Test Bank By the People Debating American Government 4th Edition by James A. Morone
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Test Bank By the People Debating American Government 4th Edition by James A. Morone
By the People: Debating American Government, Brief Fourth Edition, reflects the dynamism of American government and politics with superior teaching and learning tools that prepare students to ENGAGE, THINK, and DEBATE now more than ever before.
ISBN-10 : 0190928727
ISBN-13 : 978-0190928728
James A. Morone, Rogan Kersh
Table Of Contents
About the Authors
Preface
PART I IDEAS AND RIGHTS
1. Ideas That Shape American Politics
BY THE NUMBERS American Ideas
The Spirit of American Politics
Who Governs?
How Does American Politics Work?
Ideas
Institutions
Interests
Individuals
What Does Government Do
Who Are We?
A Nation of Ideas
Liberty
“The Land of the Free”
The Two Sides of Liberty
WHAT DO YOU THINK? NEGATIVE VERSUS POSITIVE
LIBERTY
The Idea of Freedom Is Always Changing
Self-Rule
One Side of Self-Rule: Democracy
Another Side of Self-Rule: A Republic
A Mixed System
Limited Government
The Origins of Limited Government
And Yet . . . the United States Has a Big Government
Limits on Government Action
When Ideas Clash: Self-Rule and Limited Government
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SELF-RULE VERSUS LIMITED
GOVERNMENT
Individualism
Community Versus Individualism
The Roots of American Individualism: Opportunity and Discord
Golden Opportunity
Social Conflict
Who We Are: Individualism and Solidarity?
WHAT DO YOU THINK? INDIVIDUALISM VERSUS SOLIDARITY
The American Dream
Spreading the Dream
Challenging the Dream
Is the System Tilted Toward the Wealthy?
INFO/DATA Most Americans Believe There Is “Opportunity to Get Ahead”
Does the American Dream Promote the Wrong Values?
Equality
Three Types of Equality
How Much Economic Inequality Is Too Much?
Opportunity or Outcome?
Religion
Still a Religious Country
So Many Religions
The Politics of Religion
How Do Ideas Affect Politics?
Ideas in American Culture
The Ideas in Political Institutions
Culture or Institutions?
Conclusion: Culture and Institutions, Together
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Study Questions
2 The Constitution
BY THE NUMBERS The Constitution
The Colonial Roots of the Constitution
Why the Colonists Revolted
The Colonial Complaint: Representation
The Conflict Begins with Blood on the Frontier
The Stamp Tax and the First Hints of Independence
The Townshend Acts Worsen the Conflict
The Boston Tea Party
Revolution!
A Long Legacy
The Declaration of Independence
The Principle: “We Hold These Truths . . .”
Grievances
The First American Government: The Articles of Confederation
The National Government
Some Success . . .
. . . And Some Problems
WHAT DO YOU THINK? YOUR ADVICE IS NEEDED
Secrecy
The Constitutional Convention
How Much Power to the People?
National Government Versus State Government
Big States Versus Small States
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Connecticut Compromise
The President
Committee or Individual?
The Electoral College
Separation of Powers
“A Principle of Which We Were Ashamed”
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Slave Trade
Fugitive Slaves
“The National Calamity”
An Overview of the Constitution
Preamble
WHAT DO YOU THINK? HAVE WE ACHIEVED THE CONSTITUTIONS GOALS TODAY?
Article 1: Congress
Article 2: The President
Article 3: The Courts
Article 4: Relations Between the States
Article 5: Amendments
Article 6: The Law of the Land
Article 7: Ratification
The Missing Articles
Ratification
The Anti-Federalists
The Federalists
Two Strong Arguments
A Very Close Vote
Changing the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Seventeen Amendments
The Constitution Today
INFO/DATA Amend the Constitution Today? On What Issue?
WHAT DO YOU THINK? HOW STRICTLY SHOULD WE INTERPRET THE CONSTITUTION?
Conclusion: Does the Constitution Still Work?
