《American Government and Politics Tenth Edition》

PART Ⅰ．THE AMERICAN SYSTEM：ESSENTIAL FEATURES1

1．Government and Liberty in Check Under Supreme Law3

2．Flexibility of the American System20

PART Ⅱ．THE DOMAIN OF LIBERTY37

3．Personal Liberty39

4．Liberty in Relation to Occupations and Property60

PART Ⅲ．THE POPULAR BASIS OF GOVERNMENT73

5．People，Citizens，and Voters75

6．Popular Rule through Elections85

7．Popular Parties as Agencies of Popular Will94

PART Ⅳ．THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT121

8．Congress：Over-all Structure and Elections123

9．Congress：Internal Organization and Work145

10．Nomination and Election of the President179

11．The Office of President200

12．The Federal Judiciary226

13．Stresses and Strains in the Balancing of Powers246

14．The Fourth Department－The Administration268

15．Taxation and Finance297

16．Control and Direction of Foreign Relations315

17．American Foreign Policies341

18．The War Power367

19．The Federal Government and the Nation＇s Economy387

20．Natural Resources and the National Domain402

21．Business Enterprise and Agriculture420

22．Communication and Transportation447

23．Labor and Immigration467

24．General Welfare and Social Security488

PART Ⅴ．STATE GOVERNMENT507

25．Position of the States in the Federal System509

26．The State and Its Constitution535

27．Methods of Popular Control in the States553

28．Regulation of Party Machines and Operations570

29．The State Legislature587

30．The Governor614

31．The Judiciary and the Law633

32．State Administrative Organization658

33．State Finances and Financial Management679

34．State Promotion and Regulation of Special Interests695

35．State Promotion of General Welfare709

PART Ⅵ．LOCAL GOVERNMENT729

36．Organization and Financing of Urban Government731

37．Functions of Urban Governments759

38．Rural Local Government785

Appendix，Constitution of the United States805

Index821