List of Figures and TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout The AuthorsSection I: Defining Us Public PolicymakingChapter 1: The Foundation Public Policy and our Everyday Lives Starting with a Definition The Process A Motley Crew: Institutional and Noninstitutional Actors Policy Analysis Why Studying Public Policy Matters Concluding Thoughts Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested ResourcesChapter 2: The Policy Process and Policy Theories Policy Rhetoric and Reality What Really is Policy? Understanding the Context of Public Policy The Quest for Public Policy Theory The Stages Heuristic Model of Public Policymaking Alternative Policy Process Models Actors in the Policy Process Concluding Thoughts Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested ResourcesSection II: The Practice of Public PolicyChapter 3: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Up in Smoke: Federal and State Marijuana Policies Collide Overview of Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Evolve Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Today Enduring Virtues of a Federal System Everyday Citizen Connection Discovery Question Concluding Thoughts Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested ResourcesChapter 4: Rulemaking and Regulations 737 Max Airplanes and E-Cigarettes Understanding the Context of US Regulations Understanding Regulatory Processes Influence and Participation After a Rule Becomes a Law The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Future of Regulatory Policy Everyday Citizen Connection Concluding Thoughts Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested ResourcesSection III: Understanding Key Public Policy IssuesChapter 5: Economic Policy and Government Budgeting Federal Government Shutdowns: What are the Costs? Overview of Economic Policy and Government Budgeting Size and Scope of the US Economy The Federal Budget History and Development of Economic Policy Major Economic Policy and Budgeting Statutes Major Actors in Economic Policy Issues and Challenges Concluding Thoughts Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested ResourcesChapter 6: Crime and Public Policy Guns on College Campuses and Schools Overview of Crime in America History and Development Actors in Criminal Justice Policyq Major US Criminal Justice and Crime Policy Statutes Issues and Challenges Concluding Thoughts Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested ResourcesChapter 7: Education Policy Behind the Curtain of a Public Education Overview of US Education Policy History and Development of the US Education System Major Education Policy Statutes Major Actors in US Education Policy State Actors and Vested Interests Issues and Challenges Concluding Thoughts Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested ResourcesChapter 8: Civil Rights And Immigration Policy Campus Protests & Deportation Overview of Immigration Policy History and Development of US Immigration Policy Major US Immigration Policy Statutes The Actors in Immigration Policy Unofficial Actors in Immigration Policy Issues and Challenges Concluding Thoughts Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested ResourcesChapter 9: Social Welfare and Health-Care Policy Living on $2 a Day Overview of Social Welfare Policy History and Development of US Social Welfare Policy Overview of Health-Care Policy History and Development of US Health-Care Policy Major US Social Welfare and Health-Care Statutes Major Actors in Social Welfare and Health-Care Policy Issues and Challenges Concluding Thoughts Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested ResourcesChapter 10: Environmental and Energy Policy A Web of Actors and Apocalyptic Los Angeles Area Wildfires Overview of Environmental and Energy Policy History and Development of Environmental Policy Birth of the Modern Environmental Movement in the 1960s and 1970s Understanding US Energy Policy History and Development of Energy Policy Major Environmental and Energy Policy Statutes Major Actors in Environmental and Energy Policy Issues and Challenges Concluding Thoughts Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested ResourcesConclusionGlossaryReferencesIndex.