Chapter Ⅰ Introduction 1
Abstract 1
Focus Questions 1
Topic for Term Paper 2
Section A:Exposition Texts 2
A1.Geography 2
A2.The Formation of the Union 3
A3.Population Trends 6
A4.Economy 8
A5.Class 9
American City:New York City 9
Section B:Exploitation Activites 10
B1.Pair work 10
B2.Individual work 12
B3.Research projects 12
B4.Ask Americans 13
Section C:Extension Tasks 14
Feature:Traditional American Values 14
Important Terms in American Studies 14
Linking Past and Present:The National Bird—the Bald Eagle 15
Chapter Ⅱ The Constitution and the Government System 16
Abstract 16
Focus Questions 16
Topic for Term Paper 16
Section A:Exposition Texts 17
A2.The Constitution 17
A4.The Structure of the Federal Government 19
A5.The Federal System 21
Section B:Exploitation Activites 22
B1.Individual work 22
B2.Pair work 23
B3.Group work 24
Section C:Extension Tasks 25
Table 1 Government Versus Personal Responsibility,1983—1998 25
Table 2 How Efficient Is the Government? 26
Table 3 Can the Government Have a Positive Impact? 26
Linking Past and Present:Uncle Sam 26
Chapter Ⅲ The Amendments 28
Abstract 28
Focus Questions 28
Topic for Term Paper 29
Section A:Exposition Texts 30
A1.The Bill of Rights 30
A2.The Remaining Amendments 31
A4.Illustrations of the Amendments 33
Section B:Exploitation Activites 35
B2.Pair work 35
B4.Research project 35
B5.Essay topics 35
Linking Past and Present:Fair Trial 36
Chapter Ⅳ Education 37
Abstract 37
Focus Questions 37
Topic for Term Paper 37
Section A:Exposition Texts 38
A1.American Perceptions of Education 38
A2.Elementary and Secondary Education 39
A3.Higher Education 40
Section B:Exploitation Activites 47
B2.Pair work 47
B4.Research projects 47
Section C:Extension Tasks 48
C1.Feature:Community Colleges 48
When Intellectual Life Is Optional for Students 49
Linking Past and Present:Noah Webster 51
Chapter Ⅴ Immigration and Ethnicity 52
Abstract 52
Focus Questions 52
Topics for Term Paper 52
Section A:Exposition Texts 53
A1.Introduction 53
A2.Melting Pot vs.Salad Bowl 54
A3.American Immigration Policies 56
A4.The Changing Face of Ethnicity in America 59
A5.Affirmative Action 59
Section B:Exploitation Activites 62
B1.Individual work 62
B2.Pair work 62
B3.Group discussion 62
B4.Essay topic 62
Linking Past and Present 63
1.Ellis Island and Angel Island 63
2.Native Americans 63
Chapter Ⅵ Family and Personal Relationships 64
Abstract 64
Focus Questions 64
Topic for Term Paper 65
Section A:Exposition Texts 65
A1.What Is Family 65
A2.Marriage 66
A4.Family Life 66
A5.Divorce and Cohabitation 70
A6.Homeownership 72
Section B:Exploitation Activites 73
B1.Group discussion 73
B2.Pair work 73
Section C:Extension Tasks 75
C3.Do Gay People Have Rights? 75
Linking Past and Present:The Hamburger 76
Chapter Ⅶ Domestic Economy 77
Abstract 77
Focus Questions 77
Topic for Term Paper 78
Section A:Exposition Texts 78
A3.The General Economic Situation after World War Ⅱ and a Transformed Economic Structure 78
A4.U.S.Financial Markets 79
A5.Aspects of Corporations and Small Businesses 81
A6.U.S.Foreign Trade 82
A7.Tax Policy 86
Section B:Exploitation Activites 88
B1.Individual work 88
B2.Pair work 88
B3.Ask Americans 88
B4.Research projects 89
Section C:Extension Tasks 92
The Three Macroeconomic Theories that Dominate American Economic Decision Making 92
Definitions of the American Dream 93
Linking Past and Present 93
1.A New System of Time Zones 93
2.The New England Yankee 93
Chapter Ⅷ Social Welfare 95
Abstract 95
Focus Questions 95
Topic for Term Paper 95
Section A:Exposition Texts 96
A2.Social Welfare up to 1996 96
A3.The Reform of 1996 and the Changing Attitudes 98
Section B:Exploitation Activites 101
B3.Group work 101
B4.Essay topic 101
Section C:Extension Tasks 103
C2.Life Begins at Sixty-five? 103
Linking Past and Present:The Hot Dog 104
Chapter Ⅸ Political Parties and Interest Groups 105
Abstract 105
Focus Questions 105
Topic for Term Paper 105
Section A:Exposition Texts 106
A1.The Evolution of Two-Party Democracy 106
A2.Party Functions 107
A3.Traditional Images of the Two Parties 107
A5.Interest Groups 108
Section B:Exploitation Activites 112
B1.Individual work 112
B2.Pair work 112
B3.Essay topic 113
B4.Ask Americans 113
Linking Past and Present:How Abraham Lincoln Emerged as a National Leader Through Political Debates 114
Chapter Ⅹ Work 115
Abstract 115
Focus Questions 115
Topic for Term Paper 115
Section A:Exposition Texts 116
A1.A Portrait of the U.S.Labor Market Today 116
A2.Job Security and the Service Sector 118
