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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
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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 2: The Founding and the Constitution

Get Involved Exercise

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What You Can Do

Do you think that the Equal Rights Amendment would have a better chance of being ratified today than it had in the 1970s? To determine popular support for the ERA, circulate the petition below to get ten signatures.

Then complete the following questions:


  1. How many people did you ask to sign the petition?

  1. How many refused to sign?

  1. How many people had heard of the Equal Rights Amendment?

  1. What reasons did people give for signing or not signing?

  1. Do you think that getting people to sign petitions is an effective way to get Congress to give serious consideration to a constitutional amendment?

  1. What other methods might be used to get the attention of Congress?



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