There is no other print source, online source, or Web search engine that provides the wide range and depth of insight found in Vital Statistics on American Politics. This new 2015-2016 edition is updated with the most recent information available. The editors consult hundreds of sources to calculate and locate the data, facts, and figures that offer a vivid and multifaceted portrait of the broad spectrum of United States politics and policies. Students, professional researchers, and interested citizens will find chapters devoted to key subject areas such as elections and political parties, public opinion and voting, the media, the three branches of U.S. government, foreign, military, social and economic policy, and much more. For depth of information and ease of use, this updated edition is the best resource of its kind available and should be a key component of all academic and large public library collections.
Confessional Culture and the Limits of Integration
Showcases the powerful role of religion in shaping European attitudes on politics, political integration, and the national and continental identities of its leaders and citizens. In this book the authors present the cultural divide, rooted in the struggles of the reformation, resists the ongoing secularization of the continent.
Confessional Culture and the Limits of Integration
Showcases the powerful role of religion in shaping European attitudes on politics, political integration, and the national and continental identities of its leaders and citizens. In this book the authors show, this deep cultural divide, rooted in the struggles of the reformation, resists the ongoing secularization of the continent.
This proven casebook continues to lay a foundation of knowledge for effective decision making and critical evaluation of ethics in the rule of law with case excerpts and sharp commentary. This text has been updated to include discussion of: whether risk of future harm from government electronic surveillance is an injury sufficient to show standing enforcement of sovereign immunity when a citizen attempts to sue a state agency the importance of due process in the face of attempts to shut down Yucca mountain as a nuclear waste facility the negotiated rulemaking process for Title IV regulations the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 New cases include Christopher v. Smithkline Beechman Corp., Vance v. Ball State University, Milner v. Department of the Navy, and Clapper v. Amnesty International USA. Updated end-of-chapter exercises and questions encourage students to consider issues such as the NSA's surveillance tactics exposed by Edward Snowden and the Supreme Court's interpretation of Smith v. Maryland to give government the right to access citizens' private phone records, the University of Montana's "Resolution Agreement" regarding sexual harassment on its campus, and why the Justice Department chose to prosecute JP Morgan with civil instead of criminal charges for its enabling of Bernie Madoff's illicit Ponzi scheme.
When government imposes new taxes, rules, or regulations, it creates outcomes that often differ from the original intent. In some cases, these outcomes are so severe that they render the policy a failure. The law of unintended consequences has taken on an increasing importance during the era of ever-expanding government, and this book explores ......
How Economic Forces and Moral Persuasion Interact to Shape Regulatory Politics
Policy analysts, academics, journalists, and even politicians lament the influence of money on politics. But in the political economy, politicians often carefully design regulations so that two very different interest groups will be satisfied. The Bootlegger and Baptist theory, an innovative public choice theory developed more than 30 years ago, ......
The essays selected in this study collectively suggest that political agency can encompass everything from voting, lobbying, networking, grassroots organizing, and mobilization, to dramatic protest.
This law monograph critically examines the role of the judiciary in ensuring accountability of the government officials for their unlawful actions with a view to protecting individual rights, establishing rule of law and good governance in Bangladesh and South Asia. The book deals with adequate case laws selected from DLR (2004- onwards) by using ......
Paying special attention to the governing arrangements that make Virginia unique, from statewide city-county separation to a single-term governor, the authors strike the perfect balance, providing necessary background and historical analysis with current events and policy issues to make the information relevant and engaging for today's students. Grounded in the comparative method, the text provides useful comparisons with governing institutions, political processes and public polices in other states and localities.
