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| Foundations of the United States Political System | |
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| Has the Wisdom of the Framers of the Constitution in Promoting a "More Perfect Union" Been Overrated? | |
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| The Constitution: Past And Present | |
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| The Wisdom Of The Framers | |
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| Questions For Discussion | |
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| Should Power Be Transferred from the Federal Government to the States? | |
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| Power to the States | |
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| Forever Federal | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Civil Liberties and Civil Rights | |
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| In Fighting a War on Terrorism, Is the United States Acting Within Reasonable Limits to Maintain Its Civil Liberties? | |
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| Civil Liberties, The War on Terrorism, and National Security | |
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| Moving Toward a Police State or Have We Arrived? | |
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| Secret Military Tribunals, Mass Arrests and Disappearances, Wiretapping & Torture | |
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| Should A National Identification Card System Be Established? | |
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| Youll Love Those National ID Cards | |
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| The Case Against National ID Cards | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Is Racial Profiling Ever Justified? | |
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| Racial Profiling | |
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| Racial Profiling Is Not Justified? | |
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| Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished? | |
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| A New Millennium: Time to Stop Tinkering with the Machinery of Death | |
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| Death Penalty | |
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| Should the Doctrine of Separation Between Church and State Be Interpreted in a Way That Is Favorable to Public Worship and Acknowledgment of God? | |
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| Putting God Back in the Public Square | |
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| Rethinking the Separation Between Church and State | |
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| Is Affirmative Action a Desirable Policy to Remedy Discrimination in Higher Education? | |
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| Stanley Fish Affirming Affirmative Action | |
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| Not a Close Question: Preferences in University Admissions | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Popular Participation | |
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| Do Big Corporations Control America? | |
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| The Progressive Interview (Ruth Conniff) | |
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| Do Big Corporations Control America? | |
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| Should You Vote for a Minor Party Candidate You May Prefer over the "Lesser Evil" from a Major Party? | |
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| Dont Vote Lesser Evil Politics | |
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| Response to Lerner on Lesser Evil Politics! | |
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| Is Campaign Finance Reform Desirable in the American Political System? | |
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| Campaign Finance Reform | |
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| Campaign Finance Reform: Faulty Assumptions and Undemocratic Consequences | |
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| Do the Mass Media Have a Liberal Bias? | |
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| U.S. Media Retain their Liberal Bias | |
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| Corporations Have a Chokehold on U.S. Media | |
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| Should the Electoral College Be Abolished? | |
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| Abolish the Electoral College | |
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| In Defense of the Electoral College | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Policy-Making Institutions | |
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| Should the United States Adopt a British Parliamentary-type System of Government? | |
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| The Pros and Cons of the Parliamentary System for the United States | |
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| Does the President Have Legal Authority to Engage in Military Action Against the Nations Enemies Without the Specific Authorization of Congress? | |
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| The Presidents War-Making Power | |
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| The Congressional Role in War | |
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| Should the Senate Take into Consideration the Ideology of a Nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Confirmation Decision? | |
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| Ideology Should Be a Factor in the Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominees | |
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| Ideology Should Not Be a Factor in the Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominees | |
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| Is the Bureaucracy a Threat to Liberty? | |
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| The Preservation of the Bureaucracy | |
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| In Defense of Government | |
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| Should the Supreme Court Abide by a Strict Constructionist Philosophy? | |
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| The Case for Judicial Restraint | |
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| The Supreme Courts Proper and Historic Function | |
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| Public Policy | |
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| Should the Federal Government Decriminalize Drugs? | |
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| Criminalization, and Harm Reduction | |
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| Drug Legalization Would Be a Disaster | |
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| Will Gun Control Reduce Violence? | |
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| Educational Fund To Stop Gun Violence, The Facts About Gun Violence | |
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| Gun Control Only Seems Like a Good Idea! | |
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| Is "Smart Growth" a Smart Idea to Control Suburban Sprawl? | |
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| The Environmental, Social, and Cultural Impacts of Sprawl | |
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| The Myth of Suburban Sprawl | |
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| Should the United States Resist Globalization? | |
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| The Alternatives Committee Of The International Forum On Globalization, A Better World Is Possible! Alternatives to Economic Globalization | |
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| A Response to the Assault on the Global Economy | |
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