Constitution: government and the state

This history of the 1787 Constitutional Convention uses a chronological narrative format to capture the complexity, messiness, and unfolding daily drama behind the writing of the U.

All you need to know about elections, politics, and government!

Debates over constitutional rights impact you every day as an American citizen.

America's voice was heard, and with a resounding ';Yes, We Can!

eric (yes, lowercase e) is politically conservative, morally liberal, and - by his own admission - completely off kilter.

You Can Be Single and Happy Whether you are actively looking for a mate or have decided that marriage isn't what you want right now, psychotherapists Xavier Amador and Judith Kiersky can help you deal with the problems that come from being single in a couples' world.

What do you know about America's vice presidents?

The first full-scale biography of the Supreme Court's most provocative-and influential-justiceIf the U.

It is March 1972, and the Nixon White House wants Jack Anderson dead.

"e;A historian finds the seeds of an inevitable civil war embedded in the 'contradictions, ambiguities, and silences' about slavery in the Constitution.

Did you know that most of the biggest indie filmmakers, screenwriters, and producers working today each made the same avoidable mistakes early on in their careers?

A leading strategist opens our eyes to the greatest terrorist threat of all-and how to prevent it before it's too lateAmericans in the twenty-first century are keenly aware of the many forms of terrorism: hijackings, biological attacks, chemical weapons.

"e;Andrew Bacevich speaks truth to power, no matter who's in power, which may be why those of both the left and right listen to him.

This "e;illuminating look at the human side of the highest court"e; reveals how personal and philosophical rivalries have shaped our daily lives (Kirkus).

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist delivers "e;a fascinating book .

From the world's foremost intellectual activist, an irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and its expected consequences.

IBB - Smart But Foolish REASONS HE CAN'T BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT chronicles the tenure of one of Africas most dreaded dictators and terrorists, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, a.

IBB - Smart But Foolish REASONS HE CAN'T BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT chronicles the tenure of one of Africas most dreaded dictators and terrorists, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, a.

Highly relevant on today's world stage, this succinct guide to systems of government and the analysis of political activity and behavior can support students taking the course and anyone interested in understanding these systems that ultimately determine our way of life.

Our popular 3-panel (6-page) U.

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Outlines the basic concepts and principles of political science.

With the Mayflower Compact and Gettysburg Address, word for word.

The Lord did not come as a political deliverer or social reformer.

In A NATION OF SHEEP, Judge Andrew P.

The numerous legal, moral, and social threats on the horizon in America have caused many Christians to wonder whether they can truly make a difference.

America's greatness comes from people working hard to fulfill their dreams.

The former Republican presidential candidate "e;advances new ideas .

Why was the government not capable of responding to human need in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina?

Take an exclusive look inside the Oval Office?

But the Bible, more than any other book, is also the most maligned on the market.

More than any other world leader in recent times, George W.

Some people would gnash their teeth at the idea that America was - and can be again - a Christian nation.

Michael Savage attacks big government and liberal media bias.

A profile of the Bush political clan patriarch-who he was and what he stood for, the examples he set, the events he shared, and the lives he touched.

Uncle Sam's Plantation is an incisive look at how government manipulates, controls, and ultimately devastates the lives of the poorand what Americans must do to stop it.

In this incisive and insightful book, Judge Andrew P.

The most sinister terrorists won't be sneaking through our borders from the Middle East.

Most leaders in America have worked their way to their current positionthrough a series of promotions.

The Federalist, by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, andJohn Jay, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classicsseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras.

One of the most enduring dreams is of a Utopian society in which all possessions are held in common ownership, and there is never a quarrel over "e;mine"e; and "e;thine"e;.

The future of the U.

This innovative reader brings together classic theoretical texts and cutting-edge ethnographic analyses of specific state institutions, practices, and processes and outlines an anthropological framework for rethinking future study of the state .

Fear of centralized authority is deeply rooted in American history.

Armed interventions in Libya, Haiti, Iraq, Vietnam, and Korea challenged the US president and Congress with a core question of constitutional interpretation: does the president, or Congress, have constitutional authority to take the country to war?