Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures, Maps, Illustrations, Tables, and Boxes -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Map of The United States of America: States and State Capitals -- Introduction -- 1 History -- 2 Land and People -- 3 Government -- 4 The Political System -- 5 Society -- 6 Religion, Education, and Social Policy -- 7 Culture -- 8 The Economy -- 9 Foreign Policy -- 10 Prospects for the Twenty-First Century -- Recommended Reading -- America on the Internet -- Bibliography -- Index.