American Government 4e (OpenStax Audio Textbook)
Glen Krutz
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
This audiobook recording was created from the July 2025 web version of American Government 4e by OpenStax.
The OpenStax American Government 4e audio textbook aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. The authors have worked to develop meaningful and memorable explanations, narratives, and examples regarding the actions, workings, and outputs of government. The offering focuses on the real-world impact of government, and presents the importance and benefits of civic engagement by students.
This book follows a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of political structures. American Government 4e is designed to continually build upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens.
In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes updated information on the 2024 election results, recent court decisions and legal actions, and new opportunities for civic engagement.
This OpenStax American Government 4e audio textbook is produced by Audileo.com, an OpenStax Technology Partner.
This is an audio adaptation of OpenStax American Government 4e. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org.Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License v4.0 International License, copyright Rice University. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better listening experience.
Duration - 4h 4m.
Author - Glen Krutz.
Narrator - Digital Voice Maxwell G.
Published Date - Sunday, 26 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Rice University ©.
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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. This audiobook recording was created from the July 2025 web version of American Government 4e by OpenStax. The OpenStax American Government 4e audio textbook aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. The authors have worked to develop meaningful and memorable explanations, narratives, and examples regarding the actions, workings, and outputs of government. The offering focuses on the real-world impact of government, and presents the importance and benefits of civic engagement by students. This book follows a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of political structures. American Government 4e is designed to continually build upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes updated information on the 2024 election results, recent court decisions and legal actions, and new opportunities for civic engagement. This OpenStax American Government 4e audio textbook is produced by Audileo.com, an OpenStax Technology Partner. This is an audio adaptation of OpenStax American Government 4e. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org.Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License v4.0 International License, copyright Rice University. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better listening experience. Duration - 4h 4m. Author - Glen Krutz. Narrator - Digital Voice Maxwell G. Published Date - Sunday, 26 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Rice University ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:19
