A
abortion
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights,
10.1 Interest Groups Defined,
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
acquisitive model
15.3 Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types
Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery
2.3 The Development of the Constitution
Adams
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
affirmative action
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Affordable Care Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
3.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism,
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
8.4 The Impact of the Media,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.3 The Federal Court System,
16.4 Policymakers
African Union
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
agenda setting
8.1 What Is the Media?
agent of political socialization
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
Agricultural Adjustment Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
Air Quality Act
16.4 Policymakers
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
Albright
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
Amanpour
8.1 What Is the Media?
amendatory veto
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
American Bar Association
13.3 The Federal Court System
American Civil Liberties Union
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today,
7.2 Voter Turnout,
10.2 Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
American Indian Movement
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
American Indian Religious Freedom Act
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
8.4 The Impact of the Media
American Woman Suffrage Association
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
amicus curiae
13.4 The Supreme Court
Anti-Federalists
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
appellate court
13.2 The Dual Court System
appellate jurisdiction
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
apportionment
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
approval rating
11.3 Congressional Representation
approval ratings
6.3 What Does the Public Think?
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
Article I
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress,
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress,
11.5 The Legislative Process,
14.1 State Power and Delegation,
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
Article II
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.3 Organizing to Govern,
14.1 State Power and Delegation,
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration,
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments,
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
Article II of the Constitution,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
Article III
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.3 The Federal Court System
Article VI
3.1 The Division of Powers,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
14.1 State Power and Delegation
Articles of Confederation
2.2 The Articles of Confederation,
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
2.5 Constitutional Change,
3.1 The Division of Powers,
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships,
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
14.1 State Power and Delegation
Asian American Political Alliance
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Asian Americans
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
associate justice
13.4 The Supreme Court
association
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
7.2 Voter Turnout
astroturf movement
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
B
background checks
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
Baehr v. Lewin
3.1 The Division of Powers
Bakeshop Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Bakke v. California
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
balance of power
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
balance of trade
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
ballot fatigue
7.4 Campaigns and Voting
bandwagon effect
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion
Bank of the United States
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Barrett
13.4 The Supreme Court
Barron v. Baltimore
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
Begala
7.3 Elections
Belafonte
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
Bernanke
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
Bernstein
8.3 Regulating the Media
bicameral legislature
2.3 The Development of the Constitution
bicameralism
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
Bilingual Education Act
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Bill of Rights
2.5 Constitutional Change,
2.5 Constitutional Change,
3.1 The Division of Powers,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms,
4.3 The Rights of Suspects,
4.4 Interpreting the Bill of Rights
bin Laden
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
Bingham
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
7.3 Elections,
7.4 Campaigns and Voting,
10.5 Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups,
11.2 Congressional Elections
bipartisanship
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
Black Lives Matter
Introduction
Black Panthers
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Blackmun
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
Block grants
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
blue law
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Bolling v. Sharpe
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
bottom-up implementation
16.4 Policymakers
Boulder Canyon Project Act
16.2 Categorizing Public Policy
Bradley effect
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
Brandenburg v. Ohio
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Branzburg v. Hayes
8.3 Regulating the Media
Bricker Amendment
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
briefs
13.4 The Supreme Court
Brown
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion,
10.2 Collective Action and Interest Group Formation,
14.2 State Political Culture,
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
Brown v. Board of Education
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.3 The Federal Court System,
