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Standard and Short Edition:
1 American Political Culture
2 The Founding and the Constitution
3 Federalism
4 Civil Liberties
5 Civil Rights
6 Public Opinion
7 The Media
8 Political Participation and Voting
9 Political Parties
10 Campaigns and Elections
11 Groups and Interests
12 Congress
13 The Presidency
14 Bureaucracy In A Democracy
15 The Federal Courts
16 Government and Economy
17 Social Policy
18 Foreign Policy and Democracy
Texas Edition:
19 The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas
20 The Texas Constitution
21 Parties and Elections in Texas
22 Interest Groups, Lobbying, and Lobbyists
23 The Texas Legislature
24 The Texas Executive Branch
25 The Texas Judiciary
26 Local Government in Texas
27 Public Policy in Texas

Chapter 1: American Political Culture

Get Involved Exercise

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What You Can Do

Can you make a difference? You never will unless you get involved. This week, decide that you will do three of the following activities.  For each activity, write down what you have done and a brief comment describing how you felt about your political activities.


  1. Read a newspaper or a weekly news magazine.

  1. Watch some monologues of late-night comedians and compare the coverage of issues.

  1. Watch a political talk show on TV.

  1. Discuss politics with friends.

  1. Write a letter to a campus or community newspaper.

  1. Call in to a radio talk show.

  1. Join an Internet discussion group on politics.

  1. E-mail your representative or senators.



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