American Government and Politics Today, Brief Edition, 2014-2015

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Bill of Rights and, 67–69
versus civil rights, 92
defined, 8
freedom of expression, 73–81
freedom of religion, 69–73
freedom of speech, 73–79
freedom of the press, 79–81
of immigrants, and national
security, 87–88
privacy rights, 81–84
rights of accused vs. rights of
society, 84–86
search and seizure, 89
vs. security issues, 86–88
suspended during Civil War,
235
Civil right(s), 92–113
African Americans and
consequences of slavery,
93–97
American Indians and, 105–107
versus civil liberties, 92
civil rights movement, 97–100
defined, 92
extending equal protection,
107–109
of gay males and lesbians,
110 –112
immigration and, 104–105
King’s philosophy of
nonviolence, 97
Latinos and, 104–105
March on Washington, 98
modern legislation regarding,
98 –10 0
women and, 100–104
Civil Rights Act
of 1866, 94
of 1872 (Anti-Ku Klux Klan Act),
94
of 1875 (Second Civil Rights
Act), 94
of 1964, 98–99, 107, 264
Title VII, 99, 103
of 1968, 99
ineffectiveness of early civil
rights laws, 94–96
Civil Rights Cases, 94
Civil rights movement, 97–100,
145, 160
Civil service
defined, 227
difficulty in firing, 259

Chamber of Commerce, U.S., 146
Change to Win Coalition, 146
Checks and balances, 34, 35
judicial review and, 286
Cheney, Dick, 236, 242, 336
Chicago Tribune, 134
Chief diplomat, 229–230
Chief executive, 227–228
Chief legislator, 230–231
Chief of staff, 240
Child Online Protection Act
(COPA), 77
Children
political socialization of, 118–119
pornography and, 76–77
Children’s Internet Protection Act
(CIPA), 77
China
aid provided to North Korea by,
339
Communist Party of, 3
economic growth of, 330
foreign policy and, 328–331
formal diplomatic recognition
of, 340
nationalism, 330–331
normal trade relations (NTR)
status and, 328
nuclear weapons and, 327
ownership of U.S. public debt,
310
President Carter’s recognition
of, 229
relationship with North Korea,
328
Taiwan and, 330
CHIP (Children’s Health
Insurance Program), 250
Christianity, nation’s founders
and, 24
Chrysler, 11
CIO (Congress of Industrial
Organizations), 146
Circuit courts of appeals, U.S.,
276–277
Citizens United v. Federal
Election Commission, 42,
177, 178, 287
City political machines, 156
Civil Aeronautic Board, 256
Civil contempt, 275
Civil disobedience, 97
Civil liberties, 66–89

C a n d i d a t e (s), 17 2 –17 3
African Americans as, 172
candidate-centered campaigns,
174
coattail effect and, 186, 205
for congressional elections, 205
front-runner, 183
perception of, and voting
behavior, 192
power of incumbency, 205, 206
professionals as, 173
recruiting, by political parties,
154–155
visibility and appeal of, 175
women as, 173
Cantwell v. Connecticut, 68
Capitalism
defined, 10
laissez-faire capitalism, 15
Capture, 255–256
Caribbean, lobbying by, 151
Carter, Jimmy
armed forces ordered by
into combat without
congressional approval,
337
China and, 340
deregulation, 256
election of 1980, 128
judicial appointment and, 282
Mondale and, 242
People’s Republic of China
recognized by, 229
plan to end governmental
inefficiency, 248
Carville, James, 174
Case law, 273
Casework, 199
Categorical grants, 59–60
Catholics
Democratic Party and, 159
voting behavior, 122, 123
Caucus, 181, 183
Ceballos, Richard, 264
Census Bureau, measuring
unemployment, 308
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
creation of, 335
criticism of, 336
failure to detect nuclear
arsenals of India and
Pakistan, 336
Certiorari, writ of, 280

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