ON THE FORWARD EDGE;
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
 AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
by Robert D. Loevy
Colorado College
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Chapters

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Title Page - About This Book
 


Chapter One
Mass Media: Who Decides What's News?


Chapter Two
Mass Movements: Confronting The Established Order


Chapter Three
Federalism: Mississippi, Alabama, And The U.S.A.

Chapter Four
The Constitution: Democracy And Minority Rights


Chapter Five
Congress At Work: The Senate Judiciary Committee
 
Chapter Six
Congress And Strategy: How A Bill Becomes A Law		  
Chapter Seven
President and Congress: At Night At The White House
 
Chapter Eight
The President: Taking Command And Control		  
Chapter Nine
The House Of Representatives: "Vultures In The Galleries"
 
Chapter Ten
The Senate: The Filibuster At Full Force		  
Chapter Eleven
Campaigns And Elections: George Wallace For President

Chapter Twelve
The Senate: The Great Amender
Chapter Thirteen
The Senate: "An Idea Whose Time Has Come"

Chapter Fourteen
Presidential Elections: Johnson Against Goldwater
Chapter Fifteen
The Supreme Court: The Constitutional Test

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© 2008 Robert D. Loevy

bloevy@coloradocollege.edu