A4.The Graying of the Workforce 121
A5.Telecommuting and Changes in the World of Work 122
Section B:Exploitation Activites 123
B1.Individual work 123
B2.Pair work 123
B3.Essay topics 124
Linking Past and Present:Blue Jeans 126
Chapter Ⅺ The Print Media 127
Abstract 127
Focus Questions 127
Topics for Term Paper 127
Section A:Exposition Texts 128
A1.Newspapers 128
A3.Ownership of the Print Media 131
Section B:Exploitation Activites 132
B1.Pair work 132
B2.Individual work 132
B3.Research projects 133
Section C:Extension Tasks 135
C1.Feature:Esquire,an Introduction to the Current State of the Magazine Industry 135
Linking Past and Present:Magazines and Newspapers in the 19th Century 135
Chapter Ⅻ The Electronic Media 136
Abstract 136
Focus Questions 136
Topics for Term Paper 136
Section A:Exposition Texts 137
A3.The Three Giant Networks and the Organization of the Traditional Television Industry 137
A5.Media Controls—Laws and Regulations 138
A6.The Internet 141
Section B:Exploitation Activites 143
B1.Individual work 143
B3.Research project 143
B4.Essay topic 143
Section C:Extension Tasks 144
C1.Feature:Presidential Election and TV 144
Linking Past and Present:From Cable to the Wireless 145
Chapter ⅩⅢ Leisure and Recreation 146
Abstract 146
Focus Questions 146
Topic for Term Paper 146
Section A:Exposition Texts 147
A1.Trends in Leisure Time 147
A2.Sports and Campus Recreation 147
A3.Indoor and"Invisible"Leisure Activities 148
A4.Theme Parks 149
A5.Factors that Promote Leisure and Recreation 149
A6.Leisure-Service Agencies 149
A7.Trends Affecting Leisure in the 21st Century 151
Section B:Exploitation Activites 154
B1.Pair work 154
B2.Group work 154
B3.Debating topic 155
B4.Research projects 156
Section C:Extension Tasks 156
C1.Feature:Disneyland,More Than an Entertainment Empire 156
C2.The Federal Government's Role in Recreation 157
Linking Past and Present:1.Jazz 2.Central Park and Macy's 157
Chapter ⅩⅣ Tourism and Holidays 159
Abstract 159
Focus Questions 159
Topics for Term Paper 159
Section A:Exposition Texts 160
A1.Tourism,a Major Industry 160
A3.Leisure Plus Travel 161
A4.Tourism Organization 162
A5.Tourist Attractions 163
A6.Holidays in the U.S.A 164
Section B:Exploitation Activites 165
B2.Pair work 165
B4.Debating topic 167
Linking Past and Present:Mount Rushmore 167
Chapter ⅩⅤ Justice and the Law 169
Abstract 169
Focus Questions 169
Topic for Term Paper 170
Section A:Exposition Texts 170
A1.Judicial Independence 170
A2.Essentials of Law 172
A3.Types of Courts 173
A4.Judges 174
A5.The Legal Profession 177
A6.Access to Legal Services 178
A7.The Apparatus of Justice 179
A8.Problems with the American Criminal Justice System 180
Section B:Exploitation Activites 181
B2.Pair work 181
B4.Group discussion 181
Section C:Extension Tasks 182
C1.Feature:Race and Criminal Justice 182
Linking Past and Present:The President and the Supreme Court 183
Chapter ⅩⅥ Crime and the Police 184
Abstract 184
Focus Questions 184
Topicsfor Term Paper 184
Section A:Exposition Texts 185
A1.General Introduction:Crime in America 185
A3.Crime Policy in the U.S 188
A4.Firearms Violence and Gun Control Legislation 188
A5.Drug Offenses 189
A6.Juvenile Crime and the Juvenile Court 190
A7.Community Policing:a New Approach to Make America Safer 191
Section B:Exploitation Activites 192
B1.Pair work 192
B3.Essay topics 193
B4.Research project 193
Linking Past and Present:Minority Groups in Policing 194
Chapter ⅩⅦ America and the World 195
Abstract 195
Focus Questions 195
Topics for Term Paper 196
Section A:Exposition Texts 196
A1.Foreign Affairs Bureaucracy 196
A2.The Foreign Policymaking Process 197
A3.America in the Cold War 197
A4.The Post-Cold War Era 202
A5.The Middle East:a Multilateral Peace Process 204
A6.Terrorism and Counterterrorism 205
Section B:Exploitation Activites 206
B1.Individual work 206
B2.Pair work 206
B3.Essay topics 207
Section C:Extension Tasks 207
C1.Feature:The United Nations and U.S.Domestic Politics 207
Linking Past and Present 207
1.U.S.Overseas Expansion and the Fate of Puerto Rico 207
2.Can Women Do Combat Jobs 208
Chapter ⅩⅤⅢ Belief and Religion 209
Abstract 209
Focus Questions 209
Topics for Term Paper 210
Section A:Exposition Texts 210
A1.How Religious Are Americans? 210
A2.Major Themes in the Development of American Religions 211
A3.20th Century Diversity and Pluralism 211
A4.The Changing Religious Landscape 213
Section B:Exploitation Activites 214
B1.Pair work 214
B2.Group discussion 215
Linking Past and Present:School Prayer and Congressional Backlash 217