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by: CANON,DAVID T.

ISBN: 9780393912067 | 039391206X

In each chapter, two or more readings present opposing perspectives on contemporary political issues. Most of the readings are new, and most address current issues such as healthcare reform and economic policy. Headnotes in every chapter put the readings into a broader political context, and each chapter concludes with discussion questions that encourage students to think critically about the readings and the issues they raise.

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This brief, debate-style reader engages students in today's political debates.

David T. Canon is professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His teaching and research interests focus on American political institutions and racial representation. He is the author of several books, including the introductory text American Politics Today (with William Bianco), now in its second edition, and Race, Restricting, and Representation: The Unintended Consequences of Black Majority Districts (winner of the Richard F. Fenno Prize). He recently finished a term as the Congress editor of Legislative Studies Quarterly. John J. Coleman is professor and chair of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His teaching and research interests focus on political party coalitions, factions, and organizations; elections and campaign finance; and the intersection of politics and economic policy. He is the author or editor of five books, including Party Decline in America: Policy, Politics, and the Fiscal State, and numerous articles on topics such as political parties, legislative-executive relations, campaign finance, and the politics of economic policy. Kenneth R. Mayer is professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with research interests in the presidency, campaign finance, and election administration. He is the author of With the Stroke of a Pen: Executive Orders and Presidential Power (winner of the Richard E. Neustadt Award), The Political Economy of Defense Contracting, and The Dysfunctional Congress? The Individual Roots of an Institutional Dilemma (with David Canon). In 2006, he was the inaugural Fulbright-ANU Distinguished Chair in Political Science at the Australian National University and won University of Wisconsin System teaching award.