Wild Parties"
232
Lobbying
232
Politics
&
Popular Culture Sleazy Lobbying and Special Interests
234
Electioneering and Policymaking
235 /
Building Coalitions
238 /
Grassroots Pressure:
Power to the People
238 /
Litigation
239 /
Hard-Line Tactics
240
Interest Groups and Democracy
240
Conclusion: Corrupt or Constructive?
241
Tying It Together
242
Key Terms
243
Net Work
243
9
Media and Politics
244
The Rise of the Media
246
The Early Days
246 /
The Broadcast Media
247 /
Diversity and Concentration
249 /
Government Regulation
250
Politics
&
Popular Culture Fake News
251
Making News
252
The Effects of the Mass Media
254
Setting the Agenda
255 /
Conducting Politics in the Media: Old and New
256
The Uneasy Alliance Between Government and the Media
258
Covering the President
259
Asked
&
Answered
261
Covering Congress
262 /
Covering the Courts
262
Conclusion: The Great Manipulator?
263
Tying It Together
264
Key
Te
RMS
265
NetWork
265
io
Congress
266
A Portrait of Congress
268
Who Serves in Congress?
268 /
Getting Elected
269
Global Politics Gender Equality in Legislative Bodies
273
The Work of Congress
274
Making Laws
274 /
The Power to Tax
274 /
Producing the Budget
275 /
Casework
276 /
Congressional Oversight
277
The Organization of Congress
278
Bicameralism
279 /
Congressional Leadership
280 /
The Committee System
281 /
The Congressional Staff
286
How a Bill Becomes Law
287
Committee Consideration
287 /
Floor Action
289 /
Conference Work
290
Congressional Voting
291
Politics
&
Popular Culture Good and Evil in the U.S. Senate
292
Conclusion: Is Congress the Broken Branch?
293
Tying It Together
294
Key Terms
295
NetWork
295
11
The Presidency
296
The Growth of the Presidency
297
The First Presidents
298 /
Congress Reasserts Power
300 /
The Modern
Presidency
301
Presidential Roles
303
Chief of State
303
Global Politics Multiple Executives
304
Chief Executive
305 /
Chief Diplomat
307 /
Commander in Chief
309 /
Chief Legislator
312/
The Seamless Web
315
Asked
&
Answered
316
The Institutional Presidency
317
The Cabinet
317 /
The Executive Office of the President
318
The White House Office: Two Management Styles
320
The Vice President
321
Presidential Influence
322
Persuading Congress
323 /
Public Opinion
324
Conclusion: The Ail-Powerful President?
325
Tying It Together
326
Key Terms
328
NetWork
328
12
Bureaucracy
329
A Profile of the Federal Bureaucracy
334
Who Are the Bureaucrats
? 334
Asked
&
Answered
336
What Do Federal Bureaucrats Do
f
339
Global Politics The Reach of U.S. Contractors
341
Where Do They Work
? 342 /
A Diverse Institution
350
Growth of the American Bureaucracy
351
Overview of Bureaucratic Growth
351
/Explaining the Growth of the
Bureaucracy
354
Bureaucratic Power
355
The Sources of Bureaucratic Power
355 /
Limiting Bureaucratic Power
359
Bureaucratic Problems and Reforms
363
Bureaucratic Pathologies
364 /
Calls for Reform
366
Conclusion: Expectations and Government Operations
368
Tying It Together
369
Key Terms
370
NetWork
370
13
Court, Judges, and the Law
371
The Origins and Types of American Law
373
The Structure of the Court Systems
373
The Federal and State Court Systems
375
Lower Courts
375 /
The Supreme Court
378 /
Specialized Courts
381
Politics
&
Popular Culture Law and Order
381
State Court Systems
382 /
Interactions Among Court Systems
382
Recruiting and Removing Judges
383
Federal Judges
383 /
Who Becomes a Federal Judge?
388
Global Politics Selecting Judges at Home and Abroad
389
Removing Judges
390
The Supreme Court at Work
391
Oral Argument
392 /
Conference Work
392 /
Writing and Announcing the
Opinion
393 /
Interpreting the Constitution
394
The Implementation of Court Decisions
396
Compliance by Other Courts
397 /
Congress and the President
398
Conclusion: The Courts Are Not What They Seem
399
Tying It Together
400
Key Terms
401
NetWork
401
14
Domestic Policy and Policymaking
402
Making Public Policy
405
Stages in the Policymaking Process
405
Asked
&
Answered
408
Models of Decision Making
409
Education Policy
411
Access to Education
411
/Funding of Education
412
/Educational Curriculum
413 /
Educational Quality and Accountability
413
Managing the Economy
414
Monetary Policy
416 /
Fiscal Policy
418 /
The Debate
418 /
Deficits, Surpluses,
and the National Debt
419
Economic Development Policies
423
Trade Policies and Globalization
423 /
Tax Incentives
424 /
Industrial and
Supply-Side Policies
425
Regulatory Policies
426
Economic Regulation
426 /
Environmental Regulation
428 /
Social Regulation
429
Politics
&
Popular Culture The West Wing: Dramatizing the Public
Policymaking Process
430
Social Welfare Policies
433
Aiding the Poor
433 /
Social Insurance
438
Conclusion: The Complexity of American Public Policy
440
Tying It Together
441
Key
Te
RMS
442
NetWork
443
15
Foreign and Defense Policy
444
Changing Parameters of Foreign and Defense Policies
448
Changing Issues
448 /
New Actors
449
Vulnerability in Historical Perspective
450
1789-1823:
The Foundations of American Foreign Policy
450 /1823-1914:
Isolationism, Unilateralism, and Expansionism
451 / 1914-1960:
America Emerges
as World Leader
452 / 1
960s-! 980s: Containment in a Changing World
455
Politics
&
Popular Culture Americans at War
—
In the Movies
457
1990s:
Rethinking Foreign and Defense Policies
461 /
2000s: Clashing Civilizations
and the Response to September
11 463
Making Foreign and Defense Policy
465
Asked
&
Answered
466
The President and the White House
467 /
The Bureaucracies
468 /
The Congressional Role in Policymaking
471 /
The Mass Media and Attentive
Publics
472/
The Role of Public Opinion
474
Wielding Diplomatic Power
476
Diplomatic Took
477
Military and Defense Strategies
480
Guns or
Butteri
480 /
Alternative Military Strategies
483
Conclusion: The Reshaping of Foreign and Defense Policy
485
Tying It Together
487
Key
Te
RMS
488
NetWork
489
Appendixes
The Declaration of Independence in Congress, July
4, 1776
A-l
/
The Constitution
of the United States of America A-3
/
Amendments to the Constitution A-9
/
Federalist No.
10, 1787
A-14
/
Federalist No.
51, 1788
A-18
References R-l
Index
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