Points of view : readings in American government and politics / edited by Robert D. DiClerico, Allan S. Hammock.

Chapter 1. Democracy
How Democratic is America? Howard Zinn
How Democratic is America? A Response to Howard Zinn Sidney Hook
*Rebuttal to Sidney Hook, Howard Zinn
*Rejoinder to Howard Zinn, Sidney Hook

Chapter 2. The Constitution
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States, Charles A. Beard
Charles Beard and the Constitution: A Critical Analysis, Robert E. Brown

Chapter 3. Federalism
Unfunded Mandates
*Unfunded Mandates: Laws that Bind Us Together, George Miller
*The Federal Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: “Lost in the Weeds”, Lamar Alexander
Gay Marriage: A Matter for the States or the Federal Government?
*‘States, Right?’ Not in the Gay Marriage Debate, Adam White
*Rules of Law: Let States Decide, John Yoo

Chapter 4. Public Opinion
Vox Populi in Cyberspace, Dick Morris
The Promise and Perils of Cyberdemocracy, Norman Ornstein and Amy Schenkenberg Mitchell

Chapter 5. Voting
*Turnout in the 2004 Presidential Election, Martin P. Wattenberg
Compulsory Voting is the Best Way to keep Democracy Strong, Arend Lipjhart
Nonvoting Is Not a Social Disease, Austin Ranney

Chapter 6. Campaigns and the Media
TV Ad Wars: How to Cut Advertising Costs in Political Campaigns, Fred Wertheimer
Damned Spots: A Defense of Thirty-Second Campaign Ads, Stephen Bates and Edwin Diamond

Chapter 7. Elections
The Nominating Process *Choosing Our Choices 2004, Robert E. DiClerico
*The National Primary: An Excellent Idea, John Armor
*The Graduated Random Presidential Primary Election, Thomas Gangale
The Electoral College
Not the People’s Choice: How to Democratize American Democracy, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
The Electoral College Didn’t Do It, Robert Weissberg

Chapter 8. Political Parties
*Do Cultural + Security Issues = National Republican Era? An Assessment of Election 2004, Darrell M. West
Movement Interruptus, John B. Judis and Ruy Texeira

Chapter 9. Interest Groups
*Power in America, G. William Domhoff
*The Forces that Set the Agenda, Jeffrey A. Birmbaum

Chapter 10. Congress
Representation: Redistricting
*Redistricting, A Bipartisan Sport, Earl Blumenauer and Jim Leach
*You Can’t Compete with Voters’ Feet, Bill Bishop
Representation: Legislative Role
The Legislator as Delegate, General Assembly of Virginia
The Legislator as Trustee, John F. Kennedy
The Legislator as Politico, George B. Galloway
Legislative Process: The Filibuster
It’s Time to Change the Filibuster, Tom Harkin
Defending the Dinosaur: The Case for Not Fixing the Filibuster, Bill Frenzel

Chapter 11. The Presidency
*The Return of the Imperial Presidency? Donald R. Wolfensberger
*All Hail…King George? Eric A. Posner

Chapter 12. Bureaucracy
Civil Service Rules: A Drag on Our National Security, Philip K. Howard
A Strong Civil Service System is the Cure, Not the Problem, Gerald Pops

Chapter 13. Courts
The Supreme Court and Judicial Review
A Jurisdiction of Original Intention, Edwin Meese, III
What Did the Founding Fathers Intend? Irvin R. Kaufman
Judicial Selection
The Senate is Supposed to Advise and Consent, Not Obstruct and Delay, John C. Eastman and Timothy Sandefer
Of Course Ideology Should Matter in Judicial Selection, Erwin Chemerinsky

Chapter 14. Civil Liberties
Free Speech
Mandatory Student Fees Do Not Abridge Freedom of Speech, American Council on Education
Mandatory Student Fees Violate Students’ Right to Free Speech, Pacific Legal Foundation
Civil Liberties and Terrorism
*America’s Unpatriotic Acts, Walter M. Brasch
*Liberty and Terrorism, Robert H. Bork
Criminal Rights
“We’re in the Fight of Our Lives”, Bernard Gavzer
Just Make It A Fair Fight, John C. Kilwein

Chapter 15. Civil Rights
Affirmative Action
*Law School Admissions: The Case For Affirmative Action, Sandra Day O’Connor
*Law School Admissions: The Case Against Affirmative Action, Clarence Thomas
Gender Equality
Wrestling with Title IX, John Irving
We Must Preserve Equity for Women in College Athletics, Joanna Grossman
Abortion
Abortion Politics: The Case for the Right to Privacy, Susan R. Estrich and Kathleen M. Sullivan
Abortion on Demand Has No Constitutional or Moral Justification, James Bopp, Jr. and Richard E Coleson

Includes bibliographical references.