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Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Abouth the Author Contents A Letter from the Author Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One Critical Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen Learning to Think Critically Obstacles to Critical Thinking What Political Science Can Contribute to Critical Thinking Political Culture: Americans’ Enduring Beliefs Core Values: Liberty, Individualism, Equality, and Self-Government The Limits and Power of Americans’ Ideals Politics and Power in America A Democratic System A Constitutional System A Free-Market System Who Governs? The Text’s Organization Summary Critical Thinking Zone Chapter Two Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government Before the Constitution: the Colonial and Revolutionary Experiences The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Confederation A Nation Dissolving Negotiating Toward a Constitution The Great Compromise: A Two-Chamber Congress The Three-Fifths Compromise: Issues of Slavery and Trade A Strategy for Ratification The Ratification Debate The Framers’ Goals Protecting Liberty: Limited Government Grants and Denials of Power Using Power to Offset Power Separated Institutions Sharing

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Author
Thomas E. Patterson
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Published
2019
Language
EN
ISBN
9781259912405
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Political Science, Social Science, Government & Politics
Rating
4.3 / 5 (262 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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