If the election of Barack Obama fills you with dread rather than elation, you're not alone; in fact, pull up a chair next to James Delingpole who has seen this all before and knows exactly where America is heading: into a morass of sprawling government that will slowly start suffocating our economy, our liberties, and our culture.
Whether you're a student or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Barron's Painless American Government provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format.
El reporte ofrece una descripción y una evaluación de las acciones llevadas a cabo recientemente por el gobierno mexicano para mejorar la calidad de la regulación y la gobernanza regulatoria en el sector ferroviario en México.
This Handbook offers a comprehensive treatment of transformations of the state, from its origins in different parts of the world and different time periods to its transformations since World War II in the advanced industrial countries, the post-Communist world, and the Global South.
In The Utah State Constitution, Jean Bickmore White offers a comprehensive review of the unique historical background and the 100-year development of the Utah State Constitution.
The Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from "e;abridging the freedom of speech,"e; but does not define what that freedom entails.
Both Russia and Turkey were pioneering examples of feminism in the early 20th Century, when the Bolshevik and Republican states embraced an ideology of women's equality.
In legislatures, group dynamics affect how the legislature operates, who is valued enough to play a critical decision-making role, and what voices matter in determining policy outcomes.
The use of referendums around the world has grown remarkably in the past thirty years and, in particular, referendums are today deployed more than ever in the settlement of constitutional questions, even in countries with little or no tradition of direct democracy.
After two centuries of nation-building, the world has entered an era of region-building in search of political stability, cultural cohesion, and socio-economic development.
Als 1950 das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz gegründet wurde, erwarteten sowohl die Alliierten als auch die Öffentlichkeit vor allem eines von der neuen Behörde: dass sie ganz anders sein würde als die Gestapo, die ihren Schatten auf die junge Demokratie und ihre Wächter warf.
Democrats and Republicans have become geographically divided along regional lines, which has furthered the ideological polarization of American politics.