Description: Preface A Note to the Instructor Chapter 1 ~ Democracy Defining Democracy Howard Zinn, How Democratic is America? Sidney Hook, How Democratic is America? A response to Howard Zinn Making Democracy Work: Civic Involvement Robert D. Putnam, Tuning In, Tuning Out: The Strange Disappearance of Social Capital in America Michael Schudson, What If Civic Life Didn't Die? Chapter 2 ~ The Constitution Charles A. Beard, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States Robert E. Brown, Charles Beard and the Constitution: A Critical Analysis Chapter 3 ~ Federalism Douglas Seay and Wesley Smith, Fed up with the Feds: Whatever Happened to the Federal System? Milton J. Esman, Government Works: Why Americans Need the Feds Chapter 4 ~ Public Opinion Dick Morris, Vox Populi in Cyberspace Norman Ornstein and Amy Schenkenberg, The Promise and the Perils of Cyberdemocracy Chapter 5 ~ Voting Arend Lipjhart, Compulsory Voting is the Best Way to keep Democracy Strong Austin Ranney, Nonvoting Is Not a Social Disease Chapter 6 ~ Campaigns and the Media Fred Wertheimer, TV Ad Wars: How to Cut Advertising Costs in Political Campaigns Stephen Bates and Edwin Diamond, Damned Spots: A Defense of Thirty-Second Campaign Ads Chapter 7 ~ Elections Campaign Finance Thomas B. Edsall and Juliet Eilperin, PAC Attack II: Why Some Groups Are Learning to Love Campaign Finance Reform Bruce Ackerman and Ian Ayers, Voting with Dollars: A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance The Electoral College Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Not the People's Choice: How to Democratize American Democracy Robert Weissberg, The Electoral College Didn't Do It Chapter 8 ~ Political Parties John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira, The Coming Democratic Majority Michael Barone, Whose Majority? Democratic Wishful Thinking Chapter 9 ~ Interest Groups Center for Responsive Politics, PACs: Cashing in from A to Z Larry J. Sabato, The Misplaced Obsession with PACs Chapter 10 ~ Congress Representation General Assembly of Virginia, The Legislator as Delegate John F. Kennedy, The Legislator as Trustee George B. Galloway, The Legislator as Politico Legislative Process Tom Harkin, It's Time to Change the Filibuster Bill Frenzel, Defending the Dinosaur: The case for Not Fixing the Filibuster Chapter 11 ~ The Presidency Michael Lind, The Out-of-Control Presidency R. Gordon Hoxie, The Not-So-Imperial President Chapter 12 ~ Bureaucracy Philip K. Howard, Civil Service Rules, A Drag on Our National Security Gerald Pops, A Strong Civil Service System is the Cure, Not the Problem Chapter 13 ~ Courts The Supreme Court and Judicial Review Edwin Meese, III, A Jurisdiction of Original Intention Irvin R. Kaufman, What Did the Founding Fathers Intend? Judicial Selection John C. Eastman and Timothy Sandefer, The Senate is Supposed to Advise and Consent, Not Obstruct and Delay Erwin Chemerinsky, Of Course Ideology Should Matter in Judicial Selection Chapter 14 ~ Civil Liberties Free Speech American Council on Education, Mandatory Student Fees do not Abridge Freedom of Speech Pacific Legal Foundation, Mandatory Student Fees Violate Students' Right to Free Speech Pornography Ernest van den Haag, Pornography and Censorship Geoffrey R. Stone, Repeating Past Mistakes: The Commission on Obscenity and Pornography Criminal Rights Bernard Gavzer, "We're in the Fight of Our Lives" John C. Kilwein, "Just Make It a Fair Fight" Chapter 15 ~ Civil Rights Affirmative Action Terry Eastland, Ending Affirmative Action: The Case for Colorblind Justice Barbara R. Bergmann, In Defense of Affirmative Action Gender Equity John Irving, Wrestling with Title IX Joanna Grossman, Preserve, Not Reverse, Equity for Women in College

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