America at Odds (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

by Sidlow, Edward I.; Henschen, Beth

• ISBN13: 9780534585181
• ISBN10: 0534585183
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-24
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Table of Contents

PART one The Foundation of Our American System
America in the Twenty-First Century	1	(18)
America at Odds: Do Students Care about Politics and Government?	2	(17)
The Constitution	19	(32)
America at Odds: Would a Direct Democracy Be Better?	20	(31)
Federalism	51	(26)
America at Odds: Should the States Take Orders from the National Government?	54	(23)
PART two Our Liberties and Rights
Civil Liberties	77	(28)
America at Odds: Should Hate Speech on the WebBe Banned?	78	(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