13.4 The Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
16.1 What Is Public Policy?
Buck v. Bell
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Bucklew v. Precythe
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
Budget and Accounting Act
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
Budget and Impoundment Control Act
11.5 The Legislative Process
Budget Control Act
6.3 What Does the Public Think?
Bureau of Indian Affairs
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Bush
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
7.1 Voter Registration,
8.2 The Evolution of the Media,
8.3 Regulating the Media,
11.3 Congressional Representation,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process,
12.3 Organizing to Govern,
12.4 The Public Presidency,
12.4 The Public Presidency,
13.3 The Federal Court System,
16.3 Policy Arenas,
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy,
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy,
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments,
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy,
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
C
cabinet nominations
12.3 Organizing to Govern
campaign finance
7.3 Elections
campaign financing regulations
11.2 Congressional Elections
Campbell
11.2 Congressional Elections
capitalism
1.1 What is Government?
Cardozo
13.3 The Federal Court System
Categorical grants
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) Implementation Act
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
Central Intelligence Agency
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
centralization
Introduction
charter
14.1 State Power and Delegation
checks and balances
2.3 The Development of the Constitution
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
chief justice
13.4 The Supreme Court
Children’s Health Insurance Program
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
Children’s Internet Protection Act
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Chinese Exclusion Act
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Chisholm v. Georgia
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
chronic minority
7.2 Voter Turnout
citizen journalism
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
Citizens United
10.5 Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
7.3 Elections,
10.4 Pathways of Interest Group Influence,
10.5 Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups,
11.2 Congressional Elections
City of Boerne v. Flores
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
civil law
13.2 The Dual Court System
civil liberties
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
civil rights
1.3 Engagement in a Democracy,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?,
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
Civil Rights Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights,
9.3 The Shape of Modern Political Parties,
11.5 The Legislative Process
civil rights movement
12.4 The Public Presidency
Civil Rights Movement
11.3 Congressional Representation
civil servants
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
Civil Service Commission
15.2 Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
Civil Service Reform Act
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration,
15.2 Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service,
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
Civil War
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
9.2 The Two-Party System
Clark v. Jeter
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
Classical liberalism
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
Clean Water Act
16.1 What Is Public Policy?
Clery Act
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
Clinton
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
8.2 The Evolution of the Media,
8.3 Regulating the Media,
9.3 The Shape of Modern Political Parties,
11.3 Congressional Representation,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.3 Organizing to Govern,
12.3 Organizing to Govern,
12.4 The Public Presidency,
12.4 The Public Presidency,
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
closed primary
7.3 Elections
cloture
11.5 The Legislative Process
coattail effect
7.3 Elections
Coffin Handbill
7.4 Campaigns and Voting
Colbert
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
Cold War
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration,
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy,
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy,
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy,
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
Cole
7.5 Direct Democracy
collective action
10.2 Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
collective good
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
collective representation
11.3 Congressional Representation
commander-in-chief
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
commission system
14.5 County and City Government
Common Cause
1.3 Engagement in a Democracy
common law
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
common-law right
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Communications Act
8.3 Regulating the Media
communism
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
comparable worth
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
Compromise Tariff Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
concurring opinion
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
confederation
2.2 The Articles of Confederation
Confederation Congress
2.2 The Articles of Confederation
conference
13.4 The Supreme Court
conference committee
11.4 House and Senate Organizations
Congress
1.2 Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs,
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
Introduction
Congress of Racial Equality
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Congressional Black Caucus
11.3 Congressional Representation
Congressional Budget Office
16.4 Policymakers
congressional-executive agreement
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
conscientious objector
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
consecutive term limits
14.4 State Legislative Term Limits
constituency
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
Constitution
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
3.1 The Division of Powers,
3.1 The Division of Powers,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
14.1 State Power and Delegation
Constitutional Convention
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution
Constitutional Convention of 1787
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
containment
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
Continental Congress
2.2 The Articles of Confederation
contract lobbyist
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
Controlled Substances Act
7.5 Direct Democracy
Cooperative federalism
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
council-administrator system
14.5 County and City Government
council-elected executive system
14.5 County and City Government
council-manager system
14.5 County and City Government
county government
14.5 County and City Government
courts
3.1 The Division of Powers
courts of appeals
13.3 The Federal Court System
Covert content
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
coverture
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
Craig v. Boren
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
7.2 Voter Turnout
creeping categorization
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
criminal law
13.2 The Dual Court System
critical election
9.2 The Two-Party System
Cronkite
8.1 What Is the Media?
Cruz
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion,
7.4 Campaigns and Voting,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process,
12.3 Organizing to Govern
Cuban Missile Crisis
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
cultivation theory
8.4 The Impact of the Media
D
Dakota Access Pipeline
Introduction
Daughters of Bilitis
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Dawes Severalty Act
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
de facto segregation
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
de jure segregation
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
death penalty
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
decentralization
Introduction
Declaration of Causes
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
