Political scandals
By: Randy Scherer, book editor.
Contributors: Scherer, Randy.
Series: At issue; At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780737737639; 9780737737646
Subjects: Political corruption -- United States -- Juvenile literature; United States -- Politics and government -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Political scandals erode the public's trust in the political system / Sebastian Mallaby; title: Political scandals do not erode the public's trust in the political system / Tom Fudge; title: Political scandals will destroy the Republican Party / Evan Thomas; title: Political scandals will not destroy the Republican Party / William Kristol; title: Political scandals do not sway voters / David Weigel; title: Political scandals positively affect voter turnout / Rod Little; title: Women have fewer sex scandals than men / Steve Chapman; title: Efforts to prevent political scandals are useless / Charlie Cray; title: Efforts to prevent political scandals are not useless / Gary Ruskin; title: Ethics laws can install public trust / Nicole Casal Moore; title: Instituting public campaign financing can reduce political scandals / Mark Schmitt; title: Journalists should go back to the basics in their coverage of political scandals / Matthew Felling; title: Hypocrisy causes political scandals / David Paul Kuhn and John F. Harris; title: Executive privilege is abused in recent political scandals / Bruce Fein.