The most convincing is that our consensus on basic values , coupled with the bell - shaped distribution of political tendencies , sets the stage for a two - party system and that the institutional structure , particularly our mode of ...
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American Government: Origins, Institutions, and Public Policy
The purpose of this book is to offer a no-frills, low-cost, yet comprehensive overview of the American political system for students taking introductory courses in American national government.
Through a series of compelling stories, The Next Government of the United States reveals the increasing complexity of the policy challenges that face the nation and exposes the reality that America's 20th-century government is a poor match ...
Liberty and Terrorism Robert H. Bork When a nation faces deadly attacks on its citizens at home and abroad , it is only reasonable to expect that its leaders will take appropriate measures to increase security .
Casey ( 1992 ) , Justices O'Connor , Anthony Kennedy , and David Souter , in a jointly authored opinion , wrote that Pennsylvania could limit abortions as long as its regulations did not pose “ an undue burden ” on pregnant women.105 ...
How and why has government gotten bigger? “Should be a compulsory assignment for any seminar on modern political culture.” —The Journal of American History American government has evolved over the generations since the mid-nineteenth ...
The book provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of American Government and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them.
American Government: Balancing Democracy and Rights
Against community members in Idaho who want their gold mined only with techniques that do not leach arsenic into the ... Buchanan describes the situation , and begins by quoting Bush's counter - terrorism chief Richard Clarke : Early on ...