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American Government
Stories of a Nation, Brief Edition

Scott F. Abernathy
University of Minnesota

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Brief Contents
1. Preface
2. Acknowledgments
3. About the Author
4. PART I: FOUNDATIONS
1. 1. American Political Stories: Claiming Rights, Demanding to Be Heard
2. 2. The Constitution of the United States: A New Vision of Representative
Government
3. 3. Federalism: The Changing Boundaries between the Nation and the States
4. 4. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights: Building and Defending Fences
5. PART II: POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND MASS POLITICS
1. 5. Public Opinion: How Are Americans’ Voices Measured, and Do They
Matter?
2. 6. The Media: Truth, Power, and American Democracy
3. 7. Parties, Elections, and Participation: The Insurgents versus the
Establishment
4. 8. Interest Groups and Social Movements: Collective Action, Power, and
Representation
6. PART III: INSTITUTIONS
1. 9. Congress: Representation, Organization, and Legislation
2. 10. The American Presidency: Individuals, Institutions, and Executive Power
3. 11. The Federal Bureaucracy: Putting the Nation’s Laws into Effect
4. 12. The Federal Judiciary: Politics, Power, and the “Least Dangerous” Branch
7. PART IV: POLICY
1. 13. Public Policy: Promoting the General Welfare and Advancing Americans’
Interests
8. Appendices
9. Glossary
10. Notes
11. Index

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