Preface
Duration:00:01:57
UNIT 1: STUDENTS AND THE SYSTEM
Duration:00:00:04
Chapter 1: American Government and Civic Engagement
Duration:00:01:51
1.1 What is Government?
Duration:00:21:08
1.2 Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs
Duration:00:15:02
1.3 Engagement in a Democracy
Duration:00:26:30
Chapter 2: The Constitution and Its Origins
Duration:00:01:56
2.1 The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
Duration:00:15:21
2.2 The Articles of Confederation
Duration:00:10:00
2.3 The Development of the Constitution
Duration:00:20:46
2.4 The Ratification of the Constitution
Duration:00:21:00
2.5 Constitutional Change
Duration:00:13:11
Chapter 3: American Federalism
Duration:00:02:02
3.1 The Division of Powers
Duration:00:27:07
3.2 The Evolution of American Federalism
Duration:00:25:11
3.3 Intergovernmental Relationships
Duration:00:15:48
3.4 Competitive Federalism Today
Duration:00:12:52
3.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism
Duration:00:06:57
UNIT 2: INDIVIDUAL AGENCY AND ACTION
Duration:00:00:05
Chapter 4: Civil Liberties
Duration:00:01:53
4.1 What Are Civil Liberties?
Duration:00:21:44
4.2 Securing Basic Freedoms
Duration:00:51:30
4.3 The Rights of Suspects
Duration:00:27:16
4.4 Interpreting the Bill of Rights
Duration:00:25:28
Chapter 5: Civil Rights
Duration:00:01:58
5.1 What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
Duration:00:13:23
5.2 The African American Struggle for Equality
Duration:00:36:15
5.3 The Fight for Women’s Rights
Duration:00:20:20
5.4 Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
Duration:00:18:56
5.5 Equal Protection for Other Groups
Duration:00:38:44
Chapter 6: The Politics of Public Opinion
Duration:00:02:04
6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion
Duration:00:29:02
6.2 How Is Public Opinion Measured?
Duration:00:26:30
6.3 What Does the Public Think?
Duration:00:34:00
6.4 The Effects of Public Opinion
Duration:00:24:52
Chapter 7: Voting and Elections
Duration:00:01:57
7.1 Voter Registration
Duration:00:17:10
7.2 Voter Turnout
Duration:00:26:33
7.3 Elections
Duration:00:42:33
7.4 Campaigns and Voting
Duration:00:26:31
7.5 Direct Democracy
Duration:00:14:15
UNIT 3: TOWARD COLLECTIVE ACTION: MEDIATING INSTITUTIONS
Duration:00:00:05
Chapter 8: The Media
Duration:00:02:14
8.1 What Is the Media?
Duration:00:26:07
8.2 The Evolution of the Media
Duration:00:31:18
8.3 Regulating the Media
Duration:00:30:53
8.4 The Impact of the Media
Duration:00:25:27
Chapter 9: Political Parties
Duration:00:01:46
9.1 What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
Duration:00:22:11
9.2 The Two-Party System
Duration:00:24:05
9.3 The Shape of Modern Political Parties
Duration:00:26:57
9.4 Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
Duration:00:30:36
Chapter 10: Interest Groups and Lobbying
Duration:00:02:01
10.1 Interest Groups Defined
Duration:00:20:36
10.2 Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
Duration:00:12:39
10.3 Interest Groups as Political Participation
Duration:00:28:25
10.4 Pathways of Interest Group Influence
Duration:00:12:23
10.5 Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups
Duration:00:13:44
UNIT 4: DELIVERING COLLECTIVE ACTION: FORMAL INSTITUTIONS
Duration:00:00:06
Chapter 11: Congress
Duration:00:01:57
11.1 The Institutional Design of Congress
Duration:00:27:44
11.2 Congressional Elections
Duration:00:21:55
11.3 Congressional Representation
Duration:00:23:30
11.4 House and Senate Organizations
Duration:00:13:19
11.5 The Legislative Process
Duration:00:15:18
Chapter 12: The Presidency
Duration:00:01:57
12.1 The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
Duration:00:25:00
12.2 The Presidential Election Process
Duration:00:16:14
12.3 Organizing to Govern
Duration:00:20:41
12.4 The Public Presidency
Duration:00:13:30
12.5 Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
Duration:00:23:47
Chapter 13: The Courts
Duration:00:01:48
13.1 Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
Duration:00:23:55
13.2 The Dual Court System
Duration:00:14:46
13.3 The Federal Court System
Duration:00:15:12
13.4 The Supreme Court
Duration:00:14:01
13.5 Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
Duration:00:13:56
Chapter 14: State and Local Government
Duration:00:01:31
14.1 State Power and Delegation
Duration:00:22:10
14.2 State Political Culture
Duration:00:15:11
14.3 Governors and State Legislatures
Duration:00:34:57
14.4 State Legislative Term Limits
Duration:00:08:02
14.5 County and City Government
Duration:00:06:26
UNIT 5: THE OUTPUTS OF GOVERNMENT
Duration:00:00:04
Chapter 15: The Bureaucracy
Duration:00:01:56
15.1 Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
Duration:00:20:15
15.2 Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
Duration:00:14:13
15.3 Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types
Duration:00:18:48
15.4 Controlling the Bureaucracy
Duration:00:24:08
Chapter 16: Domestic Policy
Duration:00:02:22
16.1 What Is Public Policy?
Duration:00:11:33
16.2 Categorizing Public Policy
Duration:00:20:01
16.3 Policy Arenas
Duration:00:15:32
16.4 Policymakers
Duration:00:15:58
16.5 Budgeting and Tax Policy
Duration:00:20:05
Chapter 17: Foreign Policy
Duration:00:02:30
17.1 Defining Foreign Policy
Duration:00:29:51
17.2 Foreign Policy Instruments
Duration:00:17:24
17.3 Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
Duration:00:20:33
17.4 Approaches to Foreign Policy
Duration:00:18:22
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:11