Declaration of Independence
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition,
2.2 The Articles of Confederation
Deep Throat
8.3 Regulating the Media
deficit
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
delegate legislator
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
delegate model of representation
11.3 Congressional Representation
delegates
7.3 Elections
democracy
1.1 What is Government?
Democratic-Republicans
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
Department of Defense
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
Department of Defense Directive 1304.26
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Department of Homeland Security
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
descriptive representation
11.3 Congressional Representation
devolution
3.1 The Division of Powers
diffuse support
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
digital paywall
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
Dillon’s Rule
14.1 State Power and Delegation
Diplomacy
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
direct action
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
direct democracy
1.1 What is Government?
disabilities
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
discretionary spending
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
discrimination
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
disenfranchisement
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
dissenting opinion
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
distributive policy
16.2 Categorizing Public Policy
district courts
13.3 The Federal Court System
District of Columbia v. Heller
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
district system
7.3 Elections
disturbance theory
10.2 Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
divided government
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
Dixiecrats
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
docket
13.4 The Supreme Court
double jeopardy
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
DREAM Act
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Dred Scott v. Sandford
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
dual federalism
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
due process clause
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
E
early voting
7.2 Voter Turnout
Eastman
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights,
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
economic liberty
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
Economic Opportunity Act
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
economic policy
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
economic sanction
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
economic systems
1.1 What is Government?
Education Amendments Act
11.3 Congressional Representation
Education for all Handicapped Children Act
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
egalitarianism
1.1 What is Government?
Eighth Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.3 The Rights of Suspects,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
Eisenhower
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
13.3 The Federal Court System,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
elastic clause
3.1 The Division of Powers
Elazar
14.2 State Political Culture,
14.2 State Political Culture,
14.2 State Political Culture,
14.2 State Political Culture
Electoral College
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
7.3 Elections,
9.2 The Two-Party System,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Eleventh Amendment
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
elite critique
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
elite theory
1.2 Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs
Ellsberg
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Emancipation Proclamation
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
emergency funding
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
EMILY’s List
7.4 Campaigns and Voting
eminent domain
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
Employment Division v. Smith
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
English Bill of Rights
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition,
2.5 Constitutional Change
Enoksen
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
entitlement
16.3 Policy Arenas
enumerated power
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
enumerated powers
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
environmental interest group
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
equal protection clause
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
Equal Rights Amendment
3.1 The Division of Powers,
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights,
12.4 The Public Presidency
equal-time rule
8.3 Regulating the Media
excise taxes
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
exclusionary rule
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
executive agreement
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
Executive Office of the President
12.3 Organizing to Govern,
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
executive order
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
Executive Order 10730
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
Executive Order 9066
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups,
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
executive orders
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action,
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
executive privilege
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
exit poll
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
expressed powers
14.1 State Power and Delegation
F
Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
fairness doctrine
8.3 Regulating the Media
Fascism
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
favorability poll
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion
Federal Assault Weapons Ban
16.1 What Is Public Policy?
federal court
13.2 The Dual Court System
federal court system
13.3 The Federal Court System
Federal Election Campaign Act
7.3 Elections,
10.5 Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups,
11.2 Congressional Elections
Federal Radio Commission
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
Federal Reserve Act
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
federal system
2.3 The Development of the Constitution
federalism
Introduction,
3.1 The Division of Powers,
3.1 The Division of Powers,
14.1 State Power and Delegation
Federalist No. 35
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution
Federalist No. 68
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution
Federalist No. 70
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution
Federalist No. 78
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
Federalist Papers
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
Federalists
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
Fifteenth Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Fifth Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
filibuster
11.5 The Legislative Process
First Amendment
1.2 Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs,
2.5 Constitutional Change,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms,
8.3 Regulating the Media,
10.5 Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups
First Continental Congress
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
first lady
12.4 The Public Presidency
first-past-the-post
9.2 The Two-Party System
Fisher v. University of Texas
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Flag Protection Act
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Force Bill
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
foreign policy
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
foreign policy appointments
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
form of government
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
formal powers
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
Fourteenth Amendment
1.2 Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs,
2.5 Constitutional Change,
3.1 The Division of Powers,
3.1 The Division of Powers,
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Fourth Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
