Debating reform
Subtitle: conflicting perspectives on how to fix the American political system
By: Richard J. Ellis and Michael Nelson, editors
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Sage/CQ Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9781452240022
Subjects: Politics and government; Social conditions; Economic conditions; Political participation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: The Constitution; title: 1.Resolved, Article V should be revised to make it easier to amend the Constitution and to call a constitutional convention; title: Pro: Sanford Levinson; title: Con: David E. Kyvig; title: Federalism; title: 2.Resolved, Congress should restore each state's freedom to set its drinking age; title: Pro: John Mccardell; title: Con: James C. Fell; title: Civil Liberties; title: 3.Resolved, the Constitution should be amended to overturn the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United; title: Pro: Jamie Raskin; title: Con: John Samples; title: Civil Rights; title: 4.Resolved, Congress should pass the Democracy Restoration Act restoring the right to vote in federal elections to people with criminal records; title: Pro: Erika L. Wood; title: Con: Roger Clegg; title: Political Participation; title: 5.Resolved, the United States should adopt a national initiative and referendum; title: Pro: Todd Donovan; title: Con: Richard J. Ellis; title: 6.Resolved, the United States should adopt compulsory voting; title: Pro: Martin P. Wattenberg; title: Con: Jason Brennan; title: The Media; title: 7.Resolved, Congress should bring back the fairness doctrine; title: Pro: Marjorie Randon Hershey; title: Con: James Gattuso; title: Political Parties; title: 8.Resolved, political parties should nominate candidates for president in a national primary; title: Pro: Caroline J. Tolbert; title: Con: David P. Redlawsk; title: 9.Resolved, states should require open primaries; title: Pro: Mark A. Siegel; title: Con: Seth E. Masket; title: Interest Groups; title: 10.Resolved, earmarks for special interests should be abolished; title: Pro: Jeffrey Lazarus; title: Con: Scott A. Frisch And Sean Q Kelly; title: House of Representatives; title: 11.Resolved, proportional representation should be adopted for U.S. House elections; title: Pro: Douglas J. Amy; title: Con: Brendan J. Doherty; title: 12.Resolved, the redistricting process should be nonpartisan; title: Pro: Elaine C. Kamarck; title: Con: Justin Buchler; title: Senate; title: 13.Resolved, the Senate should represent people, not states; title: Pro: Bruce I. Oppenheimer; title: Con: John J. Pitney Jr.; title: 14.Resolved, Senate Rule XXII should be amended so that filibusters can be ended by a majority vote; title: Pro: Steven S. Smith; title: Con: Wendy J. Schiller; title: Presidency; title: 15.Resolved, the electoral college should be abolished; title: Pro: George C. Edwards III; title: Con: Gary L. Gregg II; title: 16.Resolved, the president should be granted a line-item veto; title: Pro: Michael Nelson; title: Con: Robert J. Spitzer; title: Bureaucracy; title: 17.Resolved, bring back the spoils system; title: Pro: Domonic A. Bearfield; title: Con: Marissa Martino Golden; title: Judiciary; title: 18.Resolved, the terms of Supreme Court justices should be limited to eighteen years; title: Pro: David Karol; title: Con: Ward Farnsworth; title: Domestic and Budgetary Policy; title: 19.Resolved, the United States should adopt a balanced budget amendment; title: Pro: David M. Primo; title: Con: John B. Gilmour; title: Foreign and Defense Policy; title: 20.Resolved, Congress should pass the War Powers Consultation Act; title: Pro: Nancy Kassop.