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Study Questions
3 Federalism and Nationalism
BY THE NUMBERS Federalism
Forging Federalism
Who Holds Government Authority?
Advantages of State-Level Policy
The Advantages of National Policy
INFO/DATA: Regulatory Policies Differ By State
WHAT DO YOU THINK? PRESERVING LOCAL VALUES OR PROMOTING CONSISTENT NATIONAL POLICY?
How Federalism Works
The Constitution Sets the Ground Rules
The Constitution Empowers National Authority
The Constitution Protects State Authority
The Constitution Authorizes Shared Power
Dual Federalism (1789-1933)
Cooperative Federalism (1933-1981)
New Federalism
Progressive Federalism
Education
Healthcare
Federalism Today
Issues in Federalism
Unfunded Mandates
Drowned in the Bathtub? Reducing the Federal Government
Federalism in the Courts
Nationalism, American Style
The Rise of American Nationalism
Americas Weak National Government
Size
Authority
Independence
Conclusion: Who Are We?
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Study Questions
4 Civil Liberties
BY THE NUMBERS Civil Liberties
The Rise of Civil Liberties
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
The Purpose of Civil Liberties
The Slow Rise of Civil Liberties
Privacy
Penumbras and Emanations
WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS THERE A RIGHT TO PRIVACY?
Roe v. Wade
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Sex Between Consenting Adults
Clashing Principles
Freedom of Religion
The Establishment Clause
Free Exercise of Religion
WHAT DO YOU THINK? MAY THE CHRISTIAN YOUTH CLUB MEET IN SCHOOL?
Freedom of Speech
A Preferred Position
Political Speech
TEST YOURSELF: THE SIMPSONS VERSUS THE FIRST AMENDMENT: WHICH DO YOU KNOW BETTER?
Symbolic Speech
Limits to Free Speech: Fighting Words
Limited Protections: Student Speech
WHAT DO YOU THINK? FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS
Freedom of the Press
Prior Restraint
Obscenity
Libel
The Right to Bear Arms
INFO/DATA Guns on Campus
A Relic of the Revolution?
The Palladium of All Liberties?
INFO/DATA: GUNS ON CAMPUS
The Rights of the Accused
The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure
The Fifth Amendment: Rights at Trials
The Sixth Amendment: The Right to Counsel
The Eighth Amendment: The Death Penalty
Terrorism, Non-Citizens, and Civil Liberties
Contacts with Forbidden Groups
Surveillance
The Rights of Non-Citizens
Conclusion: The Dilemma of Civil Liberties
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Study Questions
5 The Struggle for Civil Rights
BY THE NUMBERS Civil Rights
Winning Rights: The Political Process
Seven Steps to Political Equality
How the Courts Review Cases
Suspect Categories
Quasi-Suspect Categories
Nonsuspect Categories
Race and Civil Rights: Revolt Against Slavery
The Clash Over Slavery
Abolition
Economics
Politics
Dred Scott v. Sandford
The Second American Founding: A New Birth of Freedom?
Freedom Fails
The Fight for Racial Equality
Two Types of Discrimination
The Modern Civil Rights Campaign Begins
The Courts
The Civil Rights Movement
Congress and the Civil Rights Act
The Post Civil Rights Era
Affirmative Action in the Workplace
Affirmative Action in Education
WHAT DO YOU THINK? HIGHER EDUCATION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Womens Rights
Suffrage
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Rights Amendment
The Courts
Progress for Women-But How Much?
Hispanics
Challenging Discrimination
The Politics of Immigration
Ancient Fears
Three Categories
Undocumented Immigrants
Language Controversy: Speak English!
Political Mobilization
Asian Americans
Native Americans
The Lost Way of Life
Indians and the Federal Government
Social Problems and Politics
Groups Without Special Protection
People with Disabilities
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
INFO/DATA: 5.1
The Fight for Civil Rights Goes On
Voting Rights Today
Economic and Social Rights Today
Health
Income
Incarceration
Conclusion: Civil Rights . . . By