fracking
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
fragmentation
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
Francisco
13.4 The Supreme Court
free exercise clause
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
free rider problem
10.2 Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
free trade
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
free-market economics
16.2 Categorizing Public Policy
freedom of expression
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Freedom of Information Act
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
8.3 Regulating the Media
freedom of speech
1.2 Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
freedom of the press
8.3 Regulating the Media
Freedom Riders
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
frontloading
7.3 Elections
full faith and credit clause
3.1 The Division of Powers
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
fundraising
7.4 Campaigns and Voting
G
Gay Activists Alliance
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Gay Liberation Front
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Geary Act
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
general election campaign
7.3 Elections
general revenue sharing
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
General Services Administration
12.3 Organizing to Govern
gerrymandering
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization,
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
Gideon
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
Gideon v. Wainwright
4.3 The Rights of Suspects,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
Gillette v. United States
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Ginsburg
13.3 The Federal Court System
glass ceiling
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
global environmental policy
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
going public
12.4 The Public Presidency
Gonzales v. Raich
7.5 Direct Democracy
Gorbachev
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
Gorman
2.5 Constitutional Change
Gorsuch
13.4 The Supreme Court
government
1.1 What is Government?
Government Accountability Office
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
government corporation
15.3 Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types
government shutdown
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
governmental systems
1.1 What is Government?
governor
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures,
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures,
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures,
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures,
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
Grassley
11.4 House and Senate Organizations
grassroots movement
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
Great Depression
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
9.2 The Two-Party System,
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration,
16.1 What Is Public Policy?,
16.3 Policy Arenas
Great Recession
3.1 The Division of Powers
Great Society
14.1 State Power and Delegation
Greeley
12.4 The Public Presidency
Green Party
9.2 The Two-Party System
Greenspan
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
Grimké
2.5 Constitutional Change
Griswold v. Connecticut
4.4 Interpreting the Bill of Rights
Grutter v. Bollinger
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
gun rights
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
Gun-Free School Zones Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
guns versus butter
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
H
habeas corpus
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
Hamilton
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution,
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court,
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
hard power
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Harris
12.3 Organizing to Govern
Hatch Act
15.2 Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
hate crime
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Head Start
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Help America Vote Act
7.1 Voter Registration
heuristics
6.3 What Does the Public Think?
Higher Education Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Highway Safety Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Hobby Lobby
