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040			_aCITU LRAC _beng
041			_aeng
082			_a320.973
245			_aTaking sides : _bclashing views on controversial political issues / _cselected, edited, and with introductions by George McKenna and Stanley Feingold .
250			_aThirteenth edition
264		1	_aGuilford, Connecticut : _bMcGraw-Hill / Dushkin, _c[2004].
264		4	_cc2004.
300			_axxi, 453 pages ; _c 23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
505			_aAre liberty and democracy good for every country? -- Do political campaigns promote good government? -- Are the new limits on campaign spending justified? -- Do the media have a liberal bias? -- Is Congress barred from regulating commerce within a state? -- Should the Electoral College be abolished? -- Was Bush v. Gore correctly decided? -- Is capital punishment justified? -- Do we need tougher gun control laws? -- Does affirmative action advance racial equality? -- Should hate speech be punished? -- Should abortion be restricted -- Are Americans taxed too much? -- Is socioeconomic inequality increasing in America? -- Does China threaten world peace and security? -- Should America restrict immigration? -- Is America's war on terrorism justified? -- Is free trade fair trade? -- Must America exercise world leadership? -- Should terrorist suspects be tried by military tribunals? -- Are school vouchers compatible with the First Amendment? -- Is there an emerging democratic majority?
520			_aThis debate-style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in politics. The readings represent the arguments of authors such as Ronald Dworkin, Robert W. Lee, and Carl T. Bogus. This expanded version will contain all the content of the thirteenth edition, plus 2 additional issues:"Is a New Majority Emerging in the Democratic Party?" and "Are School Vouchers Compatible with the First Amendment?"Taking Sides titles are supported by the student Web site, Dushkin Online (www.dushkin.com/online/), where study tips and links to related Web sites can be found.
526			_a300-399
650			_a Right and left (Political science).
651			_a United States _vPolitics and government _y1945-1989.
651			_a United States _v Politics and government _y1989-1993.
700			_a Mckenna, George _eEditor
700			_aFeingold, Stanley _eEditor
942			_2ddc _cBK