AmGov: Long Story Short 4th Edition By Christine Barbour
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The 4th Edition of AmGov: Long Story Short by Christine Barbour covers the core fundamentals of American government across 10 succinct, streamlined chapters. [1, 2]
The book is structured into 10 core chapters that break down complex political concepts into quick, digestible modules: [1]
1. Foundations & Principles
  • Chapter 1: Politics and Citizenship – Introduces political, economic, and political-economic systems, American political culture, ideologies, and the concept of mediated citizenship.
  • Chapter 2: The United States' Founding – Explores classical liberalism, the social contract, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutional Convention, ratification, and federalism.
  • Chapter 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights – Covers the Bill of Rights, First Amendment protections, due process, the right to privacy, and the ongoing struggle for political equality regarding race and gender.
2. Institutions of American Government
  • Chapter 4: The Legislative Branch – Details the structure, function, powers, and inner workings of the U.S. Congress.
  • Chapter 5: The Executive Branch – Examines the presidency, presidential powers, roles, and the federal bureaucracy.
  • Chapter 6: The Judicial Branch – Looks at the American legal system, court structures, the Supreme Court, and judicial review.
3. Political Participation & Public Policy
  • Chapter 7: Parties and Interest Groups – Analyzes the political party system, factionalism, lobbying, and the role of special interest groups.
  • Chapter 8: Public Opinion, Campaigns, and Elections – Reviews how public opinion is measured, campaign strategies, voting behavior, and the electoral process.
  • Chapter 9: Media and Political Communication – Investigates political narratives, news media, digital communication, and how information shapes modern political discourse.
  • Chapter 10: Domestic and Foreign Policy – Outlines how the U.S. creates, implements, and evaluates economic, social welfare, and international defense policies.

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Bill of Rights Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Declaration of Independence Domestic and Foreign Policy – of the U.S. First Amendment protections Institutions of American Government Media and Political Communication – Investigates political narratives Parties and Interest Groups – Analyzes the political party system Political Participation & Public Policy Politics and Citizenship Public Opinion Campaigns and Elections ratification and federalism. the Articles of Confederation the Constitutional Convention The Executive Branch – presidency presidential powers roles and the federal bureaucracy. The Judicial Branch –American legal system court structures the Supreme Court and judicial review The Legislative Branch – structure function powers and inner workings of the U.S. Congress. The United States' Founding – Explores classical liberalism
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