Points of view : readings in American government and politics / edited by Robert DiClerico, Allan Hammock.
Contributor(s): DiClerico, Robert E [Editor] | Hammock, Allan S [Editor]
Language: English Publisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2009]Copyright date: c2009Edition: Eleventh editionDescription: xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780073403908 (alk. paper); 0073403903 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Politics and government | United States -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 320.973 LOC classification: JK21 | .P59 2009Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references.
To the Instructor --
Chapter 1. Democracy --
How Democratic Is America? / Howard Zinn --
How Democratic Is America? A Response to Howard Zinn / Sidney Hook --
Rebuttal to Sidney Hook / Howard Zinn --
Rejoinder to Howard Zinn / Sidney Hook --
Chapter 2. Constitution --
Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States / Charles A. Beard --
Charles Beard and the Constitution: A Critical Analysis / Robert E. Brown --
Chapter 3. Federalism --
Unfunded Mandates --
Unfunded Mandates: Laws That Bind Us Together / George Miller --
Federal Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: "Lost in the Weeds" / Lamar Alexander --
Gay Marriage: A Matter for the States or the Federal Government? --
"States, Right?" Not in the Gay Marriage Debate / Adam White --
Hands Off Constitutions: This Isn't the Way to Ban Same-Sex Marriage / J. Harvie Wilkinson III --
Chapter 4. Public Opinion --
Polling Matters / Frank Newport --
Leaders Should Not Follow Opinion Polls / Robert Weissberg --
Chapter 5. Voting --
Turnout in the 2004 Presidential Election / Martin P. Wattenberg --
Compulsory Voting Is the Best Way to Keep Democracy Strong / Arend Lijphart --
Nonvoting Is Not a Social Disease / Austin Ranney --
Chapter 6. Campaigns and the Media --
TV Ad Wars: How to Cut Advertising Costs in Political Campaigns / Fred Wertheimer --
Damned Spots: A Defense of Thirty-Second Campaign Ads / Stephen Bates and Edwin Diamond --
Chapter 7. Elections --
Nominations --
Choosing Our Choices 2004 / Robert E. DiClerico --
National Primary: An Excellent Idea / John Armor --
Regional Lottery Plan: America's Missing Constitutional Link / Larry J. Sabato --
Electoral College --
State-Based Plan for Electing the President by National Popular Vote / John R. Koza --
Arnold: Terminate This Gimmick / Robert Weissberg --
Chapter 8. Political Parties --
It's His Party: Bush Republicanism Is Here to Stay / Ross Douthat --
Back to the Future: The Re-emergence of the Emerging Democratic Majority / John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira --
Chapter 9. Interest Groups --
Power in America: Who Has the Power? / G. William Domhoff --
Forces That Set the Agenda / Jeffrey H. Birnbaum --
Chapter 10. Congress --
Representation: Redistricting --
Redistricting: A Bipartisan Sport / Earl Blumenauer and Jim Leach --
You Can't Compete with Voters' Feet / Bill Bishop --
Representation: Legislative Role --
Legislator as Delegate / General Assembly of Virginia --
Legislator as Trustee / John F. Kennedy --
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 --
Chapter 11. Presidency --
How the Presidency Regained Its Balance / John Yoo --
You Go Too Far, Mr. President: The Founders Would Disapprove / Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. and Aziz Huq --
All Hail ... King George? / Eric A. Posner --
Chapter 12. Bureaucracy --
Downsizing the Federal Government / Chris Edwards --
Fox in the Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy / Si Kahn and Elizabeth Minnich --
Chapter 13. Courts --
Supreme Court and Judicial Review --
Jurisprudence of Original Intention / Edwin Meese III --
What Did the Founding Fathers Intend? / Irving R. Kaufman --
Judicial Selection --
Senate Is Supposed to Advise and Consent, Not Obstruct and Delay / John C. Eastman and Timothy Sandefur --
Of Course Ideology Should Matter in Judicial Selection / Erwin Chemerinsky --
Chapter 14. 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 --
Freedom of Religion --
Keep "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance / George Allen et al. --
Remove "Under God" from the Pledge / Margaret Crosby / ACLU of Northern California --
Criminal Rights --
"We're in the Fight of Our Lives" / Bernard Gavzer --
Just Make It a Fair Fight / John C. Kilwein --
Chapter 15. Civil Rights --
Affirmative Action --
Law School Admissions: The Case for Affirmative Action / Sandra Day O'Connor --
Law School Admissions: The Case Against Affirmative Action / Clarence Thomas --
Gender Equity --
Wrestling with Title IX / John Irving --
We Must Preserve Equity for Women in College Athletics / Joanna Grossman --
Abortion --
Abortion Politics: The Case for the Right to Privacy / Susan R. Estrich and Kathleen M. Sullivan --
Abortion on Demand Has No Constitutional or Moral Justification / James Bopp Jr. and Richard E. Coleson.
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