Table Of ContentBrief Contents About the Authors Acknowledgments To the Student Tips for Taking the AP ® Exam American Government: What's Inside the Second Edition Unit 1 Foundations of American Democracy Chapter 1 American Government and Politics The Stories of Our Nation Chapter 2 The Constitution A New Vision of Government Chapter 3 Federalism Dividing Power between the National Government and the States Unit 2 The Branches of the Federal Government Chapter 4 Congress Representation, Organization, and Legislation Chapter 5 The American Presidency Individuals, Institutions, and Executive Power Chapter 6 The Federal Judiciary Politics, Power, and the "Least Dangerous" Branch Chapter 7 The Federal Bureaucracy Carrying Out the Day-to-Day Functions of Government Unit 3 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chapter 8 Civil Liberties Protecting Fundamental Freedoms Chapter 9 Civil Rights What Is Equality? Unit 4 American Political Ideologies and Beliefs Chapter 10 American Attitudes about Government and Politics What Americans Believe Chapter 11 Public Opinion Measuring Americans' Opinions Chapter 12 Political Ideology How Beliefs Shape Our Choices Unit 5 Political Participation Chapter 13 Voting and Elections Elections and Voters in an Era of Demographic Change Chapter 14 Political Parties and Campaigns The Powers and Limitations of Political Parties Chapter 15 Interest Groups and Social Movements Collective Action, Power, and Representation Chapter 16 The Media New Technologies, Enduring Issues Practice Exam for AP ® U.S. Government and Politics Political Party Affiliations in Congress and the Presidency, 1789-2021 A-1 Summary of Presidential Elections, 1789-2020 A-5 Glossary/Glosario G-1 Notes N-1Index I-1