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m e r i c A n o v e r n m e n t
I N S T I T U T I O N S
The American System
The Federalist Papers
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/histdox/fedpapers.html
The Library of Congress’s website, named after Thomas Jefferson,
includes the full text of all 85 Federalist Papers, published by James
Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay under the pseudonym
Publius in New York City newspapers in 1787-88 to rally public
support for the Constitution.
The Anti-Federalist Papers
http://www.constitution.org/afp/afp.htm
Selected Anti-Federalist Papers, written by several authors, also under pseudonyms, who opposed ratification
of the Constitution, are reprinted by a private, non-profit organization, the Constitution Society.
Documents pertaining to the American Constitution
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/constpap.asp
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp
The Avalon Project of Yale Law School is an online database of document collections, including one on the
American Constitution that includes colonial state charters, constitutional convention records, and ratification
statements. The website also contains links to presidential papers, the State Department’s Foreign Relations of
the United States series, and numerous other sites pertaining to American politics and diplomacy.
Opinions, Interests, and Organizations
Current news sources
http://www.realclearpolitics.com
This website provides a daily compilation of news articles, commentary, public
opinion polls, and other information about current issues in American politics.
Public opinion polls
http://www.pollster.com/
This website compiles polling data for state and national elections, and also
includes commentary by website contributors.
http://www.pollingreport.com/
This website compiles public opinion polling data on key issues in American politics.
Major political parties
http://www.democrats.org/
This is the website of the Democratic National Committee.
http://www.rnc.org/splashpage/index.aspx
This is the website of the Republican National Committee.
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American
Government
The Essentials
Institutions & Policies
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American
Government
The Essentials
Institutions & Policies
James Q. Wilson
University of California, Los Angeles, emeritus
Pepperdine University
Boston College
John J. DiIulio, Jr.
University of Pennsylvania
Meena Bose
Hofstra University
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Brief Contents
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PART I The American System 1
1 The Study of American Government 2
2 The Constitution 23
3 Federalism 50
4 American Political Culture 76
5 Civil Liberties 95
6 Civil Rights 121
PART II Opinions, Interests, and Organizations 151
7 Public Opinion 152
8 Political Participation 171
9 Political Parties 188
10 Elections and Campaigns 218
11 Interest Groups 251
12 The Media 276
PART III Institutions of Government 301
13 Congress 302
14 The Presidency 338
15 The Bureaucracy 379
16 The Judiciary 407
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Contents
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Preface xiii The Constitutional Convention 27
About the Authors xxi The Lessons of Experience 28
The Framers 28
PART I The American System 1 The Challenge 30
The Virginia Plan 30
The New Jersey Plan 30
The Compromise 31
The Constitution and Democracy 32
Key Principles 33
Government and Human Nature 34
Chapter 1 The Study of American The Constitution and Liberty 35
The Antifederalist View 36
Government 2
Need for a Bill of Rights 38
Issues and Politics 3 The Constitution and Slavery 39
Power, Authority, and Legitimacy 4 The Motives of the Framers 40
Economic Interests 40
What Is Democracy? 5
The Constitution and Equality 41
Political Power in America: Five Views 7
Constitutional Reform: Modern Views 41
Who Governs—and to What Ends? 9
Reducing the Separation of Powers 41
Expanding the Political Agenda 10 Making the System Less Democratic 43
Groups 11 Who Is Right? 46
Government Institutions 12
Media 12
Action by the States 13
The Politics of Different Issues 13
Four Types of Politics 14
Majoritarian Politics: Distributed Benefits, Distributed
Costs 14
Interest Group Politics: Concentrated Benefits,
Chapter 3 Federalism 50
Concentrated Costs 15
Client Politics: Concentrated Benefits, Distributed Why Federalism Matters 51
Costs 15
The Founding 53
Entrepreneurial Politics: Distributed Benefits,
A Bold, New Plan 53
Concentrated Costs 16
Elastic Language 54
Policy Dynamics: Inside/Outside the Box 17
The Debate on the Meaning of Federalism 55
Understanding Politics 17
The Supreme Court Speaks 55
Nullification 56
Dual Federalism 57
State Sovereignty 57
Governmental Structure 59
Increased Political Activity 62
What the States Can Do 62
Federal-State Relations 63
Chapter 2 The Constitution 23
Grants-In-Aid 63
The Problem of Liberty 24 Meeting National Needs 65
The Colonial Mind 24 The Intergovernmental Lobby 66
The Real Revolution 26 Categorical Grants 66
Weaknesses of the Confederation 27 Rivalry among the States 67
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