A Correlation of AP* Edition Government in America People, Politics, and Policy 15 th Edition 2011 : *Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Program, AP, and Pre-AP are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, these products.
Introduction This document demonstrates the close alignment between Government in America, People, Politics, and Policy, AP Edition*, 2011, and the :. Correlation references are to the Student Edition chapters and pages. Government in America, People, Politics, and Policy, frames the U.S. government within a public policy approach, focuses on the theme that politic matters, and gets students involved in politics with active learning features. Government in America, AP Edition*, has been updated throughout to reflect important developments; the global economic recession and related policy making, and President Barack Obama s pact on many areas of policy and on many aspects of government in America. Features: An AP*test prep section offers multiple-choice and free-response questions for each chapter and includes explanations to further guide students. AP*correlation guide to the College Board s AP : United States Course Topic Standards Student AP* Test Prep Workbook created specifically for the AP* Edition of Government in America MyPoliSciLab with Pearson etext; a state of the art, comprehensive online resource according to the contents of texts o Pre-tests, post-tests, and chapter exams provide students with instant feedback and personalized student plans o Interactive Politics features 130 highly interactive activities to help students experience politics o Role-playing simulations, high-interest videos, interactive timelines, and visual literacy activities demonstrate how concepts work in practice o PoliSci News Review includes updates from ABC News and a weekly current events quiz o Student podcasts encourage peer-to-peer learning. 2
Table of Contents I. Constitutional Underpinnings of United States Government... 4 II. Political Beliefs and Behaviors... 4 III. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media... 4 IV. Institutions of National Government:... 5 V. Public Policy... 7 VI. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties... 7 3
I. Constitutional Underpinnings of United States Government Chapters 1, 2, 3 Considerations that influenced the formulation and adoption of the Constitution 30 50 Separation of powers 44 46 Federalism 45, 66 74 Theories of democratic government 13 17 II. Political Beliefs and Behaviors Chapters 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Beliefs that citizens hold about their government and its leaders 3 7, 179 186, 190 191 Processes by which citizens learn about politics 173 176 The nature, sources, and consequences of public opinion 10 13, 173 191, 216 218, 320 321, 392 396 The ways in which citizens vote and otherwise participate in public life 186 190, 287 297 Factors that influence citizens to differ from one another in terms of political beliefs and behaviors 168 173, 186 190 III. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20 Political parties and elections Chapters 8, 9, 10 Functions 226 236 Organization 231 234 Development 236 242 Effects on the political process 226 236, 257 258, 243 247, 354 357, 382 385 4
Electoral laws and systems 255 276, 282 283, 297 298, 336 341, 612 618 Interest groups, including political action committees (PACs) Chapters 11, 12, 17, 19, 20 The range of interests represented 310 314, 321 326, 515 518 The activities of interest groups 315 321 The effects of interest groups on the political process 306 321, 357, 576 The unique characteristics and roles of PACs in the political process 267 273, 317 319, 323, 327, 340 The Mass Media Chapters 7, 9, 13 The functions and structures of the media 196 216 The impact of media on politics 196 220, 263 265, 392 399 IV. Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the President, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts The major formal and informal institutional arrangements of power Chapters 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21 Chapters 3, 12, 13, 15, 16 Congress 363 385 The presidency 332 360 The bureaucracy 432 461 Federal courts 466 496 Relationships among these four institutions, and varying balances of power 354, 381 388, 443 452, 456 461, 475 479, 486 492 Linkages between institutions and the following Chapters 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21 Public opinion and voters Chapters 6, 12, 13, 15, 16 5
Congress 336 341, 356 358 The presidency 385 386, 392 399 The bureaucracy 434 439 Federal courts 492 493 Interest groups Chapters 11, 12, 15, 16 Congress 315 321, 357 The presidency 315 321 The bureaucracy 459 461 Federal courts 318 320, 469 470 Political parties Chapters 9, 12, 13, 15, 16 Congress 234 236, 354 356 The presidency 255 263, 382 385 The bureaucracy 438 439 Federal courts 479 482 The media Chapters 7, 13, 16 Congress 211 218 The presidency 211 218, 396 399 The bureaucracy 109 110, 203 204, 211 218 Federal courts 109 110, 211 218 Subnational governments 613 615 6
V. Public Policy Chapters 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 Policy making in a federal system 66 68, 74 83, 636 640 The formation of policy agendas 10 12, 216 218, 386 388 The role of institutions in the enactment of policy 352 358, 374 392, 420 425, 482 488 The role of the bureaucracy and the courts in policy implementation and interpretation 52 55, 421 422, 443 456, 482 496 Linkages between policy processes and the following Chapters 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 Political institutions and federalism 74 83, 342 35, 374 392, 420 425, 443 456, 482 488, 574 580 Political parties 227, 234 236, 245 246, 354 356, 382 385 Interest groups 306 321, 459 461 Public opinion 10 13, 385 386, 392 396 Elections 292, 295 297, 299 300, 386 Policy networks 459 461 VI. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chapters 4, 5, 16 The development of civil liberties and civil rights by judicial interpretation 94 126, 136 143, 148 152, 155 160, 491 492 Knowledge of substantive rights and liberties 43 44, 94 126, 135 160 The impact of the Fourteenth Amendment on the constitutional development of rights and liberties 95 97, 123 126, 162 164 7