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I. THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE NEW AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 1. Democracy in the United States. 2. Establishing a Constitutional Democracy. 3. Federalism: Division of Power among National, State and Local Governments. 4. America: Unity amidst Diversity. II. THE INGREDIENTS OF THE NEW AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 5. Public Opinion. 6. Individual Participation. 7. Interest Group Participation. 8. Political Parties. 9. The Media. III. CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS. 10. Electing the President. 11. Electing the Congress. IV. THE GOVERNMENT. 12. The Congress and Its Work. 13. The Presidency: Powers and Practice. 14. The Bureaucracy. 15. The Courts. V. CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS. 16. Civil Liberties. 17. Civil Rights. VI. PUBLIC POLICY. 18. Domestic Policy. 19. Economic Policy: Prosperity, Deficits, and Taxes. 20. Foreign and Defense Policy. APPENDICES The Declaration of Independence. The Contstitution of the United States. Federalist No. 10. Federalist No. 51. Presidents of the United States.Morris P. Fiorina is the author of 'The New American Democracy: Election Update, with LP.com access card (2nd Edition)', published 2001 under ISBN 9780321101327 and ISBN 0321101324.
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