American Political Rhetoric
A Reader
5th Edition
Published on 25. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
440 pages
978-0-7425-4203-7 (ISBN)
Description
American Political Rhetoric is the only reader designed for introductory classes in American politics and government that is both focused on fundamental political principles and includes nothing but classic examples of our nation's political rhetoric. The fifth edition of this successful text is updated throughout, including pieces from the George W. Bush administration, and expands coverage of foreign policy, race, gender, and the President and Congress.
Reviews / Votes
With all of the discussion of the role of moral principles in the 2004 presidential election, the collection offered by Lawler and Schaefer is a must-read for students, politicians, and anyone else who is interested in the past, present, and future of American politics. In the midst of the heated talk about the divide between 'red states' and 'blue states' a forthright evaluation of the nature of American political argumentation is of the utmost importance. Lawler and Schaefer have shown great care in putting together selections that offer a wide variety of viewpoints, without lapsing into a banal moral relativism that is characteristic of so many other editions of this type. American Political Rhetoric takes one through the drama of American politics and clearly demonstrates that the art of politics is closely connected with the art of making an argument. And, as the readings demonstrate, there are rewards for making the right argument and profound consequences for making the wrong argument. -- Brian Janiskee, Associate Professor of Political Science, California State University, San Bernardino, and fellow at the Claremont Institute American Political Rhetoric engages students in thoughtful reflection on the classic modernity and historical development of the American polity. Students appreciate reading the primary texts for themselves and many of them leave the course wanting to delve deeper into the writings of our greatest statesmen and jurists. The material in this book is essential preparation for upper level courses in American politics. -- John Ray, Associate Professor of Political Science, Xavier University Without question, the most comprehensive collection of political speeches and documents in one anthology -- Robert E. Denton Jr., Virginia TechMore details
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 149 mm
Width: 227 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
558 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7425-4203-7 (9780742542037)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Peter Augustine Lawler is Dana Professor and chair of the Department of Government and International Studies at Berry College in Georgia. Robert Martin Schaefer is professor of political science and chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Mobile in Alabama.
Content
Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Founding Principles Chapter 4 The Declaration of Independence (1776) Chapter 5 Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, vol. 1 (1835) Chapter 6 The Northwest Ordinance (1787) Chapter 7 Federalist 9 Chapter 8 Federalist 10 Chapter 9 Federalist 47 Chapter 10 Federalist 48 Chapter 11 Federalist 49 Chapter 12 Federalist 51 Chapter 13 Centinel, Letter I (1787) Chapter 14 James Madison, On Property (1792) Chapter 15 Thomas Jefferson, Letter to John Adams (1813) Part 16 Federalism Chapter 17 Federalist 39 Chapter 18 McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Chapter 19 Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918) Chapter 20 United States v. Darby (1941) Chapter 21 Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority (1985) Chapter 22 U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton (1995) Chapter 23 United States v. Lopez (1995) Part 24 President and Congress Chapter 25 Federalist 57 Chapter 26 Federalist 63 Chapter 27 Federalist 70 Chapter 28 Federalist 71 Chapter 29 Federalist 73 Chapter 30 Abraham Lincoln, Message to Congress in Special Session (1861) Chapter 31 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Message to Congress (1942) Chapter 32 The War Powers Resolution (1973) Chapter 33 United States v. Nixon (1974) Chapter 34 Gerald Ford, The Nixon Pardon (1974) Chapter 36 George W. Bush, September 11, 2001 (2001) Chapter 37 Rasul v. Bush (2004) Chapter 38 George H. W. Bush, Message to the House of Representatives Returning without Approval the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (1989) Chapter 38 Richard B. Cheney, Remarks at the State Funeral for Ronald W. Reagan (2004) Part 39 Judiciary Chapter 40 Brutus, Essay XI (1788) Chapter 41 Federalist 78 Chapter 42 Marbury v. Madison (1803) Chapter 43 Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address (1861) Chapter 45 Robert H. Bork, Interpreting the Constitution (1987) Chapter 46 Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) Chapter 47 William J. Brennan Jr., Speech to the Text and Teaching Symposium, Georgetown University (1985) Chapter 47 Roe v. Wade (1973) Chapter 48 Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992) Chapter 49 