Brief Contents : Preface xvii // Part I Dilemmas of Democracy 1 // 1 Freedom, Order, or Equality? 3 // 2 Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy? 33 // Part II Foundations of American Government 63 // 3 The Constitution 65 // 4 Federalism 109 // Part III Linking People with Government 147 // 5 Public Opinion and Political Socialization 149 // 6 The Mass Media 185 // 7 Participation and Voting 223 // 8 Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections 261 // 9 Interest Groups 309 // Part IV Institutions of Government 349 // 10 Congress 351 // 11 The Presidency 393 // 12 The Bureaucracy 435 // 13 The Courts 467 // 14 The Washington Community 507 // Part V Making Public Policy 539 // 15 The Economics of Public Policy 541 // 16 Domestic Policy 579 // 17 Order and Civil Liberties 617 // 18 Equality and Civil Rights 657 // 19 Foreign and Defense Policy 691 Epilogue 733 // Appendices A-l // The Declaration of Independence in Congress July 4, 1776 A-l // The Constitution of the United States of America