Correlations
Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, 11th Edition ©2004
George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, Robert L. Lineberry
Correlated to: National Advanced Placement (AP*) United States Government and Politics (Grades 9–12)
SE = Student Edition
I. Constitutional Underpinnings of United States Government
| A. Considerations that influenced the formulation and adoption of the Constitution |
SE: 28–58 |
| B. Separation of powers |
SE: 39, 45–47 |
| C. Federalism |
SE: 46, 64–66, 68–83, 86–90 |
| D. Theories of democratic government |
SE: 8–10, 14–18 |
II. Political Beliefs and Behaviors
| A. Beliefs that citizens hold about their government and its leaders |
SE: 192–195, 201–202 |
| B. Processes by which citizens learn about politics |
SE: 179–183 |
| C. The nature, sources, and consequences of public opinion |
SE: 183–192, 201–202 |
| D. The ways in which citizens vote and otherwise participate in political life |
SE: 4, 195–201, 306–310 |
| E. Factors that influence citizens to differ from one another in terms of political beliefs and behaviors |
SE: 192–195, 199–201, 310–315 |
III. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media
| A. Political parties and elections |
| 1. Functions |
SE: 236–241, 244–246, 258–260 |
| 2. Organization |
SE: 242–246, 260 |
| 3. Development |
SE: 246–256 |
| 4. Effects on the political process |
SE: 247–249, 252–256, 258–262, 299–303 |
| 5. Electoral laws and systems |
SE: 260–262, 298–299 |
| B. Interest groups, including political action committees (PACs) |
| 1. The range of interests represented |
SE: 18, 284–286, 338–346 |
| 2. The activities of interest groups |
SE: 284–286, 338–346 |
| 3. The effects of interest groups on the political process |
SE: 333–338, 348–349 |
| 4. The unique characteristics and roles of PACs in the political process |
SE: 18, 287–289, 335–336, 346–347, 362 |
| C. The mass media |
| 1. The functions and structures of the media |
SE: 208–228 |
| 2. The impact of media on politics |
SE: 210–215, 218–220, 228–230 |
IV. Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the Presidency, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts
| A. The major formal and informal institutional arrangements of powers |
SE: 354–374, 397–400, 474–479, 509–513 |
| B. Relationships among these four institutions, and varying balances of powers |
SE: 45–47, 357–376, 397–400, 407–415, 431, 493–495, 533–538 |
| C. Linkages between institutions and the following: |
| 1. Public opinion and voters |
SE: 381, 411–412, 420–424, 461 |
| 2. Interest groups |
SE: 329, 381–383, 476–477, 516 |
| 3. Political parties |
SE: 256–258, 377, 380–381, 408, 520 |
| 4. The media |
SE: 58, 206–207, 425–429, 661 |
| 5. Subnational governments |
SE: 52, 659, 667–672, 674–676 |
V. Public Policy
| A. Policy making in a federal system |
SE: 11–14, 68 |
| B. The formation of policy agendas |
SE: 10–11, 528–532 |
| C. The role of institutions in the enactment of policy |
SE: 10, 11–12, 352–388, 557, 572, 576, 596, 609, 672–675 |
| D. The role of the bureaucracy and the courts in policy implementation and interpretation |
SE: 475–479, 521–532 |
| E. Linkages between policy processes and the following: |
| 1. Political institutions and federalism |
SE: 363–374 |
| 2. Political parties |
SE: 239, 259–261, 378–379 |
| 3. Interest groups |
SE: 333–338, 346–348, 478, 595 |
| 4. Public opinion |
SE: 192–195, 201–202, 420–425 |
| 5. Elections |
SE: 4, 316–317, 358–363, 661–667 |
| 6. Policy networks |
SE: 354–356, 363–374 |
VI. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
| A. The development of civil liberties and civil rights by judicial interpretation |
SE: 95–103, 106–132 |
| B. Knowledge of substantive rights and liberties |
SE: 96–132, 136–161, 164–169 |
| C. The impact of the Fourteenth Amendment on the constitutional development of rights and liberties |
SE: 54, 72, 98, 124, 126, 137, 141, 144, 151, 166–167, 344, 538 |
Reference: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/ (May 2004/2005)