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Speaking in a Judicial Voice (1992) Chapter 50 Stenberg v. Carhart (2000) Chapter 51 Lee v. Weisman (1992) Chapter 52 Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe (2000) Part 53 Constitutional Preservation and Political Change Chapter 57 Thomas Jefferson, Letter To Nehemiah Dodge and Others: A Committee of the Danbury Baptist Association, in the State of Connecticut (1802) Chapter 58 Abraham Lincoln, The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions: Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois (1838) Chapter 58 Woodrow Wilson, Constitutional Government in the United States (1908) Chapter 59 Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, vol. 2: What Sort of Despotism Democratic Nations Have to Fear (1840) Chapter 59 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Commonwealth Club Campaign Speech (1932) Chapter 60 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Address to the Young Democratic Clubs of America (1935) Chapter 60 Abraham Lincoln, Final Text of the Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg (1863) Chapter 61 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fireside Chat on Party Primaries (1938) Chapter 62 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Message on the State of the Union (1944) Chapter 63 The Port Huron Statement (1962) Chapter 64 Lyndon B. Johnson, State of the Union Address (1964) Chapter 65 Lyndon B. Johnson, Commencement Address at the University of Michigan (1964) Chapter 67 Ronald W. Reagan, State of the Union Address (1982) Chapter 68 Mario M. Cuomo, Speech Delivered at the Harvard Class Day (1985) Chapter 69 Ronald W. Reagan, State of the Union Address (1982) Chapter 69 Vaclav Havel, Address to a Joint Session of Congress (1990) Chapter 70 Dan Quayle, Restoring Basic Values, Strengthening the Family (1992) Chapter 71 Bill Clinton, Remarks at the Welfare Reform Bill Signing (1996) Chapter 72 Bill Clinton, Remarks on the Human Genome Project (2000) Chapter 73 George W. Bush, Remarks on Stem Cell Research (2001) Part 74 Civil Rights: Race Chapter 75 Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) Chapter 76 Sections of the U.S. Constitution Concerning Slavery Chapter 77 Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia (1784) Chapter 78 Thomas Jefferson, Draft of the Declaration of Independence (1776) Chapter 79 David Walker, Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World (1829) Chapter 80 Abraham Lincoln, Speech on the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise (1854) Chapter 81 Frederick Douglass, Address for the Promotion of Colored Enlistment (1864) Chapter 82 Frederick Douglass, Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln (1876) Chapter 83 Alexander Stephens, The "Corner Stone" Speech (1861) Chapter 84 Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Chapter 85 Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Chapter 86 Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail (1963) Chapter 87 Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream (1963) Chapter 88 Lyndon B. Johnson, Address on Voting Rights (1965) Chapter 89 South Carolina v. Katzenbach (1966) Chapter 90 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) Chapter 91 Fullilove v. Klutznick (1980) Chapter 92 Richmond v. J. A. Croson (1989) Chapter 93 Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena (1995) Chapter 94 Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) Part 95 Civil Rights: Gender Chapter 96 Abigail Adams, Letter to John Adams (1776) Chapter 97 John Adams, Letter to Abigail Adams (1776) Chapter 98 The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions (1848) Chapter 99 Frederick Douglass, Woman's Suffrage Movement (1870) Chapter 100 Jane Addams, Why Women Should Vote (1910) Chapter 101 Rostker v. Goldberg (1981) Chapter 102 Jeane Kirkpatrick, Address to the Women's Forum (1984) Chapter 103 Barbara Jordan, Change: From What to What? (1992) Chapter 104 Romer v. Evans (1996) Chapter 105 Lawrence v. Texas (2003) Part 106 Foreign Policy Chapter 107 Federalist 23 Chapter 108 Alexander Hamilton, Pacificus, Letter No. 1 (1793) Chapter 109 George Washington, Farewell Address (1796) Chapter 111 James Madison, Helvidius, Letter No. 1 (1793)George Washington, Farewell Address (1796) Chapter 111 Franklin D. Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" Speech (1941) Chapter 113 George F. Kennan, The Sources of Soviet Conduct (1947) Chapter 114 Dwight D. Eisenhower, Farewell Address (1961) Chapter 114 Harry S Truman, Special Message to Congress on Greece and Turkey: The Truman Doctrine (1947) Chapter 115 John F. Kennedy, "Ich bin ein Berliner" (1963) Chapter 116 Jimmy Carter, Address at the University of Notre Dame (1977) Chapter 117 Jeane Kirkpatrick, Address Before the American Enterprise Institute (1981) Chapter 118 Ronald W. Reagan, Address to the British Parliament (1982) Chapter 119 Malcolm Wallop, Defense Policy after the Cold War (1992) Chapter 120 Richard Nixon, Beyond Peace (1994) Chapter 121 George W. Bush, "Iraq Policy" Speech (2003) Chapter 122 Appendix: The Constitution of the United States of America Chapter 123 About the Editors