Basics of American Politics

1. What Is Politics? 2. The Constitution: Rules of the Game. 3. The Executive Branch: The Presidency and the Bureaucracy. 4. The Legislative Branch: Congress. 5. The Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court and the Federal Court. 6. Civil Rights and Liberties: Protecting the Players. 7. Voters and Political Parties. 8. Interest Groups and the Media. 9. Who Wins, Who Loses: Pluralism Versus Elitism. Glossary. Appendix. The Declaration of Independence. Appendix. The Constitution.Wasserman, Gary is the author of 'Basics of American Politics', published 2003 under ISBN 9780321129765 and ISBN 0321129768.