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Chapter 1
The Political System
Chapter 2
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances in the U.S. Constitution
Chapter 3
Disparity in States' School Funding
Chapter 4
The Nationalization/Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
Chapter 5
The Percentage of Black Students Attending Schools with Any White Students in Southern States
Chapter 6
Percent Engaging in Various Kinds of Political Participation: 1967 and 1987
Chapter 7
The Incredible Shrinking Soundbite:1968 to 1996
Chapter 8
Party Identification in the United States: 1952 to 1996
Chapter 9
The Declining Coverage of Conventions on Network TV
Chapter 10
Why Turnout in the United States is So Low Compared to Other Countries
Chapter 11
The PAC Explosion: 1974-1996
Chapter 12
The Incumbency Factor in Congressional Elections
Chapter 13
Average Yearly Presidential Approval
Chapter 14
The Federal Government Dollar
Chapter 15
Iron Triangles: One Example
Chapter 16
Organization of the Federal Court System
Chapter 17
Unemployment: Joblessness in America, 1960-1996
Chapter 18
Who Gets What? Income Shares of American Households
Chapter 19
Who Pays Medical Costs? Government Versus Private Sources
Chapter 20
Exports and Imports
Chapter 21
Institutional Powers of the Governors


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