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The Enduring Debate 4e

Contents

  • Part I The Constitutional System
  • 1 American Political Culture
  • 1 FROM The Liberal Tradition in America: An Interpretation of American Political Thought Since the Revolution – LOUIS HARTZ
  • 2 FROM The Creation of the American Republic 1776–1787 – GORDON S. WOOD
  • 3 Rogers M. Smith, "Beyond Tocqueville, Myrdal, and Hartz: The Multiple Traditions in America"
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN AMERICAN POLITICS
    • 4 George Bush and John Kerry, Third presidential debate
    • 5 "Faith, Hope, and Clarity" – ROBERT WRIGHT
    • 6 "Religious, and Right: Faith Belongs in Politics" – STEVEN WALDMAN
  • 2 Constructing the Government: The Founding and the Constitution
  • 7 "The Nature of American Constitutionalism," FROM The Origins of the American Constitution — MICHAEL KAMMEN
  • The Federalist, No. 15. — ALEXANDER HAMILTON
  • 8 The Federalist, No. 51. — JAMES MADISON
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: AN ECONOMIC INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
    • 9 FROM An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States — CHARLES A. BEARD
    • 10 FROM Charles Beard and the Constitution: A Critical Analysis of "An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution" — ROBERT E. BROWN
  • 3 Federalism
  • 11 The Federalist, No. 46. — JAMES MADISON
  • 12 FROM The Price of Federalism — PAUL PETERSON
  • 13 "The Framers’ Design" — JONATHAN H. ADLER
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: THE FUTURE OF FEDERALISM
    • 14 "Real-Life Federalism" — DONALD F. KETTL
    • 15 "American Federalism: Half-Empty or Half-Full?" — MARTHA DERTHICK
  • 4 The Constitutional Framework and the Individual: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
  • 16 "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions" — ABRAHAM LINCOLN
  • 17 "Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963" — MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
  • 18 "In Defense of Prejudice" — JONATHAN RAUCH
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: FIGHTING TERRORISM AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
    • 19 "Rights In An Insecure World" —DEBORAH PEARLSTEIN
    • 20 "The PATRIOT Act Without Tears: Understanding a Mythologized Law" — ANDREW MCCARTHY
  • Part II Institutions
  • 5 Congress: The First Branch
  • 21 FROM Congress: The Electoral Connection — DAVID MAYHEW
  • 22 "Reelection Tips for Legislators" — RON FAUCHEUX
  • 23 "Too Much of a Good Thing: More Representative Is Not Necessarily Better"— JOHN R. HIBBING AND ELIZABETH THEISS-MORSE
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: PORK BARREL POLITICS
    • 24 "Rolling out the Pork Barrel" — SEAN PAIGE
    • 25 "Roll out the Barrel: The Case Against the Case Against Pork" — JONATHAN COHN
    • 26 FROM The Pig Book: Citizens Against Government Waste
  • 6 The President: From Chief Clerk to Chief Executive
  • 27 "The Power to Persuade," FROM Presidential Power — RICHARD NEUSTADT
  • 28 "Perspectives on the Presidency," FROM The Presidency in a Separated System — CHARLES O. JONES
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: PRESIDENTIAL MANDATES
    • 29 "Why Bush Won: A Look At the Numbers, What They Really Mean and What Happens Next" — JANN S. WENNER
    • 30 "POPULAR FICTION" — JACOB S. HACKER AND PAUL PIERSON
    • 31 "Misunderestimated" — WILLIAM KRISTOL
  • 7 Bureaucracy in a Democratic System
  • 32 "The Study of Administration" — WOODROW WILSON
  • 33 FROM Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It — JAMES Q. WILSON
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: REFORMING THE NATIONAL SECURITY BUREAUCRACY
    • 34 FROM THE 9-11 COMMISSION REPORT
    • 35 "Pentagon Balking at Intel Reform Recommendations" — JOE PAPPALARDO
    • 36 "Worlds Apart: Since 9/11, the FBI and CIA Need Each Other, But They Can Barely Communicate. Can This Relationship Be Saved?" — SIOBHAN GORMAN
  • 8 The Federal Judiciary
  • 37 The Federalist, No. 78. — ALEXANDER HAMILTON
  • 38 "The Court in American Life," from Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics — DAVID O’BRIEN
  • 39 "Overruling the Court" — LEON FRIEDMAN
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: INTERPRETING THE CONSTITUTION — ORIGINALISM OR A LIVING CONSTITUTION?
    • 40 "Common-Law Courts in a Civil-Law System: The Role of United States Federal Courts in Interpreting the Constitution and Laws" — ANTONIN SCALIA
    • 41 "Our Democratic Constitution" — STEPHEN BREYER
  • Part III Political Behavior: Participation
  • 9 Public Opinion and the Mass Media
  • 42 "Polling the Public," FROM Public Opinion in a Democracy — GEORGE GALLUP
