The role of public education in educating for democracy / Daniel Romer, Patrick E. Jamieson, and Bruce W. Hardy -- The effectiveness of the press in serving the needs of American democracy / Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Bruce W. Hardy, and Daniel Romer -- Understanding the public's relationship to government / Mary McIntosh -- The three branches of government : powers, relationships, and checks / Mark A. Peterson -- The legislative branch : assessing the partisan Congress / Paul J. Quirk -- The executive branch in red and blue / Joel D. Aberbach -- The judicial branch : juding America's judges / Kevin T. McGuire -- The three branches of government : comparative trust and performance / Mark A. Peterson.