Table Of Contents:
PART 1 DEMOCRACY AND THE AMERICAN POLITICAL PROCESS 1(68)

Issue 1. Has the American Political System Succeeded? 2(18)

Issue 2. Do Political Campaigns Inform Voters? 20(22)

Issue 3. Do Political Action Committees Undermine Democracy? 42(12)

Issue 4. Is the Level of Political Discussion in the Media Deteriorating? 54(15)
PART 2 THE INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT 69(64)

Issue 5. Should There Be Term Limits for Members of Congress? 70(12)

Issue 6. Do We Need a Strong Presidency? 82(16)

Issue 7. Does the Government Regulate Too Much? 98(16)

Issue 8. Should the Federal Courts Be Bound by the "Original Intent" of the Framers? 114(19)
PART 3 SOCIAL CHANGE AND PUBLIC POLICY 133(176)

Issue 9. Will Mandatory Sentencing Reduce Crime? 134(20)

Issue 10. Is Capital Punishment Justified? 154(16)

Issue 11. Do We Need Tougher Gun Control Laws? 170(20)

Issue 12. Is Affirmative Action Reverse Discrimination? 190(16)

Issue 13. Should Hate Speech Be Punished? 206(16)

Issue 14. Has the Welfare State Failed America's Poor? 222(20)

Issue 15. Is a Flat Tax a Fair Tax? 242(18)

Issue 16. Should Abortion Be Restricted? 260(18)

Issue 17. Do We Need a Constitutional Amendment Permitting Prayer in Public Schools? 278(16)

Issue 18. Should Gay Marriage Be Legalized? 294(15)
PART 4 AMERICA AND THE WORLD 309

Issue 19. Must America Be the World Leader? 310(18)

Issue 20. Should American Foreign Policy Be Guided by National Self-Interest? 328(16)

Issue 21. Should the United States Put More Restrictions on Immigration? 344(14)

Issue 22. Is America Declining? 358