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Holder
7.5 Direct Democracy
Holmes
8.3 Regulating the Media
home rule
14.1 State Power and Delegation
Homeland Security Act
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act
10.5 Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups
horserace coverage
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion
House Foreign Affairs Committee
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
human rights
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
hypodermic theory
8.4 The Impact of the Media
I
ideology
1.3 Engagement in a Democracy
Immigration Act
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Immigration federalism
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today
impeachment
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
implied power
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
implied powers
14.1 State Power and Delegation
in-house lobbyist
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
inaugural address
12.3 Organizing to Govern
incumbency advantage
7.4 Campaigns and Voting
indecency regulations
8.3 Regulating the Media
Indian Citizenship Act
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
Indian Removal Act
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
Indian Reorganization Act
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
individual liberty
1.1 What is Government?
individualism
1.1 What is Government?
individualistic political culture
14.2 State Political Culture
inherent power
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
initiative
7.5 Direct Democracy
inside lobbying
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
intelligence
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
intense preferences
1.3 Engagement in a Democracy
interest group
1.2 Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs,
10.1 Interest Groups Defined,
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
intermediate scrutiny
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
international agreements
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
Interstate Commerce Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program
7.1 Voter Registration
Iran Nuclear Agreement
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
iron triangle
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
isolationism
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
issue network
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
J
Jackson
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians,
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
Jay
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution,
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
Jefferson
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition,
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Jim Crow laws
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Johnson
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
7.4 Campaigns and Voting,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.4 The Public Presidency,
14.1 State Power and Delegation,
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
Joint Chiefs of Staff
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
joint committee
11.4 House and Senate Organizations
Jones Act
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
judicial activism
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
Judicial Code of 1911
13.3 The Federal Court System
judicial implementation
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
judicial restraint
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
judicial review
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
K
Kavanaugh
13.4 The Supreme Court
Kelo v. City of New London
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
Kennedy
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
8.2 The Evolution of the Media,
12.4 The Public Presidency,
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action,
13.3 The Federal Court System,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court,
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments,
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
Keynesian economics
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
Ki-moon
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
King
4.3 The Rights of Suspects,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
king caucus
12.2 The Presidential Election Process
King v. Burwell
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
Korematsu
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups,
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
Korematsu v. United States
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
L
laissez-faire
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
Late Show with Stephen Colbert
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
latent preferences
1.3 Engagement in a Democracy
Latino politics
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
Lau v. Nichols
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Lawrence v. Texas
4.4 Interpreting the Bill of Rights,
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
leading question
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
League of United Latin American Citizens
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
legislative liaison
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
legislative professionalism
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
Lemon v. Kurtzman
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
libel
8.3 Regulating the Media
liberal internationalism
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
Licensing Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
lifetime ban
14.4 State Legislative Term Limits
Lincoln
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion,
9.2 The Two-Party System,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
line-item veto
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action,
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
Lippmann
8.4 The Impact of the Media
literacy test
7.1 Voter Registration
literacy tests
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
lobbying
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation,
10.5 Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups,
16.4 Policymakers
Lobbying Disclosure Act
10.1 Interest Groups Defined,
10.1 Interest Groups Defined,
10.5 Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups
lobbyist
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
Lochner v. New York
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Locke
1.1 What is Government?,
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
Loving v. Virginia
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
loyal opposition
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
M
Madison
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution,
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution,
2.5 Constitutional Change,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?,
10.1 Interest Groups Defined,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
majoritarian voting
9.2 The Two-Party System
majority leader
11.4 House and Senate Organizations
majority party
9.3 The Shape of Modern Political Parties
majority rule
1.1 What is Government?
Malcolm X
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
malign neglect
12.3 Organizing to Govern
mandatory spending
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
Mapp v. Ohio
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Marbury v. Madison
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
margin of error
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
marijuana law
13.2 The Dual Court System
markup
11.5 The Legislative Process
Marriage Equality Act
Introduction
Marshall
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.3 The Federal Court System,
13.4 The Supreme Court,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
mass media
8.1 What Is the Media?
material incentives
10.2 Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
Mattachine Society
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Matthew Shepard Act
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Mayflower Compact
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
mayor-council system
14.5 County and City Government
McAuliffe
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
McCain-Feingold Act
11.2 Congressional Elections
McConnell
12.3 Organizing to Govern
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
7.3 Elections
McCullen v. Coakley
1.2 Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs
McCulloch v. Maryland
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission
10.5 Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups
McDonald v. Chicago
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
McHerrin
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
McKinley
12.3 Organizing to Govern
McNamara
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Medicaid
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
14.1 State Power and Delegation,
16.3 Policy Arenas
Medicare
3.1 The Division of Powers,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
14.1 State Power and Delegation,
16.3 Policy Arenas,
16.4 Policymakers
membership organization
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
Mendez v. Westminster
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Merit Systems Protection Board
15.2 Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
Mexican Americans
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Mexican-American War
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
midterm elections
7.3 Elections
military court
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
military use of force
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
Miller
8.3 Regulating the Media
Miller test
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Miller v. California
8.3 Regulating the Media
minimal effects theory
8.4 The Impact of the Media
minimum wage
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
minority leader
11.4 House and Senate Organizations
minority party
9.3 The Shape of Modern Political Parties
minority rights
1.1 What is Government?
Miranda v. Arizona
4.3 The Rights of Suspects,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.2 The Dual Court System,
13.2 The Dual Court System
Miranda warning
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
Modern conservatism
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
modern liberalism
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
monarchy
1.1 What is Government?
monopolistic model
15.3 Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types
Monroe Doctrine
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
moralistic political culture
14.2 State Political Culture
Morgan v. Virginia
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today
MoveOn
7.4 Campaigns and Voting
muckraking
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
municipal government
14.5 County and City Government
municipal governments
14.5 County and City Government
N
Nader
9.2 The Two-Party System
National American Woman Suffrage Association
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
National Commission on Voting Rights
7.1 Voter Registration
National Conference of State Legislatures
10.1 Interest Groups Defined,
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
national convention
9.3 The Shape of Modern Political Parties
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
Introduction,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
National Firearms Act
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
National Governors Association
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
National Industrial Recovery Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
National Labor Relations Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) v. Jones and Laughlin Steel
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
National Minimum Drinking Age Act
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today
National Organization for Women
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
National Security Act
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
National Security Council
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
National Voter Registration Act
7.1 Voter Registration
National Woman Suffrage Association
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
National Woman’s Party
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
negotiated rulemaking
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
Negotiated Rulemaking Act
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
neo-isolationism
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
neoconservatism
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
neopluralist
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
net neutrality
8.3 Regulating the Media
New federalism
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
New Jersey Plan
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
Nineteenth Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change,
3.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism,
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights,
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights,
11.3 Congressional Representation
Ninth Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.4 Interpreting the Bill of Rights
