Taking sides.
By: selected, edited, and with introductions by George McKenna and Stanley Feingold.
Contributors: McKenna, George.; Feingold, Stanley, 1926-; Dushkin Publishing Group.
Edition: 12th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
Subjects: Right and left (Political science); United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001; United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-; United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
Other titles: Clashing views on controversial political issues.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Has the American political system succeeded?; title: Do political campaigns promote good government?; title: Should campaign finance be reformed?; title: Are the mass media dominated by the powerful few?; title: Is Congress limited in regulating commerce within a state?; title: Does the President's personal morality matter?; title: Should judges read their moral views into the Constitution?; title: Is capital punishment justified?; title: Do we need tougher gun control laws?; title: Does affirmative action advance the cause of racial equality?; title: Should hate speech be punished?; title: Does the religious right threaten American freedoms?; title: Would "school choice" improve the quality of U.S. education?; title: Is welfare reform succeeding?; title: Is socioeconomic inequality increasing in America?; title: Should abortion be restricted?; title: Should gay marriage be legalized?; title: Are Americans taxed too much?; title: Does China tend to threaten world peace and stability?; title: Should the United States put more restrictions on immigration?; title: Is democracy desirable for all nations?