Preface I: The Sources of Conflict in American Politics 1. Political Conflict in America: Over What? II: The Evolution of Liberal Thought 2. America's Commitment to Individualism 3. Social Conditions and a Role for Government 4. Expanding the Concept of Societal Effects 5. Inequality and Social Justice III: The Conservative Response 6. Limited Government, Fiscal Restraint and Free Markets 7. The Threats of Communism, Socialism and Redistribution 8. Tradition, Religion and Rejection of Moral Relativism IV: Politics, Policy and the Personal Responsibility Debate 9. Focusing the Debate: Growing Partisan Differences 10. Policy Battles Over Responsibility 11. What Is and What Should Be Appendix: NES Questions Bibliography
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