AP US Government and Politics

by Nina Sprouse

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The AP US Government course utilizes a condensed and edited version of these two textbooks. (1) Hubert, D. Attenuated Democracy. (2021). Salt Lake Community College. and (2) Lumen. American Government. (2021). Lumen Learning. American Government provides a strong understanding of the United States government, civic engagement, and the entities and processes that shape U.S. democracy.

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Publisher
Mizzou Academy
Subjects
Social Sciences
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Thinking Like a Political Scientist
  7. 1.1: What is Politics?
  8. 1.2: The Nature of Political Power
  9. 1.3: Who Has Power in U. S. Politics?
  10. 1.4: Political Science as a Social Science
  11. 2: Constitutional Foundations
  12. 2.1: Natural Rights and the Declaration of Independence
  13. 2.2: Articles of Confederation, Shays' Rebellion and the Road to the Constitution
  14. 2.3: Key Features of the U. S. Constitution
  15. 2.4: The Battle for Ratification and the Bill of Rights
  16. 2.5: A Federal Republic
  17. 2.6: Federalism's Historical Development
  18. 2.7: A Secular Republic
  19. 2.8: Amending the Constitution
  20. 2.9: How Democratic is the U. S. Constitution?
  21. 3: Congress
  22. 3.1: Who are Our Members of Congress and Whom Do They Represent?
  23. 3.2: Congressional Roles
  24. 3.3: How Congress Passes Legislation
  25. 3.4: Pathologies of Congressional Behavior
  26. 3.5: The Undemocratic Senate
  27. 4: The Presidency
  28. 4.1: The President as Person and Institution
  29. 4.2: The Vice President and Presidential Succession
  30. 4.3: The President's Domestic Powers
  31. 4.4: The President's Foreign Policy Powers
  32. 4.5: Contemporary Issues of Presidential Power
  33. 4.6: Impeachment and Removal of the President
  34. 5: The Supreme Court
  35. 5.1: Purpose and Operation of the Supreme Court
  36. 5.2: Paths to the Supreme Court
  37. 5.3: Appointing and Confirming Supreme Court Justices
  38. 5.4: The Interpretive Work of the Supreme Court
  39. 6: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
  40. 6.1: The Difference Between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
  41. 6.2: Incorporation or Nationalization of the Bill of Rights
  42. 6.3: The Boundaries of Freedom of Speech and the Press
  43. 6.4: The Law and Politics of Religious Freedom
  44. 6.5: The Individual and the Criminal Justice System
  45. 6.6: Threats to Individual Freedom--Government Versus Corporations
  46. 6.7: Civil Rights Case Study--Race
  47. 6.8: Civil Rights Case Study--Sex
  48. 6.9: Civil Rights Case Study--Sexual Orientation
  49. 7: Political Opinions and Ideologies
  50. 7.1: Public Opinion and Political Socialization
  51. 7.2: Ideological Spectrum
  52. 7.3: How Is Public Opinion Measured?
  53. 7.4: What Does the Public Think?
  54. 7.5: The Effects of Public Opinion
  55. 7.6: The Historical Development of the News Media
  56. 7.7: The Contemporary News Media Ecosystem
  57. 7.8: Six Very Powerful Questions
  58. 8: Public Policy
  59. 8.1: What Is Public Policy?
  60. 8.2: Categorizing Public Policy
  61. 8.3: Policy Arenas
  62. 8.4: Policymakers
  63. 8.5: Budgeting and Tax Policy
  64. 9: Political Participation
  65. 9.1: What Do Political Parties Do?
  66. 9.2: The Historical Development of U.S. Political Parties
  67. 9.3: Policy Preferences of U.S. Political Parties
  68. 9.4: Why Do We Have a Two-Party System?
  69. 9.5: Campaign Finance
  70. 9.6: The Universe of Organized Interests
  71. 9.7: Strategies of Organized Interests
  72. 10: Federal Bureaucracy
  73. 10.1: The Scope and Size of the Federal Government
  74. 10.2: The Work of the Federal Civil Service and Political Appointees
  75. 10.3: Revolving Doors and Corporate Capture of Federal Agencies
  76. 10.4: Defining Foreign Policy
  77. 10.5: Foreign Policy Instruments
  78. 10.6: Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
  79. 10.7: 10.7 Approaches to Foreign Policy
  80. Back Matter
  81. Index
  82. Glossary
  83. Detailed Licensing