Obama's agenda : the challenges of a second term
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Obama's agenda : the challenges of a second term
Sage : CQ Press, c2014
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
With the 2012 elections behind us and the 2014 midterms off into the future a bit, this booklet will not be as elections-oriented as past supplements. It will certainly allude to the impact of the 2012 elections and to how Obama and members of Congress are anticipating the 2014 midterm elections, but this supplement will be more issues-focused, tying those issues to key content chapters in the intro American government course:
A look at the immigration debate with analysis of public opinion and changing demographics and the impact of divided party control (tying to intro AG chapters on public opinion and parties)
A look at the gay marriage debate with analysis of federalism, civil rights, and the impact of the Supreme Court's ruling this summer on CA's prop 8 (tying to intro AG chapters on federalism/state & local gov't, civil rights, and the judiciary)
A look at the gun control debate with analysis of interest group involvement/lobbying, the role of the media, explanation of why stuff doesn't get done in Congress (e.g., intense minorities win) (tying to intro AG chapters on interest groups, the media, and Congress)
A look at the problems of 2nd term presidents and how Obama's agenda and performance so far follows a typical model (or not)
Table of Contents
Obama's Second-Term Blues
The Reality of Second Terms
Partisanship on Capitol Hill
"It's the Economy"
Joblessness Points to Slow Recovery
Public Sector Jobs Drag on the Economy
Health Care Prognosis Uncertain
Important Provisions on Time Delay
Continued Opposition to the Law
Immigration Reform in Limbo
The Bipartisan Gang of Eight
Senate Passage, but Dim Prospects in the House
Washington Climate Changing?
The Demise of Cap-and-Trade
Environmental Policy through the Executive Bureaucracy
Gay Rights Victory
The Case against DOMA
The Impact of the Supreme Court's Ruling
War against al Qaeda
Controversy Over Drone Strikes
Snowden and NSA Surveillance
Strife in the Middle East
Crisis in Egypt
Civil War in Syria
Mideast Peace Talks
Obama's Trip to Israel Sets the Stage
But a Chill with Respect to Russia and China
Time Running Out?
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