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_aPoints of view : _breadings in American government and politics / _cedited by Robert E. DiClerico, Allan S. Hammock. |
| 250 | _aEight edition | ||
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_aBoston : _bMcGraw Hill, _cc2000. |
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_axiv, 312 pages ; _c24 cm. |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | _ach. 1. Democracy: Defining American democracy: How democratic is America? / Howard Zinn ; How democratic is America? : a response to Howard Zinn -- ch. 2. The Constitution: An economic interpretation of the Constitution of the United States / Charles A. Beard ; Charles Beard and the Constitution : a critical analysis / Robert E. Brown -- ch. 3. Federalism: Unfunded mandates : the negative effects ; Unfunded mandates : laws that bind us together -- ch. 4. Public opinion: Vox populi in cyberspace / Dick Morris ; The promise and perils of cyberdemocracy / Norman Ornstein and Amy Schenkenberg -- ch. 5. Voting: Compulsory voting is the best way to keep democracy strong / Arend Lijphart ; Nonvoting is not a social disease / Austin Ranney -- ch. 6. Campaigns and the media: Advertising and democratic elections : what can be done? / Darrell M. West ; Damned spots : a defense of thirty-second campaign ads / Stephen Bates and Edwin Diamond -- ch. 7. Elections: Campaign finance: Campaign finance hysteria / Robert J. Samuelson. Real campaign finance reform / Jack Hitt ; The Electoral College: The Electoral College should be abolished / Lawrence D. Longley. In defense of the Electoral College / Robert Weissberg -- ch. 8. Political parties: The party crasher : the need for a third party / Theodore J. Lowi ; The Reform Party : fizzle or crash and burn? / Paul S. Herrnson -- ch. 9. Interest groups: Still the best Congress money can buy : a PAC primer / Philip M. Stern ; The misplaced obsession with PACs / Larry J. Sabato -- ch. 10. Congress: Representation: The legislator as delegate / General Assembly of Virginia. The legislator as trustee / John F. Kennedy. The legislator as politico / George B. Galloway ; legislative process : the filibuster: It's time to change the filibuster / Tom Harkin ; Defending the dinosaur : the case for not fixing the filibuster / Bill Frenzel -- ch. 11. The presidency: The out-of-control presidency / Michael Lind ; The not-so-imperial presidency / R. Gordon Hoxie -- ch. 12. The President and Congress: Divided party control : does it make a difference? / David R. Mayhew ; The government divided against itself / James L. Sundquist -- ch. 13. Bureaucracy: The best kept secrets in government / Al Gore ; Reinvention lite : why Al Gore still has a long way to go / Robert Worth -- ch. 14. Courts: The Supreme Court and judicial review: A jurisprudence of original intention / Edwin Meese III. What did the Founding Father's intend? / Irving R. Kaufman ; Crime and the courts: "We're in the fight of our lives" / Bernard Gavzer. "Just make it a fair fight" / John C. Kilwein -- ch. 15. Civil liberties: Free speech: Mandatory student fees do not abridge freedom of speech / American Council on Education. Mandatory student fees violate students' right to free speech / Pacific Legal Foundation ; Pornography: Pornography and censorship / Ernest van den Haag. Repeating past mistakes : the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography / Geoffrey R. Stone -- ch. 16. Civil rights: Affirmative action: Ending affirmative action : the case for colorblind justice / Terry Eastland. In defense of affirmative action / Barbara R. Bergmann ; Abortion: Abortion politics : the case for the right to privacy / Susan R. Estrich and Kathleen M. Sullivan. Abortion and demand has no Constitutional or moral justification / James Bopp, Jr., and Richard E. Coleson. | ||
| 520 | _aThis is a comprehensive collection of articles on the major topics covered in American Government courses. Each topic is selected to reflect current political debates, as well as covering traditional topics of interest in American Government. | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aPolitics and government | |
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_aUnited States _xPolitics and government. |
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_aDiClerico, Robert E. _eeditor |
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_aHammock, Allan S., _d1938- _eeditor |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh021/00041835.html |
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