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Taking sides. Clashing views on political issues / edited, selected, and with introductions by George McKenna and Stanley Feingold.

Contributor(s): Series: Taking sides | Taking sidesPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, Edition: 17th ed., expandedDescription: xxx, 413 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780077406080
ISSN:
  • 1080-580x
Other title:
  • Taking sides: political issues
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.6/0973 20
LOC classification:
  • JK271 .T375 2012
Contents:
Unit 1. Democracy and the American political process. Should Americans believe in a unique American "mission"? -- Is democracy the answer to global terrorism? -- Should America adopt public financing of political campaigns? Unit 2. The institutions of government. Does the president have unilateral war powers? -- Should the courts seek the "original meaning" of the Constitution? -- Is Congress a "broken branch"? -- Should the Senate filibuster be abolished? -- Should the president be allowed "executive privilege"? Unit 3. Social change and public policy. Does affirmative action advance racial equality? -- Should abortion be restricted? -- Do we need national health care insurance? -- Is America becoming more unequal? -- Are Americans overtaxed? -- Is bigger government better government? -- Stopping illegal immigration: should border security come first? -- Should there be a "wall of separation" between church and state? Unit 4. American and the world. Is indefinite detention of suspected terrorists justified? -- Is Middle Eastern profiling ever justified? -- Is the use of torture against terrorist suspects ever justified? -- Is warrantless wiretapping in some cases justified to protect national security? -- Should the United States pull out of Afghanistan? -- Does the Tea Party represent a revival of America's revolutionary ideals? -- May Congress require people to buy health insurance?
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks JK271 .T375 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001217743

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Democracy and the American political process. Should Americans believe in a unique American "mission"? -- Is democracy the answer to global terrorism? -- Should America adopt public financing of political campaigns? Unit 2. The institutions of government. Does the president have unilateral war powers? -- Should the courts seek the "original meaning" of the Constitution? -- Is Congress a "broken branch"? -- Should the Senate filibuster be abolished? -- Should the president be allowed "executive privilege"? Unit 3. Social change and public policy. Does affirmative action advance racial equality? -- Should abortion be restricted? -- Do we need national health care insurance? -- Is America becoming more unequal? -- Are Americans overtaxed? -- Is bigger government better government? -- Stopping illegal immigration: should border security come first? -- Should there be a "wall of separation" between church and state? Unit 4. American and the world. Is indefinite detention of suspected terrorists justified? -- Is Middle Eastern profiling ever justified? -- Is the use of torture against terrorist suspects ever justified? -- Is warrantless wiretapping in some cases justified to protect national security? -- Should the United States pull out of Afghanistan? -- Does the Tea Party represent a revival of America's revolutionary ideals? -- May Congress require people to buy health insurance?

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