Nixon
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
8.2 The Evolution of the Media,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.3 Organizing to Govern,
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action,
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
No Child Left Behind
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Noriega
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
nullification
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
O
O’Malley
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion
Obama
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
7.2 Voter Turnout,
8.2 The Evolution of the Media,
8.3 Regulating the Media,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process,
12.3 Organizing to Govern,
12.3 Organizing to Govern,
12.3 Organizing to Govern,
12.4 The Public Presidency,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.3 The Federal Court System,
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
Obamacare
Introduction
Obergefell v. Hodges
3.1 The Division of Powers,
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today,
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today,
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms,
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
10.4 Pathways of Interest Group Influence,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
obscenity
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Occupy Wall Street
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
Odierno
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
Office of Legislative Liaison
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
Office of Management and Budget
12.3 Organizing to Govern,
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
Office of Personnel Management
15.2 Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
Office of the First Lady
12.4 The Public Presidency
oligarchy
1.1 What is Government?
omnibus bill
11.5 The Legislative Process
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
open primary
7.3 Elections
oral argument
13.4 The Supreme Court
Ordinance of Nullification
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Organization of American States
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
original jurisdiction
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
outside lobbying
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
overt content
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
P
pardon
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action,
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
Paris Agreement
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
parliamentarian
11.5 The Legislative Process
particularized benefit
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
partisan politics
Introduction
partisanship
1.3 Engagement in a Democracy
Party conventions
7.3 Elections
party identifiers
9.3 The Shape of Modern Political Parties
party organization
9.3 The Shape of Modern Political Parties
party platform
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
party polarization
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
party press era
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
party realignment
9.2 The Two-Party System
party system
12.2 The Presidential Election Process
party-in-government
9.3 The Shape of Modern Political Parties
party-in-the-electorate
9.3 The Shape of Modern Political Parties
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms,
Introduction,
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
PATRIOT Act
4.4 Interpreting the Bill of Rights
Paul
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights,
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights,
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
pay schedule
15.2 Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
Pelosi
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
Pendleton Act
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration,
15.2 Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
Persian Gulf War
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
personal politics
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
14.1 State Power and Delegation
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
4.4 Interpreting the Bill of Rights
platform
7.3 Elections
plea bargain
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
Plessey v. Ferguson
13.3 The Federal Court System
Plessy v. Ferguson
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
pluralist theory
1.2 Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs,
1.2 Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs
plurality voting
9.2 The Two-Party System
Poitier
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
policy advocates
16.4 Policymakers
policy analysts
16.4 Policymakers
policy process
16.4 Policymakers
political activity
1.3 Engagement in a Democracy
political culture
6.3 What Does the Public Think?
political elite
6.3 What Does the Public Think?
political machine
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
political power
1.1 What is Government?
Political socialization
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
politico model of representation
11.3 Congressional Representation
polling
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion,
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?,
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?,
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion
pork-barrel politics
11.3 Congressional Representation
precedent
13.3 The Federal Court System
president pro tempore
11.4 House and Senate Organizations
presidential debate
7.3 Elections
presidential primary
12.2 The Presidential Election Process
presidential summit
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
presidential war powers
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
primaries
12.2 The Presidential Election Process
primary elections
7.3 Elections
private schools
1.1 What is Government?
privatization
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
privileges and immunities clause
3.1 The Division of Powers
Probable cause
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Proclamation of 1763
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
Progressive Era
12.2 The Presidential Election Process
Progressive Party
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
progressive tax
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
property tax
14.1 State Power and Delegation
proportional representation
9.2 The Two-Party System
Proposition 13
14.1 State Power and Delegation
Proposition 187
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Proposition 19
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
Proposition 8
7.5 Direct Democracy
protectionism
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
public administration
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
public interest group
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
Public interest research groups (PIRGs)
