Citizenship : making government work
The Constitution : fixed or flexible?
Federalism : U.S. v. the states
Civil liberties : safeguarding the individual
Civil rights : demanding equality
Legislatures : laying down the law
The modern presidency : tools of power
Bureaucracy : a controversial necessity
The courts : our rule of law
Public opinion : voice of the people
Political parties : mobilizing agents
Elections : the maintenance of democracy
Interest groups : organizing to influence
Global politics : U.S.A. and the world.