West's American Government Textbook 12th Grade 12

West's American Government Textbook 12th Grade 12
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West's 12th Grade American Government ISBN: 0-314-02373-9 This auction is for the textbook West's American Government. 12th Grade CONTENTS UNIT 1 FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY Chapter 1 Government and the People-The Global Connection Section 1 The Meaning of Politics and Government Section 2 How Do Governments Differ from One Another? Section 3 The Challenge of Interdependence Chapter Review Chapter 2 Forging the American Dream Section 1 European Orginis of Our Governmental Systems Section 2 The First British Settlements Section 3 The Colonies Rebel Section 4 The Articles of Confederation Section 5 Creating the Constitution Section 6 Ratifying the Constitution Chapter Review Chapter 3 The Constitution Section 1 The Structure of Our Constitution Section 2 The Constitution's Major Principles of Government Section 3 The Bill of Rights Section 4 The Formal Process of Amending the Constitution Section 5 The Informal Amending Process Chapter Review Chapter 4 Our System of Federalism Section 1 Three basic Types of Governmental Systems Section 2 Dividing Governmental Power Section 3 The Relations Among the States Section 4 Who Shall Reign Supreme? Section 5 The Changing Face of American Federalism Chapter Review UNIT 2 THE RIGHTS OF ALL CITIZENS Chapter 5 Personal Freedom Section 1 Our System of Personal Freedom Section 2 Freedom of Religion Section 3 Freedom of Speech Section 4 Freedom of Speech: The Press Section 5 Freedom of Assembly and Petition Chapter Review Chapter 6 Equality Under the Law Section 1 Due Process of the Law Section 2 Rights of the Accused: Searching Wiretapping Section 3 Rights of the Accused: A Fair Trial Section 4 Equal Protection Under the Law Section 5 New Challenges Chapter Review UNIT 3 THE POLITICS OF DEMOCRACY Chapter 7 Citizenship: Privileges and Responsibilities Section 1 Who is a Citizen? Section 2 Immigration and the Non-Citizen Section 3 Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Section 4 Tolerance and Open-mindedness Chapter Review Chapter 8 Political Parties Section 1 The Meaning and Roles of Political Parties Section 2 The Beginning of the Two-Party Tradition Section 3 Third Parties: Their Impact on American Politics Section 4 The Structure of Political Parties Chapter Review Chapter 9 Public Opinion and Interest Groups Section 1 Definition and Measurement of Public Opinion Section 2 Factors that Affect Public Opinion Section 3 Categorizing Political Attitudes Section 4 Interest Groups Section 5 How Groups Try to Shape Policy Chapter Review Chapter 10 Campaigns, Elections, and the Media Section 1 Step One: The Nomination Section 2 The Campaign Section 3 The Structure of American Elections Section 4 The Role of the Media in Campaigns and Elections Chapter Review Chapter 11 Voters and Voting Behavior Section 1 History of Voting and Current Requirements Section 2 More Suffrage, Less Participation Section 3 Why People Vote as They Do Chapter Review UNIT 4 THE FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Chapter 12 The Organization of Congress Section 1 Creation and Evolution of Congress Section 2 House and Senate Organization Section 3 Members of Congress and Their Responsibilities Section 4 The Structure of Congress Chapter Review Chapter 13 The Powers Of Congress Section 1 Legislative Powers Section 2 Nonlegislative Powers Chapter Review Chapter 14 How Congress Makes Laws Section 1 Congress Begins Its Work Section 2 How a Bill Becomes a Law Section 3 The Final Stages Chapter Review UNIT 5 THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH Chapter 15 The Presidency Section 1 The Office of President Section 2 The Office of Vice President Section 3 The Cabinet Section 4 The Executive Office of the President Chapter Review Chapter 16 The President at Work Section 1 Presidential Powers Section 2 The Many Presidential Roles Section 3 Checks on the President's Powers Chapter Review Chapter 17 The Bureaucracy in Action Section 1 Bureaucracy: Its Nature and Size Section 2 The Executive Department Section 3 Independent Agancies and Government Corporations Section 4 How the Civil Service Worls Section 5 Bureaucrats as Policymakers Chapter Review UNIT 6 THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL BRANCH Chapter 18 The Federal Courts Section 1 Law and Where It Comes From Section 2 The Federal Court System Section 3 How Cases Reach the Supreme Court Section 4 Supreme Court-Appointments and Ideology Section 5 Judicial Activism and Judicial Restraint Chapter Review UNIT 7 AMERICAN POLICY IN A CHANGING WORLD Chapter 19 Economic Policy, Poverty, and the Environment Section 1 Monetary and Fiscal Policy Section 2 Systems of Taxation Section 3 The Government's Attempt at Eliminating Poverty Section 4 Cleaning Up the Environment Chapter Review Chapter 20 Defense and Foreign Policy Section 1 The Development of Our Foreign Policy Section 2 Foreign Policy Makers Section 3 The Department of State and Defense Section 4 American Foreign Policy Goals and the Methods Used to Achieve Them Section 5 The United Nations Chapter Review UNIT 8 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Chapter 21 State Constitutions and Legislative Processes Section 1 The U.S. Constitution and the State Constitutions Section 2 The State Legislative Process Section 3 State Legislators Section 4 How the Legislature Is Organized Section 5 How a State Bill Becomes Law Section 6 Direct Democracy Chapter Review Chapter 22 Governors and State Administrators Section 1 The Modern Governor Section 2 The Governor's Many Roles Section 3 The Powers of the Governor Section 4 Other State Administrators Chapter Review Chapter 23 The State Courts Section 1 A Typical State Court System Section 2 How Judges Are Selected Section 3 Protection of Life and Property Section 4 Prosecuting Offenders Section 5 Sentencing and Prisons Chapter Review Chapter 24 Local Government Section 1 The Legality and Functions of Local Government Section 2 How Local Governments Operate Section 3 How Municipalities are Governed Chapter Review Chapter 25 Paying for State and Local Government Section 1 Limitations on State and Local Taxation Section 2 Sources of State and Local Revenues Section 3 Money from Uncle Sam Section 4 State and Local Government Spending Chapter Review UNIT 9 OTHER NATIONS Chapter 26 Comparing Governments and Economic Systems Section 1 Great Britain Section 2 France Section 3 Japan Section 4 Types of Economic Systems Section 5 Characteristics of the American Economy Section 6 Covering Political and Economic Systems Chapter Review THE RESOURCE CENTER ORIGINAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS Constitution of the United States of America The Bill of Rights The Magna Carta (1215) Mayflower Compact (1620) Declaration of Independence (1776) Articles of Confederation (1781-1789) Federalist Papers # 10 and # 51 (1787/1788) Anti-Federalist Writings (1787-1788) Monroe Doctrine (1823) Seneca Falls Declaration (1848) Emancipation Proclamation (1862) Pledge of Allegiance (1892) The American's Creed (1917) Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) The Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations THE RESOURCE CENTER ANNOTATED TABLE OF LEGAL CASES How to Read Legal Case Citations and Find Court Decisions Table of Court Cases THE RESOURCE CENTER EXTENDED CASE STUDIES Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and Amnesty The AIDS Epidemic The War on Drugs Exxon Valdez THE RESOURCE CENTER PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES THE RESOURCE CENTER SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICES AND ASSOCIATE JUSTICES SINCE 1789 THE RESOURCE CENTER STATE ATLAS THE RESOURCE CENTER U.S. AND WORLD MAPS Map of the United States Map of the World GLOSSARY INDEX Because our books listed in this ad vary in their condition all are marked as in used condition. 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