We the People

We the People, 15th Edition, authored by Benjamin Ginsberg, Caroline J. Tolbert, Andrea L. Campbell, Megan Ming Francis, Theodore J. Lowi, and Margaret Weir, is an American government textbook published by W. W. Norton & Company. This volume provides college students with a systematic examination of United States political institutions, governance frameworks, and public decision-making processes.

The text is organized into four primary structural divisions: Foundations, Politics, Institutions, and Policy. Through these broad divisions, the coverage progresses from early constitutional origins and federalism to public opinion, political participation, media influence, electoral campaigns, congressional and presidential authority, the federal court system, and national policy formulation across economic and foreign arenas.

To highlight personal civic involvement, the 15th Edition incorporates 13 new chapter-opening stories written by Andrea Campbell that focus on real individuals participating in the political process. This 824-page volume offers college students an organized overview of contemporary political institutions and democratic processes.