Taking sides Clashing views on political issues / selected, edited, and with introductions by George McKenna and Stanley Feingold.
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McKenna, George.
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Feingold, Stanley, 1926-
- ISBN 9780073515274
- 16th ed.
- Publicerad: Boston, MA : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2009.
- Engelska xxviii, 422 p.
Innehållsförteckning
Ämnesord
Stäng
- 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 institution 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 president be allowed "Executive privilege"? -- Unit 3. Social change and public policy -- Is homosexual conduct constitutionally protected? -- Does affirmative action advance racial equality? -- Should abortion be restricted? -- Should the government provide national health insurance? -- Is America becoming more unequal? -- Does the Patriot Act abridge essential freedom? -- Stopping illegal immigration : Should border security come first? -- Should there be a "wall of separation" between church and state? -- Unit 4. America and the world -- Does the war in Iraq help the war against terrorism? -- 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? -- Is China a military threat to the United States? -- Must America exercise world leadership?.
Ämnesord
- Right and left (Political science) (LCSH)
- War on Terrorism, 2001- (LCSH)
- Debates and debating. (LCSH)
- Campaign funds -- United States. (LCSH)
- Wiretapping -- United States. (LCSH)
- National security -- United States. (LCSH)
- Racial profiling in law enforcement -- United States. (LCSH)
- Illegal aliens -- United States. (LCSH)
- Border security -- United States. (LCSH)
- Free trade -- United States. (LCSH)
- Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. (LCSH)
- Church and state -- United States. (LCSH)
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989. (LCSH)
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-1993. (LCSH)
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001. (LCSH)
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009. (LCSH)
Namn/titel
- United States.: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001.
Indexterm och SAB-rubrik
- Ocf-qa Främmande länders statskunskap och politik: Förenta staterna
Klassifikation
- JK271 (LCC)
- 320.973 (DDC)
- Ocf-qa (kssb/8)
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