What brings voters to the polls, and how do they make their voting decisions? Those are just two of the questions about voting and elections this chapter will explore.  

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As many a disappointed candidate knows, public opinion matters. The way opinions are formed and the way we measure public opinion also matter. But how much, and why? These are some of the questions we’ll explore in this chapter.

The intro and outro music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar (CC-BY-SA).  [https://bit.ly/jahzzarsong]

What is the difference between civil liberties and civil rights? How did the African American struggle for civil rights evolve? What challenges did women overcome in securing the right to vote, and what obstacles do they and other U.S. groups still face? This chapter addresses these and other questions in exploring the essential concepts of civil rights.  

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“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” The actions of ordinary citizens, lawyers, and  politicians have been at the core of a vigilant effort to protect  constitutional liberties.  But what are those freedoms? And how should  we balance them against the interests of society and other individuals?  These are the key questions we will tackle in this chapter.

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What specific powers and responsibilities are granted to the federal and state governments? How does our process of government keep these separate governing entities in balance? To answer these questions and more, this chapter traces the origins, evolution, and functioning of the American system of federalism, as well as its advantages and disadvantages for citizens.

How did the Constitution come to be written? What compromises were needed to ensure the ratification that made it into law? This chapter addresses these questions and also describes why the Constitution remains a living, changing document.

What does government do to serve the people? What different forms of government exist? How do they differ? How can citizens best engage with and participate in the crucial process of governing the nation? This chapter seeks to answer these questions.

Welcome! The narrators introduce the project and themselves.  We have created an audiobook production of American Government 3e, an OpenStax textbook. This textbook provides an introduction to US  government and civics, and is used widely as in college-level Political Science courses. Narrated by Brian Barrick and Sarah Arya ([email protected]).  

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