American government political development and institutional change created by Cal Jillson

Chapter 1 - The Origins of American Political Principles, 2 -The Revolution and the Constitution, 3 - Federalism and American Political Development, 4 - Political Socialization and Public Opinion, 5 - The Mass Media and the Political Agenda, 6 - Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence, 7 - Political Parties: Winning the Right to Govern, 8 - Voting, Campaigns, and Elections, 9 - Congress: Partisanship, Polarization, and Gridlock, 10 - The President: Governing in Uncertain Times, 11 - Bureaucracy: Redesigning Government for the Twenty-First Century, 12 - The Federal Courts: Activism versus Restraint, 13. Civil Liberties: Ordered Liberty in America, 14 - Civil Rights: Where Liberty and Equality Collide, 15 - Government, the Economy, and Domestic Policy,16 - America's Global Role in the Twenty-First Century.

How politics in America works today, how it got that way, and how it’s likely to change through reform―these are the themes that pervade every chapter of Cal Jillson’s highly lauded American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change. America’s past is present in all aspects of the contemporary political system. Jillson uses political development and the dynamics of change as a thematic tool to help students understand how politics works now―and how institutions, participation, and policies have evolved over time to produce this political environment. In addition, Jillson helps students think critically about how American democracy might evolve further, focusing in every chapter on reform and further change.