000852358 000__ 03153cam\a2200457Ii\4500 000852358 001__ 852358 000852358 005__ 20210515154948.0 000852358 008__ 170116t20182018nyu\\\\\\b\\\\000\0\eng\d 000852358 020__ $$a9781259883231$$q(paperback) 000852358 020__ $$a125988323X$$q(paperback) 000852358 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn968777478 000852358 035__ $$a852358 000852358 040__ $$aBTCTA$$beng$$erda$$cBTCTA$$dFVC$$dAHS$$dGCD 000852358 049__ $$aISEA 000852358 050_4 $$aJK271$$b.T37 2018 000852358 24500 $$aTaking sides.$$pClashing views on political issues /$$c[selected, edited and with introductions by] William J. Miller. 000852358 24630 $$aClashing views on political issues 000852358 250__ $$aTwentieth edition. 000852358 264_1 $$a[New York] :$$bMcGraw-Hill Education Create,$$c[2018] 000852358 300__ $$aiii, 245 pages ;$$c28 cm. 000852358 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000852358 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia 000852358 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier 000852358 4901_ $$aTaking sides 000852358 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references. 000852358 5050_ $$aUnit 1 -- Democracy and the American political process -- Is bigger government better government? -- Is America approaching equality within society? -- Is the current presidential nomination system actually democratic? -- Are entitlement programs creating a culture of dependency? -- Unit 2 -- The institutions of government -- Does the President have unilateral war powers? -- Is Congress a dysfunctional institution? -- Should Supreme Court justices have term limits? --Should the Senate be able to delay hearings on nominations while waiting for a presidential election to occur? -- Unit 3 -- Social change and public policy -- Does Affirmative Action advance racial equality? -- Should abortion be restricted? -- Is lethal injection as a method of execution still constitutional? -- Should colleges and universities be able to consider an applicant's race when deciding whether to accept a student? -- Should the United States be more restrictive of gun ownership? -- Should "recreational" drugs be legalized? -- Should corporations be awarded religious freedoms? -- Unit 4 -- America and the world -- Should the United States be more heavily involved in efforts to defeat ISIS? -- Is the United States doing enough to address the global threat of diseases like Zika? -- Should the United States accept more refugees from Syria? -- Should the United States launch a preemptive strike against Iran? -- Was President Obama's trip to Cuba a good step in normalizing relations with the country? 000852358 650_0 $$aRight and left (Political science) 000852358 650_0 $$aSocial problems$$zUnited States. 000852358 650_0 $$aAffirmative action programs. 000852358 650_0 $$aAbortion$$xPolitical aspects. 000852358 650_0 $$aFirearms ownership. 000852358 650_0 $$aDrug legalization$$xPolitical aspects. 000852358 650_0 $$aWiretapping. 000852358 650_0 $$aEntitlement spending$$zUnited States. 000852358 650_0 $$aFreedom of religion$$zUnited States. 000852358 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xPolitics and government$$y21st century. 000852358 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xForeign relations$$y21st century. 000852358 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xSocial policy$$y21st century. 000852358 651_0 $$aIran$$xForeign relations$$zUnited States. 000852358 7001_ $$aMiller, William J.,$$eeditor. 000852358 830_0 $$aTaking sides. 000852358 85200 $$bgen$$hJK271$$i.T37$$i2018 000852358 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:852358$$pGLOBAL_SET 000852358 980__ $$aBIB 000852358 980__ $$aBOOK