WE THE
PEOPLE
FOURTEENTH EDITION
ALL CHAPTERS
INCLUDED
Plus Free Practice Questions With
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,Table of Contents
We the People
Fourteenth Edition
by Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore J. Lowi, Margaret Weir, Caroline J. Tolbert, Andrea L.
Campbell, and Megan Ming Francis
1. Chapter 1: Americans and Their Political Values
2. Chapter 2: The Founding & the Constitution
3. Chapter 3: Federalism
4. Chapter 4: Civil Liberties
5. Chapter 5: Civil Rights
6. Chapter 6: Public Opinion
7. Chapter 7: The Media & Political Information
8. Chapter 8: Political Participation & Voting
9. Chapter 9: Political Parties
10. Chapter 10: Campaigns & Elections
11. Chapter 11: Groups & Interests
12. Chapter 12: Congress
13. Chapter 13: The Presidency
14. Chapter 14: The Bureaucracy
15. Chapter 15: The Federal Courts
16. Chapter 16: Economic Policy
, 17. Chapter 17: Social Policy
18. Chapter 18: Foreign Policy
We the People: Fourteenth Edition, by Benjamin Ginsberg
Chapter 1: Americans and Their Political Values
1. Which of the following is the core principle that underpins American democracy?
• A) Socialism
• B) Individual rights
• C) Federalism
• D) State ownership of property
Answer: B) Individual rights
2. What is the term used to describe the government system where power is divided
between national and state governments?
• A) Oligarchy
• B) Federalism
• C) Democracy
• D) Monarchy
Answer: B) Federalism
3. Which of the following best defines “political culture”?
• A) The structure of political parties
• B) Shared values and beliefs about government and politics
• C) The economy and its relationship to politics
• D) The legal system that governs political actions
Answer: B) Shared values and beliefs about government and politics
4. Which principle emphasizes the right of individuals to influence government decisions?
• A) Political equality
• B) Popular sovereignty
• C) Individual liberty