Taking sides

By Stanley Feingold George McKenna, Stanley Feingold

Subjects: Political Process - General, Politics and government, Right and left (Political science), Politics - Current Events, Literary collections

Description: This volume presents controversial issues surrounding current United States' political matters in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. This work intends to work toward the revival of political dialog in America. It examines leading issues in American politics from the perspective of sharply opposed points of view. The included readings represent the arguments of leading political scientists, lawmakers, and political commentators. This topic is framed with a general summary and introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions. This work features an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites and an online instructor's resource guide with testing material available.