America at Odds (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

, by Sidlow, Edward I.; Henschen, Beth

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ISBN: 9780534585181 | 0534585183
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/24/2001

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PART one The Foundation of Our American System

America in the Twenty-First Century

(18)

America at Odds: Do Students Care about Politics and Government?

(17)

The Constitution

(32)

America at Odds: Would a Direct Democracy Be Better?

(31)

Federalism

(26)

America at Odds: Should the States Take Orders from the National Government?

(23)

PART two Our Liberties and Rights

Civil Liberties

(28)

America at Odds: Should Hate Speech on the WebBe Banned?

(27)

Civil Rights

105

(28)

America at Odds: Should Felons Be Permanently Disenfranchised?

106

(27)

PART three The Politics of Democracy

Political Culture and Ideology

133

(20)

America at Odds: Should Bilingual Education Be Abolished?

134

(19)

Interest Groups

153

(24)

America at Odds: Gun Control: Do We Need an Armed Citizenry?

154

(23)

Political Parties

177

(22)

America at Odds: Should We Have a Multiparty System?

178

(21)

Public Opinion and Voting

199

(24)

America at Odds: Is Low Voter Turnout Really a Problem?

200

(23)

Campaigns and Elections

223

(24)

America at Odds: Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?

224

(23)

Politics and the Media

247

(22)

America at Odds: Should the Media Keep Silent until the Polls Are Closed?

248

(21)

PART four Institutions

Congress

269

(26)

America at Odds: Is Divided Government Necessarily a Bad Thing?

270

(25)

The Presidency

295

(26)

America at Odds: Is the Presidency Worth the Cost?

296

(25)

The Bureaucracy

321

(24)

America at Odds: Should the Food and Drug Administration Regulate Tobacco?

322

(23)

The Judiciary

345

(24)

America at Odds: Supreme Court Appointees: Does Partisanship Matter?

346

(23)

PART five Public Policy

Domestic Policy

369

(22)

America at Odds: Should We Privatize Social Security?

370

(21)

Foreign Policy

391

(24)

America at Odds: Should the United States Be the World's Police Officer?

392

(23)

PART six State and Local Government

State and Local Politics

415

(22)

America at Odds: Are Ballot Initiatives Good for Our Democracy?

416

(21)

Appendix A The Constitution of the United States

437

(10)

Appendix B The Declaration of Independence

447

(2)

Appendix C Twentieth-Century Supreme Court Justices

449

(4)

Appendix D Twentieth-Century Party Control of Congress

453

(1)

Appendix E Information on U.S. Presidents

454

(3)

Appendix F Federalist Papers No. 10 and No. 51

457

(6)

Appendix G Spanish Equivalents for Important Political Terms

463

(6)

Glossary

469

(14)

Index

483

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