  • 43 "Choice Words: If You Can’t Understand Our Poll Questions, Then How Can We Understand Your Answers?" — RICHARD MORIN
  • 44 "The Not-So-Swift Mainstream Media"— JONATHAN V. LAST
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: IS AN OBJECTIVE MEDIA DESIRABLE OR POSSIBLE?
    • 45 "Media Bias and the Culture Wars" — ROBERT J. BRESLER
    • 46 "The Search for Objectivity in Journalism" — HOWARD A. MYRICK
    • 47 "Rethinking Objective Journalism" — BRENT CUNNINGHAM
  • 10 Elections and Voting
  • 48 "The Voice of the People: An Echo," from The Responsible Electorate — V.O. KEY
  • 49 "Power to the Voters" — RICHARD D. PARKER
  • 50 "The Unpolitical Animal: How Political Science Understands Voters" — LOUIS MENAND
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: VOTER FRAUD OR VOTER SUPPRESSION?
    • 51 "Runup to the Election Exposes Widespread Barriers to Voting" — PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY
    • 52 "Make Way for Election Month: The Floridafication of Our Political Waters Continues Unabated" — JOHN H. FUND
  • 11 Political Parties
  • 53 "The Decline of Collective Responsibility in American Politics" — MORRIS P. FIORINA
  • 54 "Parliamentary Government in the United States?" FROM The State of the Parties — GERALD POMPER
  • 55 "Needed: A Political Theory for the New Era of Coalition Government in the United States" — JAMES L. SUNDQUIST
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: RED VS. BLUE AMERICA: ARE WE POLARIZED?
    • 56 "Inside Red and Blue America" — LIZ MARLANTES
    • 57 "What Culture Wars? Debunking the Myth of a Polarized America" — MORRIS P. FIORINA
  • 12 Groups and Interests
  • 58 "Political Association in the United States," FROM Democracy in America — ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
  • 59 "The Logic of Collective Action," FROM The Rise and Decline of Nations — MANCUR OLSON
  • 60 "Associations Without Members" — THEDA SKOCPOL
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: WAS MADISON RIGHT?
    • 61 The Federalist, No. 10. — JAMES MADISON
    • 62 "The Group Basis of Politics: Notes for a Theory" — EARL LATHAM
    • 63 "The Hyperpluralism Trap" — JONATHAN RAUCH
  • Part IV Public Policy
  • 13 Politics and Policy
  • 64 "The Science of Muddling Through" — CHARLES E. LINDBLOM
  • 65 FROM "American Business, Public Policy, Case Studies, and Political Theory" — THEODORE J. LOWI
  • 66 "The Human Factor: Should the Government Put a Price on Your Life?"— JIM HOLT
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: REGULATING RISK — GOVERNMENT INTRUSION OR PROTECTING SOCIETY?
    • 67 "What is Acceptable Risk?" — ROGER SCRUTON
    • 68 "The Case for More Regulation" — NURITH C. AIZENMAN
  • 14 Government and the Economy
  • 69 "Call for Responsibility" — FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
  • 70 "Against the Proposed New Deal" — HERBERT HOOVER
  • 71 "The GDP Myth: Why ’Growth’ Isn’t Always a Good Thing" — JONATHAN ROWE AND JUDITH SILVERSTEIN
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: HOW TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT
    • 72 "How to Balance the Budget" — ALICE M. RIVLIN AND ISABEL V. SAWHILL
    • 73 "Restrain Runaway Spending With A Federal Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights" — BRIAN M. RIEDL
  • 15 Government and Society
  • 74 "Growing American Inequality: Sources and Remedies" — GARY BURTLESS
  • 75 "Objections to these Unions" — JONATHAN RAUCH
  • 76 "Providing Social Security Benefits in the Future: A Review of the Social Security System and Plans to Reform It" — DAVID C. JOHN
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: HEALTH CARE REFORM
    • 77 "The Necessity of Free-Market Prices for Medical Care" — ROBERT J. GERVAIS
    • 78 "Bringing True Competitiveness to Health Care" — NINA OWCHARENKO
    • 79 "Now We Can Talk About Health Care" — HILARY RODHAM CLINTON
  • 16 Foreign Policy and World Politics
  • 80 "The Age of Open Society" — GEORGE SOROS
  • 81 "Reality Check" — PETER D. SUTHERLAND
  • DEBATING THE ISSUES: FOREIGN POLICY — THE WAR IN IRAQ
    • 82 "The Holocaust Shrug: Why Is There So Much Indifference to the Liberation of Iraq?" — DAVID GELERNTER
    • 83 "What Went Wrong?" — RICHARD LOWRY
    • 84 "Baghdad Year Zero: Pillaging Iraq in Pursuit of a Neocon Utopia" — NAOMI KLEIN
  • APPENDIX
  • Marbury v. Madison (1803)
  • McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
  • Barron v. Baltimore (1833)
  • Roe v. Wade (1973)
  • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)
  • United States v. Nixon (1974)
  • United States v. Lopez (1995)
  • The Declaration of Independence
  • The Constitution of the United States of America
  • Amendments to the Constitution

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