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
public laws
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
public opinion
6.3 What Does the Public Think?
public policy
16.1 What Is Public Policy?
public policy process
16.4 Policymakers
public relations
8.1 What Is the Media?
public schools
1.1 What is Government?
Pulitzer
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
Pure Food and Drug Act
16.2 Categorizing Public Policy
purposive incentives
10.2 Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
push poll
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
R
race-to-the-bottom
3.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism
Racial framing
8.4 The Impact of the Media
Radio Act
8.3 Regulating the Media
rally around the flag effect
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
random sample
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
ratification
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution
rational basis test
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
Reagan
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
12.4 The Public Presidency,
12.4 The Public Presidency,
13.3 The Federal Court System,
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
Real ID Act
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
reapportionment
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization,
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
reauthorization
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
recall
7.5 Direct Democracy
recession
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
Reconciliation Act
11.5 The Legislative Process
Reconstruction
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
redistributive policy
16.2 Categorizing Public Policy
redistricting
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization,
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
reduction veto
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
referendum
7.5 Direct Democracy
regressive tax
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
regulatory policy
16.2 Categorizing Public Policy
Rehabilitation Act
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms,
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups,
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
reporter’s privilege
8.3 Regulating the Media
representation
11.3 Congressional Representation
representative democracy
1.1 What is Government?
representative government
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
representative sample
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
republic
2.2 The Articles of Confederation
residency requirement
7.1 Voter Registration
revolving door laws
10.5 Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups
Reynolds v. Simms
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
right to privacy
4.4 Interpreting the Bill of Rights
right to vote
7.1 Voter Registration
right to worship
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Riley v. California
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
Rivera
8.3 Regulating the Media
Roberts
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
13.3 The Federal Court System,
13.4 The Supreme Court
Rock the Vote
7.2 Voter Turnout
Roe v. Wade
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today,
4.4 Interpreting the Bill of Rights,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.4 The Supreme Court
Roosevelt
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution,
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
8.2 The Evolution of the Media,
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?,
9.2 The Two-Party System,
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.3 Organizing to Govern,
12.4 The Public Presidency,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court,
14.1 State Power and Delegation,
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration,
16.1 What Is Public Policy?
Roosevelt (FDR)
12.3 Organizing to Govern
Rule of Four
13.4 The Supreme Court
Rule of Naturalization
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today
Rumsfeld
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
S
Saenz v. Roe
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
safety net
16.3 Policy Arenas
Sanders
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
7.4 Campaigns and Voting,
Introduction,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process
Scarlett
13.4 The Supreme Court
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
14.1 State Power and Delegation,
15.3 Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types
Schenck v. United States
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
search warrant
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Second Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
6.3 What Does the Public Think?
Second Bank of the United States
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Second Continental Congress
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
Second Party System
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
Sedition Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
select committee
11.4 House and Senate Organizations
selective engagement
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
selective incorporation
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
self-incrimination
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
Senate
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress,
11.2 Congressional Elections,
11.2 Congressional Elections
Senate Bill 1070
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
Senate Judiciary Committee
13.3 The Federal Court System
senatorial courtesy
13.3 The Federal Court System
Seneca Falls Convention
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
separation of powers
2.3 The Development of the Constitution
Seventeenth Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change
shadow campaigns
7.4 Campaigns and Voting
Shays’ Rebellion
2.2 The Articles of Confederation
Shelby County v. Holder
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
7.1 Voter Registration,
7.2 Voter Turnout
Shelley v. Kraemer
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Sherbert test
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Sherman
8.3 Regulating the Media
Sherman Antitrust Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
signing statements
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
Simpson
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
Sinclair
16.2 Categorizing Public Policy
Sixteenth Amendment
3.1 The Division of Powers
slander
8.3 Regulating the Media
slavery
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Snowden
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
social capital
1.3 Engagement in a Democracy
social media
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion,
8.1 What Is the Media?,
8.1 What Is the Media?,
8.1 What Is the Media?,
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
Social Security Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
social welfare policy
16.3 Policy Arenas
soft news
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
soft power
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
sole executive agreement
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
solidary incentives
10.2 Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Southern Poverty Law Center
