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Product Identifiers

PublisherCQ Press

ISBN-101544390599

ISBN-139781544390598

eBay Product ID (ePID)24038476807

Product Key Features

Number of Pages400 Pages

Publication NameDebating Reform : Conflicting Perspectives on How to Fix the American Political System

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2020

SubjectSociology / General, Economic Conditions, General, American Government / General, Political Process / Political Parties

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Reference, Social Science, Business & Economics

AuthorMichael Nelson

FormatBook, Other

Dimensions

Item Weight19 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

LCCN2019-036947

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal320.60973

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

SynopsisDebating Reform: Conflicting Perspectives on How to Fix the American Political System, Fourth Edition, gets readers to consider the key issues in reforming political institutions. Written specifically for this volume, each pro or con essay is contributed by a top scholar and examines a concrete proposal for reforming the political system. By focusing on institutions, rather than liberal or conservative public policies, the text moves students to leave behind ideology and grapple with evidence, then draw their own conclusions and build their own arguments. Students explore how institutions work in their American government text; this reader helps them understand how they can be made to work better. This new edition has five new debate resolutions to ignite classroom discussion, including topics such as: whether impeachment should be normalized; whether the president should be able to fire anyone in the federal bureaucracy; whether marijuana policy should be set by the states or the federal government; and whether open primaries and bringing back the fairness doctrine are answers to the hyper-polarization of modern American politics. About CQ Press, At the forefront of research and reporting in the fields of political science and public policy, CQ Press SAGE publishes the work of leading scholars in groundbreaking textbooks, highly influential periodicals, must-have reference materials, and innovative digital resources. We invite you to find out more at sagepub.com/collegepublishing. Teaching isn't easy. Learning never ends. We are here for you. Book jacket., Getting students away from spouting opinions about highly-charged partisan issues, Debating Reform, Fourth Edition looks at key questions about reforming political institutions, with contributed pieces written by top scholars specifically for the volume. Each pro or con essay considers a concrete proposal for reforming the political system. By focusing on institutions, rather than liberal or conservative public policies, students tend to leave behind ideology and grapple with claims and evidence to draw their own conclusions and build their own arguments. Students will explore how institutions work in their American government text, but this reader helps them to understand how they can be made to work better.

LC Classification NumberJK274.D398 2021