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

• 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)