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Integrates the economic, philosophical, and historical dimensions of Marx's thought.

Highlights the many approaches social scientists use to explore public opinion. This title expands on important ideas such as public views of those on trial for terrorist acts, public attitudes in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the rise and fall of public support for George W Bush.

Spiral-bound, this college edition lays flat as students work at the computer. It can be enjoyed straight-through or used as a reference as students draft, revise, and edit.

Offering a fresh perspective on the pivotal elections in US history, this title includes a variety of news articles, editorials, and data from "The Times" for which the author has written context-providing narrative that discusses the key issues, historical impact, and turning points in these important presidential and congressional elections.

Delivers a broad-based introduction to how American voters elect their representatives. This title examines why only half of those who are eligible to vote actually exercise their franchise in major elections, and even fewer in off years without a presidential contest.

Considers how presidential leadership depends on its ability to gain the support or acquiescence of key constituencies outside government. This title discusses both historical relationships, including the presidency and political parties, the presidency and mass media, the presidency and the public, and the presidency and interest groups.

Brings focus to the history of US attempts to govern foreign territories and noncitizens. With the help of introductory essays and explanatory headnotes, this title examines how the encounters have been viewed by Americans, and how they have shaped the relationship between the United States and the rest of the world.

Includes 32 essays that address a range of key issues, including demographics, economics, education, health, politics, and security. This title provides entries that discuss drug trafficking, human trafficking, international finance, immigration, and transnational governance.

A guide for libraries, policy makers, and those concerned with health care in America. It helps readers find information on long term health care spending, abortion, Medicaid and Medicare, health insurance and the uninsured, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and more.

Furman, few areas of constitutional doctrine have undergone more abrupt changes than Court - mandated standards for administering capital punishment. This is an examination of the impact of race upon the long evolution of the Court's death penalty jurisprudence.

Includes entries covering the events including court cases with impact on Constitutional rights. This title includes more than 250 entries, that provides insight into the key questions readers have about the US Constitution.

Uses nearly 150 years of "New York Times", reporting to explore the dynamic nature of the presidency in the American political system. This title provides readers with insight into the stories of 29 presidents spanning three centuries, as well as the effect "The New York Times'" position may have had on the issues of their day.

Suitable for aspiring journalists, this title showcases sections on breaking news, investigative reporting, editorials, narrative writing, columns, photojournalism, and advanced sections on covering immigration, race and ethnicity, and writing about human connections.

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President Obama comes into office on a wave of history the first African-American President, recipient of more votes than any other candidate in American history, and among the youngest to hold the office. This title provides an insightful look at the contests, their outcomes, and their implications for the future.

Presents an overview of the history and ongoing evolution of the American executive branch. This title covers topics that meet national high school curriculum standards.

An informative reference tool for young researchers seeking information on voting, the electoral process, and the history of US elections. It features essays, encyclopedic entries, and primary source documents, to help students understand the history and significance of the US electoral process.

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Combines detailed, state-by-state, district-by-district election results for the nation's 6,744 state legislative districts with a range of socioeconomic data for each district to present a comprehensive portrait of voting and demographic trends across the nation.

The process of voting (organizing, running and tabulating the results of a popular election) is, in fact, a highly contested act whose forms, meanings, and practical boundaries are open to widely differing interpretations. Taking a chronological approach to the topic, this title explores the ways that the Court has struggled with the questions.

An exploration of the relationship between the Supreme Court and Congress. It explores how the Court operates in relation to legislative action, as well as how it has defined the extent and limits of congressional power. It traces conflicts between branches over the power of judicial review and other key separation of powers issues.

Details the development of US Social Security from its antecedents and founding in 1935 to the controversies of the present day. Filled with primary source documents, this title weaves together the colorful history of Social Security in a chronological fashion that highlights the major moments and events in the program's development.

Addresses the political aspects of Lincoln's actions, influence, and legacy. This title presents an analysis of Lincoln's democratic ideas and policies about slavery and emancipation, the emergence of the Republican Party, how Lincoln viewed the Civil War and how the war affected him, the major and minor figures in his life, and more.

Featuring a host of specific international case studies, this text helps students to understand the causes of ethical conflict. The book brings together international relations and comparative politics, and includes invaluable pedagogical features.

While learning procedures like the markup or cloture, the legislative process can seem mechanical and dry. This title drives students through one piece of legislation the surface transportation bill showing them the maneuvering and negotiating that go on among members of Congress and their staffers as they haggle over a huge pot of money.

State legislators have often been in the shadow of their national counterparts, but they drive the processes of democracy. This title looks at the way representation works, Americans' critical view of their legislatures, the role of legislative leaders, the dynamics of executive-legislative relationships, as well as norms and ethics.

What do we know about war? This reference book analyzes more than a thousand wars waged from 1816 to 2008 using authoritative, standardized, and systematic coding methods, which intends to reveal the underlying patterns and causes of war.

Through a collection of primary source materials and informative introduction and headnotes, this title explores ways in which modern US presidents have appealed directly to the public and how the public has responded.

Examines the relationship between the Court and federal and state government. This title analyzes the Court's role in defining the powers and limits of government, focusing on the constitutional basis for each branch's powers, the evolution of the Court's interactions with federal and state government and major cases through the 2007-2008 term.

Covers significant Court rulings on expressive freedoms, political participation, the right to bear arms, due process, and equal rights. Tracing the Court's emergence as a defender of individual rights and liberties and current through the 2007-2008 term, this title provides coverage of the freedoms enumerated in the Bill of Rights.