This all-encompassing encyclopedia provides a broad perspective on U.S. politics, culture, and society, but also goes beyond the facts to consider the myths, ideals, and values that help shape and define the nation.

Organization of the Encyclopedia Introduction Guide to Related Topics Volume One Abortion and Politics Advertising, Political Affirmative Action African Americans and Politics Air Quality and Politics American Dream American "Exceptionalism" American Flag American Indian Politics Anti-intellectualism in American Life Arts, Humanities, and Politics Asian Americans and Politics Baby Boom Generation and Politics Banking Policy and Politics Biotechnology and Politics Border Protection and Politics Budget Politics Bureaucracy and American Political Culture Campaign Finance Campaigns and Campaigning Catholics and Politics Church–State Relations Cities and Politics Citizenship and Politics Civil Liberties Civil Religion Civil Rights Civil War (1861–1865) and Modern Memory Class and Politics Climate Change and Politics Coastal Zones, Economics, and Politics Cold War Political Culture Congress and Congressional Politics Conservatives and Conservatism Conspiracy Theory and the "Paranoid Style" Constitution and Constitutionalism Consumer Culture and Politics Corporate Behavior and Politics Corruption in Politics Courts and Court Politics Crime, Punishment, and Politics Crises, Emergencies, and Politics Cultural Pluralism Culture Wars Cybersecurity and Politics Death Penalty and Politics Debates, Presidential Debt, Deficit, and Politics Democracy Democratic Party Desegregation and Politics Disability and Politics Disasters and Politics Disinformation, Deception, and Politics Drug Policy and Politics Economic Policy and Politics Education Policy and Politics Electoral College Endangered Species Act, Habitat Loss, and Politics Energy Policy and Politics Environmental Policy and Politics Ethics in Government Evolution, Creationism, and Politics Executive Privilege Volume Two Guide to Related Topics Factions and Intraparty Conflict Family, State, and Politics Farming, Food, and Politics Far-Right Parties and Organizations Fear Tactics in Politics Federalism Filibuster Film and American Political Culture First Lady Foreign Policy and Politics Free Speech Gay and Lesbian Culture and Politics Globalization Governors and Gubernatorial Politics Grassroots Activism Green Movement and Politics Gridlock, Legislative Guns and Politics Health Care and Politics House of Representatives, United States Housing Policy and Politics Humor, Satire, and Politics Immigration and Politics Impeachment Independent Voters Individualism Inequality and Politics Information Leaks and Politics Infrastructure and Politics Initiatives and Referendums Intelligence Community and Politics Interest Groups and Lobbying Internet, Society, and Politics Islamophobia Jews and Politics Labor and Politics Latinos and Politics Leaders and Leadership Left and Politics Legislative Veto Liberals and Liberalism Libertarians and Libertarianism Liberty Literature and Politics Midterm Elections Military and Politics Mining and Politics Monuments, Memorials, and Public History Mormons and Politics Muslims, Arab Americans, and Politics National Identity National Parks, Wilderness Areas, and Politics National Security Policy and Politics Nationalism Nominating Conventions Nuclear Power and Politics Nuclear Weapons and Politics Oil, Natural Gas, and Politics Volume Three Guide to Related Topics Pardons and Politics Partisanship and Polarization Personality and Politics Political Communications Political Consultants and Campaign Managers Political Parties Popular Culture and Politics Poverty and Politics Power and Politics Pragmatism Prayer and Religious Symbols in Public Places Presidency and Presidential Politics Presidential Appointments Presidential Memoirs, Autobiographies, and Biographies Primaries and Caucuses Print Media and Politics Privacy Rights and Politics Privatization and Deregulation Progressives, Progressivism, and President Barack Obama Protest Movements Protestants, Evangelicals, and Politics Public Health and Politics Public Opinion Public–Private Partnerships Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Recall Elections Recession and Politics Redistricting Regions and Regionalism: The Midwest Regions and Regionalism: The Northeast Regions and Regionalism: The South Regions and Regionalism: The West Religion and Politics Republican Party Right to Die and Politics Scandals in Politics Science, Technology, and Society Senate, United States Separation of Powers Social Media and Politics Social Security and Politics Social Welfare and Politics Space Policy and Politics State and Local Politics State Secrets and Politics States' Rights Supreme Court, United States Surveillance, Society, and Politics Talk Radio and Politics Tax Policy and Politics Tea Party Television News, Opinion, and Politics Term Limits Terrorism, Torture, and Politics Theater and Ritual in American Politics Think Tanks and Politics Third Parties Trade Policy and Politics Veterans and Politics Veto Power Vice Presidency Violence and Politics Voter Turnout Voting and Politics War and Politics Water Policy and Politics White House and Capitol Hill Women and Politics Youth and Politics Bibliography Editor and Contributors Index

This all-encompassing encyclopedia provides a broad perspective on U.S. politics, culture, and society, but also goes beyond the facts to consider the myths, ideals, and values that help shape and define the nation.