Prefacenbsp; Introduction nbsp; Preface: A note to the Instructor Chapter 1 ~ Democracy Democracy: What is it? Howard Zinn, How Democratic is America? Sidney Hook, How Democratic is America? A response to Howard Zinn MakingDemocracy Work: Civic Involvement Robert D. Putnam, Tuning In, Tuning Out: The Strange Disappearance of SocialCapital in America Michael Schudson, What If Civic Life Didn’t Die? Chapter 2 ~ The Constitution Charles A. Beard, An Economic Interpretation of theConstitution of the United States Robert E. Brown, Charles Beard and the Constitution: A Critical Analysis Chapter 3 ~ Federalism Spencer Abraham, Unfunded Mandates: The Negative Effects George… Miller, Unfunded Mandates: Laws that Bind Us Together Chapter 4 ~ Public Opinion Dick Morris, Vox Populi in Cyberspace Norman Ornstein and Amy Schenkenberg, The Promise and the Perils ofCyberdemocracy Chapter 5 ~ Voting Arend Lipjhart, Compulsory Voting is the Best Way to keepDemocracy Strong Austin Ranney, Nonvoting Is Not a Social Disease Chapter 6 ~ Campaigns and the Media Darrell M. West, Advertising and Democratic Elections: WhatCan Be Done? Stephen Bates and Edwin Diamond, Damned Spots: A Defense of Thirty-SecondCampaign Ads Chapter 7 ~ Elections Campaign Finance Jack Hitt, Real Campaign Finance Reform Robert J. Samuelson, Campaign Finance Hysteria The Electoral College Lawrence D. Longley, The Electoral College Should be Abolished Robert Weissberg, In Defense of the Electoral College Chapter 8 ~ Political Parties Theodore J. Lowi, The Party Crasher: The Need for a ThirdParty Paul S. Herrnson, The Reform Party: Fizzle or Crash and Burn? Chapter 9 ~ Interest Groups Phillip M. Stern, Still the Best Congress Money Can Buy: APAC Primer 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 ~ The President and Congress David R. Mayhew, Divided Party Control: Does It Make aDifference? James L. Sundquist, A Government Divided Against Itself Chapter 13 ~ Bureaucracy Al Gore, The Best Kept Secrets in Government Robert Worth, Reinvention Lite: Why Al Gore Still has a Long Way to Go Chapter 14 ~ Courts The Supreme Court and Judicial Review Edwin Meese, III, A Jurisdiction of Original Intention Irvin R. Kaufman, What Did the Founding Fathers Intend? Crime and the Courts Bernard Gavzer, “We’re in the Fight of Our Lives” John C. Kilwein, “Just Make It A Fair Fight” Chapter 15 ~ Civil Liberties Free Speech American Council on Education, Mandatory Student Fees do notAbridge Freedom of Speech Pacific Legal Foundation, Mandatory Student Fees Violate Students’ Right toFree Speech Pornography Ernest van den Haag, Pornography and Censorship Geoffrey R. Stone, Repeating Past Mistakes: The Commission on Obscenity andPornography Chapter 16 ~ Civil Rights Affirmative Action Terry Eastland, Ending Affirmative Action: The Case forColorblind Justice Barbara R. Bergmann, In Defense of Affirmative Action Abortion Susan R. Estrich and Kathleen M. Sullivan, Abortion Politics: The Case for theRight to Privacy James Bopp, Jr. and Richard E. Coleson, Abortion on Demand Has No Constitutionalor Moral Justification