Correlations

Government by the People (National, State, Local Edition), 19th Edition ©2002

James MacGregor Burns, J.W. Peltason, Thomas E. Cronin, David B. Magleby, David O' Brien

Correlated with AP* Government and Politics—United States, May 2002, May 2003

ST = Student textbook pages

1. Constitutional Underpinnings of United States Government
   1. Considerations that influenced the formulation and adoption of the Constitution
      ST: 12–20
   2. Separation of powers
      ST: 9, 26–27, 247–248
   3. Federalism
      ST: 9, 51–71, 534–535
   4. Theories of democratic government
      ST: 4–8, 9–12, 675–681
   
   
2. Political Beliefs and Behaviors
   1. Beliefs that citizens hold about their government and its leaders
      ST: 73–75, 77, 78–87, 172–179
   2. Processes by which citizens learn about politics
      ST: 76, 131–132, 174–176, 224–227
   3. The nature, sources, and consequences of public opinion
      ST: 172–174, 174–179, 231–232, 234–235, 345, 360, 388
   4. The ways in which citizens vote and otherwise participate in political life
      ST: 177–185, 185–189, 676–678, 679–681
   5. Factors that influence citizens to differ from one another in terms of political beliefs and behaviors
      ST: 81–90, 98–100, 101–112, 112–113, 117–126
   
   
3. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media
   1. Political parties and elections
      1. Functions
         ST: 143–146, 154, 193–194
      2. Organization
         ST: 146–149, 149–153, 153–163, 197–207, 534–535
      3. Development
         ST: 150–153, 194–197
      4. Effects on the political process
         ST: 158–160, 207–211, 211–219, 540–542
      5. Election laws and systems
         ST: 147–148, 153–167, 194–201, 535–542, 558–559
   2. Interest groups, including political action committees (PACs)
      1. The range of interests represented
         ST: 118–119, 119–126
      2. The activities of interest groups
         ST: 125–131, 145
      3. The effects of interest groups on the political process
         ST: 131–133, 676–679
      4. The unique characteristics and roles of PACs in the political process
         ST: 133–135, 136–138, 145
   3. The mass media
      1. The functions and structures of the media
         ST: 128, 225–227, 227–230
      2. The impact of media on politics
         ST: 76, 128, 176, 224–227, 227–240
   
   
4. Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the Presidency, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts
   1. The major format and informal institutional arrangements of powers
      ST: 246–269, 273–292, 317–332, 332–339
   2. Relationships among these four institutions, and varying balances of powers
      ST: 26–30, 34–39, 298–299, 302–311, 312–313, 506–511
   3. Linkages between institutions and the following:
      1. Public opinion and voters
         ST: 177, 301, 345, 358–360, 486–487
      2. Interest groups
         ST: 119–125, 257–258, 508–510, 560–561
      3. Political parties
         ST: 152–153, 158–160, 256–257, 301
      4. The media
         ST: 203–204, 210–213, 235–238, 238–240, 512
      5. Subnational governments
         ST: 505–517, 551–573, 617–618
   
   
5. Public Policy
   1. Policy making in a federal system
      ST: 124, 254–258, 427–428
   2. The formation of policy agendas
      ST: 261–265, 265–269
   3. The role of institutions in the enactment of policy
      ST: 261–265
   4. The role of the bureaucracy and the courts in policy implementation and interpretation
      ST: 356–358
   5. Linkages between policy processes and the following:
      1. Political institutions and federalism
         ST: 506, 508–511, 514–516, 615–631
      2. Political parties
         ST: 159, 540–541
      3. Interest groups
         ST: 117–141, 508–510, 560–561
      4. Public opinion
         ST: 177–179
      5. Elections
         ST: 182, 534–542
      6. Policy networks
         ST: 119–122
   
   
6. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
   1. The development of civil liberties and civil rights by judicial interpretation
      ST: 363–366, 366–380, 383–400
   2. Knowledge of substantive rights and liberties
      ST: 384–388, 388–400, 403–419
   3. The impact of the Fourteenth Amendment on the constitutional development of rights and liberties
      ST: 63, 363–364, 405, 411, 413