Origins of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1944-1949 / Berlin / Two Germanies / Germany reunited 1989 - her first successful revolution, and a peaceful one / Foreign policy / Defense policy and the armed forces / Parlimentary democracy : the Bundestag / Political parties / Chancellor, cabinet, and president / Judiciary / Basic rights and constitutional review / Federalism : Bund and Länder / Public opinion : interest groups and the media / Economic and social policy /