Course Content
Correlations
Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, 13th Edition AP* Edition ©2008
George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, Robert L. Lineberry
Correlated to AP* United States Government and Politics Topics
I. Constitutional Underpinnings of United States Government
Chapters 1, 2, 3
| Considerations that influenced the formulation and adoption of the Constitution | pp. 30–51 |
| Separation of powers | pp. 49–50 |
| Federalism | pp. 52, 68–96 |
| Theories of democratic government | pp. 15–18 |
II. Political Beliefs and Behaviors
Chapters 1, 6, 7, 8, 9
| Beliefs that citizens hold about their government and its leaders | pp. 2–8, 193–200, 206–207 |
| Processes by which citizens learn about politics | pp. 184–188 |
| The nature, sources, and consequences of public opinion | pp. 11–13, 189–195, 339–340 |
| The ways in which citizens vote and otherwise participate in public life | pp. 200–206, 296–315 |
| Factors that influence citizens to differ from one another in terms of political beliefs and behaviors | pp. 196–200, 310–319 |
III. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media
Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20
| Political parties and elections | Chapters 8, 9, 10 |
| Functions | pp. 242–245 |
| Organization | pp. 247–251 |
| Development | pp. 254–262 |
| Effects on the political process | pp. 242–245, 251–252, 262–266, 379–382, 409–412 |
| Electoral laws and systems | pp. 270–293, 296–299, 315–316, 358–365, 659–665 |
| Interest groups, including political action committees (PACs) | Chapters 11, 12, 17, 19, 20 |
| The range of interests represented | pp. 329–334, 341–347, 558–559, 609–610 |
| The activities of interest groups | pp. 335–340 |
| The effects of interest groups on the political process | pp. 324–340, 382–383, 609–610, 619 |
| The unique characteristics and roles of PACs in the political process | pp. 284–291, 333–334, 337–339, 343–344, 347–349, 362 |
| The Mass Media | Chapters 7, 9, 13 |
| The functions and structures of the media | pp. 212–231 |
| The impact of media on politics | pp. 218–237, 279–283, 427–430 |
IV. Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the President, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts
Chapters 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21
| The major formal and informal institutional arrangements of power | Chapters 3, 12, 13, 15, 16 |
| Congress | pp. 352–376 |
| The Presidency | pp. 397–421 |
| The Bureaucracy | pp. 466–490 |
| Federal Courts | pp. 74–78, 502–527 |
| Relationships among these four institutions, and varying balances of power | pp. 377–379, 408–421, 491–499, 511–520 |
| Linkages between institutions and the following | Chapters 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21 |
| Public opinion and voters | Chapters 6, 12, 13, 15, 16 |
| —Congress | pp. 358–365, 381–382 |
| —The Presidency | pp. 412–414, 421–427 |
| —The Bureaucracy | pp. 206–207, 466–470 |
| —Federal Courts | pp. 532–537 |
| Interest groups | Chapters 11, 12, 15, 16 |
| —Congress | pp. 335–340, 382–383 |
| —The Presidency | pp. 335–340 |
| —The Bureaucracy | pp. 493–499 |
| —Federal Courts | pp. 338–339, 505–506 |
| Political parties | Chapters 9, 12, 13, 15, 16 |
| —Congress | pp. 379–382 |
| —The Presidency | pp. 270–279, 409–412 |
| —The Bureaucracy | pp. 470–473 |
| —Federal Courts | pp. 516–520 |
| The media | Chapters 7, 13, 16 |
| —Congress | pp. 218–220, 226–231, 233–237 |
| —The Presidency | pp. 226–231, 233–237, 427–430 |
| —The Bureaucracy | pp. 218–220, 233–237 |
| —Federal Courts | pp. 233–237, 524 |
| Subnational governments | pp. 507–511, 654–692 |
V. Public Policy
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
| Policy making in a federal system | pp. 74–96, 376–379, 683–686 |
| The formation of policy agendas | pp. 233–235, 379–383, 452–459, 633–649 |
| The role of institutions in the enactment of policy | pp. 378–379, 408–421, 452–459, 520–537 |
| The role of the bureaucracy and the courts in policy implementation and interpretation | pp. 57–60, 453, 475–490, 520–537 |
| Linkages between policy processes and the following: | Chapter 12 |
| —Political institutions and federalism | pp. 378–379, 408–421, 452–459, 520–537, 619–623, 683–688 |
| —Political parties | pp. 243–245, 251–252, 263–266, 379–381 |
| —Interest groups | pp. 322–340, 493–499, 553–559, 596–600, 609–612 |
| —Public opinion | pp. 11–13, 412–414, 425–427, 609–612 |
| —Elections | pp. 313–319, 413–414 |
| —Policy networks | pp. 493–499 |
VI. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Chapters 4, 5, 16
| The development of civil liberties and civil rights by judicial interpretation | pp. 98–137, 140–174, 520–532 |
| Knowledge of substantive rights and liberties | pp. 100–135, 145–172 |
| The impact of the Fourteenth Amendment on the constitutional development of rights and liberties | pp. 102–104, 143–154, 157–160 |
