Updated in a new 3rd edition, Living Democracy helps students draw connections between course topics and current events and find a role for themselves in politics and government. Everything about this dynamic bookfrom its engaging writing and examples, to its bold graphics and photos, to its innovative learning pedagogy and interactive assessmentis designed to get students to participate in their learning, in the classroom, and in all aspects of American politics. By implementing cutting-edge learning theory-based techniques to engage students and help them retain important information, Living Democracy has set a new standard for how textbooks can help students learn.
Part One: Foundations of American Government
1 American Government: Democracy in Action
2 Early Governance and the Constitutional Framework
3 Federalism
4 Civil Liberties
5 Civil Rights
Part Two: The Institutions of American Government
6 Congress
7 The Presidency
8 Bureaucracy
9 The Judiciary
Part Three: The American Public and the Democratic Process
10 Political Socialization and Public Opinion
11 The Politics of the Media
12 Interest Groups and Civic and Political Engagement
13 Elections and Political Parties in America
Part Four: Public Policy
14 The Policy Process and Economic Policy
15 Foreign and National Security Policy
Part Five: California
16. California: Historical Perspective
17. Democracy, California Style
18. The California State Legislature
19. The California Executive and Bureaucracy
20. The California Judiciary
21. Local Government in California
22. California Fiscal Policy
Appendices
1 Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies (annotated)
2 The Constitution of the United States (annotated)
3 The Federalist, No. 10, James Madison
4 The Federalist, No. 51, James Madison
5 Anti-Federalist, To the Citizens of the State of New York, October 18,
1787
6 The Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln
7 I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King
8 Presidents and Congresses
9 Supreme Court Justices
