Download PDF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ROOTS AND REFORM 2012 Election Edition by Karen O’CONNOR

Sinopsis

In December 1606, three ships—the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery—set sail from Blackwall, England, to America. These ships held 104 men and boys seeking their fortunes, for the New World was reputed to offer tremendous riches. However, this sorry mix lacked the skills necessary to sustain a colony in the harsh terrain and conditions they were to encounter. The London Company, a joint stock company that was created to attract much-needed capital to aid British colonization of the New World, financed the colonists. Joint stock companies allowed potential investors to purchase shares of stock in companies anticipating large payoffs for their investments several years down the road. Enthusiasm for this new business model led thousands of English citizens to invest in the London Company. The company was issued the first Virginia Charter in April 1606, legally allowing it to settle a region extending from present-day Cape Fear, North Carolina, to the Long Island Sound. The settlers were under the direction of Sir Thomas Smith, reputed to be one of London’s wealthiest financiers, lending further credibility to the venture.

Content

1. American Government: Roots, Context, and Culture
2. The Constitution
3. The Federal System
4. Civil Liberties
5. Civil Rights 
6. Public Opinion and Political Socialization
7. Political Parties
8. Elections and Voting
9. The Campaign Process
10. The News Media
11. Interest Groups
12. Congress
13. The Presidency
14. The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy
15. The Judiciary
16. Domestic Policy
17. Economic Policy
18. Foreign and Defense Policy

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