Contents (Posted September 1998)

• Introduction
• Defining Democracy
• Rights
• The Rule of Law
• Elections
• The Culture of Democracy
• Democratic Government
• Politics, Economics, and Pluralism

Contents (Updated April 2005)

Introduction

• Overview: What Is Democracy?
• Majority Rule, Minority Rights
• Civil-Military Relations
• Political Parties
• Citizen Responsibilities
• A Free Press
• Federalism
• Rule of Law
• Human Rights
• Executive Power
• Legislative Power
• An Independent Judiciary
• Constitutionalism
• Freedom of Speech
• Government Accountability
• Free and Fair Elections
• Freedom of Religion
• The Rights of Women and Girls
• Governing by Coalitions and Compromise 
• The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations
• Education and Democracy

Contents

• Continuity
  and Change
• How the U.S. Economy Works
• The U.S. Economy:
  A Brief History
• Small Business and the Corporation
• Stocks, Commodities, and Markets
• The Role of the Government in the Economy
• Monetary and Fiscal Policy
• American Agriculture:
  Its Changing Significance
• Labor in America:
  The Worker’s Role
• Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies
• Afterword:
  Beyond Economics
• Glossary

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I HAVE A DREAM

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