
American Democracy in Peril
Eight Challenges to America's Future
William E. Hudson(Author)
CQ Press
6th Edition
Published on 30. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
341 pages
978-0-87289-970-4 (ISBN)
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Description
Most would agree that American democracy thrives when citizens are informed and responsive. So how best to teach today's students not only how government works, but also why it works-and maybe, more importantly, why it doesn't always work?
Hudson provides the perfect supplement for those who want to elicit a more critical look at the functioning of our political system. He outlines eight major challenges facing America as a new president takes office, ranging from the strength of the judiciary to the trade-offs between national security and personal privacy. Challenging students to respond robustly to these challenges, he also offers possible solutions to each. The end result is to provide a sound conceptual framework for evaluating the American political system-one that stimulates analytical thinking and discussion.
Timely updates examine elections and voting-specifically primaries and how they work, "machine" politics, and voting restrictions- and the national security state, with a focus on the Bush administration's expansion of presidential power, as well as questions of spreading democracy abroad and the rationale for international intervention.
Hudson provides the perfect supplement for those who want to elicit a more critical look at the functioning of our political system. He outlines eight major challenges facing America as a new president takes office, ranging from the strength of the judiciary to the trade-offs between national security and personal privacy. Challenging students to respond robustly to these challenges, he also offers possible solutions to each. The end result is to provide a sound conceptual framework for evaluating the American political system-one that stimulates analytical thinking and discussion.
Timely updates examine elections and voting-specifically primaries and how they work, "machine" politics, and voting restrictions- and the national security state, with a focus on the Bush administration's expansion of presidential power, as well as questions of spreading democracy abroad and the rationale for international intervention.
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Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87289-970-4 (9780872899704)
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William E. Hudson is professor of political science at Providence College. He is the author of The Libertarian Illusion, American Democracy in Peril, 5th Edition, and Experiencing Citizenship: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Political Science (with Richard Battistoni). Hudson has published numerous articles on public policy issues in journals such as Political Science Quarterly, Polity, Western Political Quarterly, Economic Development Quarterly, and Policy Studies Journal.