Introduction: Democracy American Style -- Pt. I. Organizing Government in America. 1. What's at Stake? 2. A Nation of States: Creating the Constitution. 3. The Union Challenged. 4. Organizing Government in the Twentieth Century -- Pt. II. Government, the Economy, and Citizens. 5. What's at Stake? 6. Hands-Off (Mostly). 7. Abiding Issues for Government in a "Free" Economy. 8. Your Money: How Does Government Spend It? 9. FDR's New Deal and the Fortunes of Capitalism Reconsidered. 10. The Clinton Years. 11. Government and the Global Economy: New Questions -- Pt. III. Foreign Policy: The "Indispensable Nation"? 12. What's at Stake? 13. The United States and Globalization. 14. Current Debates. 15. Reaching the Present: Foreign Policy Through the World Wars. 16. What Next? -- Pt. IV. Can the Center Hold? A Case in Point: Immigration and Immigrants. 17. What's at Stake? 18. Issues in Immigration Policy. 19. Bottom Lines: Economic and Labor Issues. 20. Immigrant Policy: Where Are We Now? Why Does It Matter? 21. California and Beyond