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
Speaker of the House
11.4 House and Senate Organizations
standing committee
11.4 House and Senate Organizations
stare decisis
13.3 The Federal Court System
state court
13.2 The Dual Court System
state legislature
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
state legislatures
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
State of the State address
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
state platform
9.3 The Shape of Modern Political Parties
stem cell research
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
Stevens
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
Stonewall Inn
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
straight-ticket voting
7.4 Campaigns and Voting
straw poll
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
strict scrutiny
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
suffrage,
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
Sunshine Act
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
sunshine laws
8.3 Regulating the Media
super PAC
11.2 Congressional Elections
super PACs
7.3 Elections
supply-side economics
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
supremacy clause
2.3 The Development of the Constitution
Supreme Court
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights,
13.4 The Supreme Court,
13.4 The Supreme Court,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
Surface Transportation Program
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
surge-and-decline theory
11.2 Congressional Elections
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
7.4 Campaigns and Voting
symbolic speech
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements
7.1 Voter Registration
T
Taney
13.3 The Federal Court System,
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
tax policy
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
Tea Party
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition,
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization,
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
Telecommunications Act
8.3 Regulating the Media
Telephone Consumer Protection Act
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
Tenth Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change,
3.1 The Division of Powers,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.4 Interpreting the Bill of Rights,
14.1 State Power and Delegation
Tenure of Office Act
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
terrorism
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
Texas v. Johnson
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
The Federalist Papers
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution
The Radio Act
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
theory of delegate representation
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion
Third Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
third parties
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
Thirteenth Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change,
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Three-Fifths Compromise
2.3 The Development of the Constitution
Thurmond
11.5 The Legislative Process
Tiananmen Square
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
Tillman Act
7.3 Elections
Tinker v. Des Moines
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Title IX
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
Title VII
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights,
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups,
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
toll good
1.1 What is Government?
toll goods
16.2 Categorizing Public Policy
top-down implementation
16.4 Policymakers
top-two primary
7.3 Elections
totalitarianism
1.1 What is Government?
Town of Greece v. Galloway
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion
trade association
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
Traditional conservatism
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
traditionalistic political culture
14.2 State Political Culture
transition of power
12.3 Organizing to Govern
Transportation Security Administration
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
trial court
13.2 The Dual Court System
Trump
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion,
7.3 Elections,
7.4 Campaigns and Voting,
8.4 The Impact of the Media,
10.2 Collective Action and Interest Group Formation,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process,
Introduction
trustee model of representation
11.3 Congressional Representation
Twelfth Amendment
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process
Twentieth Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change
Twenty-Seventh Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change
Twenty-Third Amendment
2.5 Constitutional Change
two presidencies thesis
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
two-party system
6.3 What Does the Public Think?,
9.2 The Two-Party System,
9.2 The Two-Party System
U
U.S. Department of Education
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
16.2 Categorizing Public Policy
U.S. Supreme Court
13.3 The Federal Court System
U.S. Term Limits
14.4 State Legislative Term Limits
understanding tests
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
undue burden test
4.4 Interpreting the Bill of Rights
Unfunded mandates
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
unicameral legislature
2.3 The Development of the Constitution
unions
10.2 Collective Action and Interest Group Formation,
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
unitary system
3.1 The Division of Powers
United Farm Workers
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
United Nations (UN)
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
United States v. Cruickshank
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
United States v. E. C. Knight
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
United States v. Lopez
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
United States v. Miller
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
United States v. Pink
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
United States v. Windsor
3.1 The Division of Powers,
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today,
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today
United States v. Wrightwood Dairy Co.
3.1 The Division of Powers
V
venue shopping
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today
veto
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
vice president
12.3 Organizing to Govern
Virginia Declaration of Rights
2.5 Constitutional Change
Virginia Plan
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
voter fatigue
7.2 Voter Turnout
voter turnout
7.2 Voter Turnout,
7.2 Voter Turnout,
7.2 Voter Turnout,
7.2 Voter Turnout,
7.2 Voter Turnout
voting cues
10.4 Pathways of Interest Group Influence
voting laws
7.1 Voter Registration
voting rights
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
Voting Rights Act
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism,
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality,
7.1 Voter Registration,
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
Voting Rights Act of 1965
3.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism
voting-age population
7.2 Voter Turnout
voting-eligible population
7.2 Voter Turnout
W
Walters
8.4 The Impact of the Media
war chest
7.3 Elections
War of 1812
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
War on Poverty
14.1 State Power and Delegation
War Powers Resolution
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress,
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments,
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
Warren
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?,
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?,
13.3 The Federal Court System
Washington
2.3 The Development of the Constitution,
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion,
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.2 The Presidential Election Process,
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
Weberian model
15.3 Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types
Weeks v. United States
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Westboro Baptist Church
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Whig Party
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
whistleblower
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
Whistleblower Protection Act
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
white primary
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Williams
6.3 What Does the Public Think?
Wilson
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency,
12.4 The Public Presidency,
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration,
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy,
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
Windsor
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today
winner-take-all system
7.3 Elections
Wisconsin v. Yoder
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
women’s rights
1.3 Engagement in a Democracy,
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights,
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights,
11.3 Congressional Representation
Woodward
8.3 Regulating the Media
Worcester v. Georgia
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
Workforce Investment Act
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
writ of certiorari
13.4 The Supreme Court
Y
yellow journalism
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
Z
Zenger
8.3 Regulating the Media