American government : readings and cases
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American government : readings and cases
Pearson Longman, c2008
17th ed
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With an even stronger focus on the U.S. Constitution in the post 9/11 world, the Seventeeth Edition of this best-selling reader in American government puts students directly in touch with the great authors and political leaders who have shaped--and are shaping--American government. The bestselling reader for over 40 years, this anthology continues to provide a strong, balanced blend of classic selections that illustrate and amplify important concepts in American government, along with extremely current readings and cases drawn from today's literature.
Table of Contents
I. THE SETTING OF THE AMERICAN SYSTEM. *Selections new to this edition are indicated with an asterisk 1. Constitutional Government. 1. John Locke, Second Treatise, Of Civil Government. 2. John P. Roche, The Founding Fathers: A Reform Caucus in Action. 3. Charles A. Beard, Framing the Constitution. 4. James Madison, Federalist 47, 48, 51. 5. Laurence H. Tribe and Michael C. Dorf, How Not to Read the Constitution. 2. Federalism. 6. Alexander Hamilton, Federalist 16, 17. 7.The Anti-Federalist Papers No. 17. 8. James Madison, Federalist 44. 9. James Madison, Federalist 45. 10. James Madison, Federalist 39. 11. James Bryce, The Merits of the Federal System. 12.McCulloch v. Maryland, 4 Wheaton 316 (1819). 13.Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheaton 1 (1824). 14. United States v. Morrison (2000). 15. Gonzales v. Raich, U.S. Supreme Court (2005)* 16. David Broder,A Republic Subverted. 3. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. 17. Antifederalist Paper No. 84 On the Lack of a Bill of Rights. 18. James Madison, Speech Before the House of Representatives in 1789 Proposing Amendments to Add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution 19. Gideon v. Wainwright 372 U.S. 335 (1963). 20. Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Need to Maintain a Free Marketplace of Ideas. 21. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan 376 U.S 254 (1964). 22. Plessy v. Ferguson 163 U.S. 537 (1896). 23. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 347 U.S. 483 (1954). 24. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 349 U.S. 294 (1955). 25. Engel v. Vitale 370 U.S. 421 (1962). 26. Samuel D. Warren and Louis D. Brandeis,The Right to Privacy* 27. Griswold v. Connecticut,381 U.S. 479 (1965)* 28. Roe v. Wade 410 U.S. 113 (1973). 29. University of California Board of RegentsUniversitU v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978)* II. POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR, AND INTEREST GROUPS. 4. Political Parties and the Electorate. 30. James Madison, Federalist 10. 31. E. E. Schattschneider, Party Government. 32. Report of the Committee of Political Parties, American Political Science Association, Toward More Responsible Two Party System. 33. Arthur Paulson,Constitutional and Political Requirements for a Responsible Two-Party System* 34. David R. Mayhew, Divided We Govern. 35. V.O. Key, Jr., A Theory of Critical Elections. 36. Bernard R. Berelson, Paul F. Lazarsfeld, and William N. McPhee, Democratic Practice and Democratic Theory. 37. V.O. Key, Jr., The Responsible Electorate. 5. Interest Groups. 38. Jeffrey M. Berry, Madison's Dilemma. 39. Buckley v. Valeo
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