List of Appendix (Appendices)
1. The Declaration of Independence.
2. The Constitution of the United States.
3. The Federalist Papers Nos. 10, 51, and 78.
4. Presidents and Congresses, 1789–2010.
Features
1. With even greater emphasis in the tenth edition, the text’s critical thinking approach to politics, its features, and its narrative are designed to teach students to look closely, question logically, and think critically about the American political process.
2. A unique analytical framework presented in the first chapter illustrates the interactions between underlying structural factors — the economy, society, cultural values, etc. – and our political system. This framework offers a holistic view of our system.
3. A “democratic ideal” is carefully outlined in the first chapter, giving students a “yardstick” with which to measure aspects of our system – our congress, our elections, our policies — and evaluate how democratic they are.
4. Superior diversity coverage remains a hallmark of the book, with integrated treatment of issues related to the changing population of the United States woven throughout.
5. “Using the Democracy Standard” end-of-chapter boxes offer a proposition on some aspect of our political system and present two arguments, agreeing and disagreeing with the proposition. In these boxes, students have the opportunity to actively evaluate how democratic our system is.
6. “Using the Framework” is a distinctive box in every chapter that relies greatly on a graphical representation of our system. Each box begins by asking a question about why certain elements of our system are the way they are. It then answers that question with a brief paragraph and a unique graphic that explicitly and visually weds structural factors, political linkages, government, and government action.
7. “By the Numbers” equips students to grapple effectively with the numerical information, such as statistics or poll numbers, that is pressed upon U.S. citizens every day and often manipulated by interest groups or administration officials to further a variety of political agendas.
8. “Mapping American Politics” uses weighted maps to display and clarify statistical information about American politics and public policies, giving students a visual way to think critically about a range of issues.