On the Forward Edge American Government and

On The Forward Edge is an American Government text-novel. It teaches the basic principles of American Government through the medium of a novelistic account of young people working for change at the time of the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

Robert D. Loevy is Professor of Political Science at Colorado College, Colorado Springs.

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1. Mass Media: Who Decides What's News?

1

(12)

2. Mass Movements: Confronting the Established Order

13

(22)

3. Federalism: Mississippi, Alabama, And The U.S.A

35

(22)

4. The Constitution: Democracy And Minority Rights

57

(26)

5. Congress At Work: The Senate Judiciary Committee

83

(22)

6. Congress And Strategy How A Bill Becomes A Law

105

(24)

7. President and Congress: At Night At The White House

129

(18)

8. The President: Taking Command And Control

147

(20)

9. The House Of Representatives: "Vultures In The Galleries"

167

(22)

10. The Senate: The Filibuster At Full Force

189

(18)

11. Campaigns And Elections: George Wallace For President

207

(18)

12. The Senate: The Great Amender

225

(22)

13. The Senate: "An Idea Whose Time Has Come"

247

(14)

14. Presidential Elections: Johnson Against Goldwater

261

(20)

15. The Supreme Court: The Constitutional Test

281

(14)

Notes

295

(10)

About The Author

305

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On the Forward Edge American Government and the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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