This supplementary text offers two readings per chapter organized in a debate-style format, representing opposing viewpoints. The straightforward, thought-provoking presentation facilitates class discussion. New! Updated and expanded coverage includes 33% new material. New! Additional debates include American Political Culture and the War on Terrorism; Civil Liberties in a Time of War: Debating the Patriot Act; Democrats Versus Republicans: Is There a New Majority?, Tax Cuts and Deficits; and U.S. Foreign Policy: Debating Preemptive War. New! One new essay in the Congress chapter and original essays by Greenstein and Skowronek on the presidency will be updated to cover George W. Bush.