Course Content
Correlations
American Government: Continuity and Change, 9th Edition ©2008
Karen O'Connor and Larry J. Sabato
Correlated to AP* United States Government and Politics Topics
I. Constitutional Underpinnings of United States Government
Chapters 1, 2, 3 and in Living Constitution box in every chapter
| Considerations that influenced the formulation and adoption of the Constitution | pp. 8–10, 31–61 |
| Separation of powers | pp. 46–48 |
| Federalism | pp. 47, 95–120 |
| Theories of democratic government | pp. 5–8 |
II. Political Beliefs and Behaviors
Chapters 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16
| Beliefs that citizens hold about their government and its leaders | pp. 24–27, 397–402 |
| Processes by which citizens learn about politics | pp. 391–402 |
| The nature, sources, and consequences of public opinion | pp. 412–416 |
| The ways in which citizens vote and otherwise participate in public life | pp. 463–477 |
| Factors that influence citizens to differ from one another in terms of political beliefs and behaviors | pp. 11–24, 447–455, 474–477 |
III. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media
Chapters 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
| Political parties and elections | Chapters 12, 13, 14 |
| Functions | pp. 429–435 (parties), 477–478 (elections) |
| Organization | pp. 436–447 (parties), 478–481 (elections) |
| Development | pp. 422–429 (parties) |
| Effects on the political process | pp. 243–245, 260–261, 455–457 |
| Electoral laws and systems | pp. 481–503, 522–534 |
| Interest groups, including political action committees (PACs) | Chapters 7, 10, 14, 16, 17 |
| The range of interests represented | pp. 584–594 |
| The activities of interest groups | pp. 262–263, 370–371, 595–606 |
| The effects of interest groups on the political process | pp. 262–263, 606–611, 622–623 |
| The unique characteristics and roles of PACs in the political process | pp. 262–263, 526–529, 585, 606 |
| The Mass Media | Chapters 11, 14, 15, 19 |
| The functions and structures of the media | pp. 546–577 |
| The impact of media on politics | pp. 394–396, 516–522, 566–572, 721–722 |
IV. Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the President, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts
Chapters 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19
| The major formal and informal institutional arrangements of power | Chapters 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Congress | pp. 49, 239–276 |
| The Presidency | pp. 50–51, 279–312 |
| The Bureaucracy | pp. 315–344 |
| Federal Courts | pp. 51–52, 347–386 |
| Relationships among these four institutions, and varying balances of power | pp. 46–49, 271–276, 302–306, 335–344, 362–371, 385–386 |
| Linkages between institutions and the following | Chapters 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 |
| Public opinion and voters | Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 |
| —Congress | pp. 256, 261–262, 496–497 |
| —The Presidency | pp. 306–311, 414–416 |
| —The Bureaucracy | pp. 334–338 |
| —Federal Courts | pp. 371–372 |
| Interest groups | Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16 |
| —Congress | pp. 262–263, 532–534, 581–582, 598–601, 605–606 |
| —The Presidency | pp. 532–534, 601, 605–606 |
| —The Bureaucracy | pp. 334, 601 |
| —Federal Courts | pp. 376–377, 601–602 |
| Political parties | Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 |
| —Congress | pp. 243–245, 260–261, 442–443 |
| —The Presidency | pp. 432–433, 437, 444–445 |
| —The Bureaucracy | pp. 330–331 |
| —Federal Courts | pp. 445–446 |
| The media | Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15 |
| —Congress | pp. 493, 516–522, 562–565, 569–570 |
| —The Presidency | pp. 307–308, 486–487, 516–522, 545, 568–569 |
| —The Bureaucracy | pp. 562–565, 572 |
| —Federal Courts | pp. 562–565, 570–571 |
| Subnational governments | pp. 97–120, 123–151, 446–447 |
V. Public Policy
Chapters 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
| Policy making in a federal system | pp. 616–627, 714–724 |
| The formation of policy agendas | pp. 572, 620–623 |
| The role of institutions in the enactment of policy | pp. 264–271, 273–274, 302–306, 332–335, 383–386 |
| The role of the bureaucracy and the courts in policy implementation and interpretation | pp. 332–335, 383–386, 625–626, 685–690 |
| Linkages between policy processes and the following: | |
| —Political institutions and federalism | pp. 102–103, 104–120, 661–669 |
| —Political parties | pp. 419–421, 429–432 |
| —Interest groups | pp. 267–271, 596–606, 652–653 |
| —Public opinion | pp. 414–416, 619–620, 647–648 |
| —Elections | pp. 138–139, 478–481 |
| —Policy networks |
VI. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Chapters 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 19
| The development of civil liberties and civil rights by judicial interpretation | pp. 106, 157–194, 198–236, 564–565 |
| Knowledge of substantive rights and liberties | pp. 160–186, 207–218, 220–223, 231–235 |
| The impact of the Fourteenth Amendment on the constitutional development of rights and liberties | pp. 160–161, 201–211, 220–223 |
