Clashing views on political issues McKenna, George. Feingold, Stanley 1926- text nyu New York McGraw-Hill c2011 2011 17th ed. monographic eng

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xxx, 380 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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 institutions 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 Senate filibuster be abolished? -- Should the president be allowed "executive privilege"? -- Unit 3. Social change and public policy. Does affirmative action advance racial equality? -- Should abortion be restricted? -- Do we need national health insurance? -- Is America becoming more unequal? -- Are Americans overtaxed? -- Is bigger government better government? -- 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. Is indefinite detention of suspected terrorists justified? -- 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? -- Should the United States pull out of Afghanistan? selected, edited, and with introductions by George McKenna and Stanley Feingold. Includes bibliographical references. n-us--- United States Politics and government 2009- bT136 2011 9780078049927 (pbk.) 007804992X (pbk.) BTCTA 090907 20230410143213.0 99848