Government in America : people, politics, and policy / George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, Robert L. Lineberry.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 663-680) and index.

Preface -- Tools for understanding government in America -- About the authors -- Introducing government in America -- The constitution -- Federalism -- Civil liberties -- Civil rights -- Public opinion and political action -- The mass media and the political agenda -- Political parties -- Campaigns and voting behavior -- Interest groups -- Congress -- The presidency -- The federal bureaucracy -- The federal courts -- The Congress, the president, and the budget: the politics of taxing and spending -- Social welfare policymaking -- National security policymaking -- Issues of the times reader -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Notes -- Key terms in Spanish -- Acknowledgments -- Index.