America at Odds (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

This text addresses all of the major topics of an American government course, including elections, Congress, public policy, and so on. However, unlike many introductory texts, it emphasizes a more topical and provocative point/counterpoint approach that explores the conflicts that truly define America as a nation. Each chapter includes a discussion of a significant political issue and presents both sides of that issue, showing how and why Americans are often politically at odds with each other. Contains three chapters on public policy that are not contained in AMERICA AT ODDS: THE ESSENTIALS, SECOND EDITION.