CONTENTS:

I. THE PRESIDENT
1. The Original Idea
2. Development of the Office
3. The Election of the President
4. The Nomination of Candidates
5. The President’s Background
6. The Presidential Campaign
7. Inauguration
8. The Functions of the President
9. Limitations of the President
10. The Presidency Reviewed
11. The Vice-President

II. THE CONGRESS
1. The Nature of Congress
2. The House of Representatives
3. The Senate
4. Congressional Committees
5. The Passing of Legislation
6. Control of the Purse-Strings
7. Congressional Staffing and Facilities
8. Conclusions: The Role of Congress

III. THE JUDICIARY
1. The Importance of the Judiciary
2. Constitutional Provisions
3. The Federal Court Structure
4. The Procedure of the Supreme Court
5. The Administration of the Courts
6. Judicial Review
7. The Supreme Court as a Legislative Body
8. Limitations on the Supreme Court
9. The Supreme Court as a Political Institution
10. Appointments to the Judiciary
11. Five Important Cases

IV. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1. The State
2. Local Government

V. THE POLITICAL PARTIES
1. The Place of Parties in Government
2. The History of Parties in the United States
3. The American Two-Party System
4. The Role of Third Parties
5. Party Organization
6. Party Funds
7. Democrats v. Republicans

VI. Political Developments in the Seventies

Appendix A: The Constitution
Appendix B: The Presidents of the United States
Appendix C: The States of the Union