Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I: Getting Started -- 1. The Study of Politics and Its Objects -- 2. Methods and Approaches -- 3. The Emergence of Liberal Democracy -- Part II: Ideas -- 4. Political Philosophy -- 5. Ideology -- 6. Political Culture -- Part III: Institutions -- 7. The State: Functions, Institutions, Systems, Constitutions -- 8. Parliamentary Systems -- 9. Presidentialism -- 10. Federalism -- Part IV: The Political Process -- 11. Democracy -- 12. Cleavages -- 13. Electoral Systems and Party Systems -- 14. Parties, Organized Groups, and Direct Democracy -- Part V: Governing -- 15. Public Policy, Legislation, and the Bureaucracy -- 16. Justice, Law, and Politics -- 17. The Rise (and Fall) of the Welfare State -- Part VI: Conclusion -- 18. Politics in a Global Context -- Appendix A: The Canadian Constitution (Selections) -- Appendix B: Canadian Federal Election Results, 1867-2006

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