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  • Social Media and Democracy

    Edited by Nathaniel Persily, Joshua A. Tucker ...
    Series series SSRC Anxieties of Democracy
    Over the last five years, widespread concern about the effects of social media on democracy has led to an explosion in research from different disciplines and corners of academia. This book is the first of its kind to take stock of this emerging multi-disciplinary field by synthesizing what we know, identifying what we do not know and obstacles to future research, and charting a course for the ... Read more

    Was $36.99 USD Now $28.69 USD

  • The Political Question Doctrine and the Supreme Court of the United States

    by David Gray Adler, Pierre Avril, Rachel E. Barkow, Jesse Choper, Erwin Chemerinsky, Louis Fisher, John W. Fox, Richard L. Hasen, Nancy Kassop, Nathaniel Persily, Jonathan R. Siegel, Mark Tushnet ...
    The application of the Political Question Doctrine is at a crucial crossroads as the Supreme Court continues to test new "War on Terrorism" initiatives. Historically, the political question doctrine has held the courts from resolving constitutional issues that are better left to other departments of government, as a way of maintaining the system of checks and balances. However, the doctrine's many ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • Public Opinion and Constitutional Controversy

    Edited by Nathaniel Persily, Jack Citrin, Patrick J. Egan ...
    American politics is most notably characterized by the heated debates on constitutional interpretation at the core of its ever-raging culture wars, and the coverage of these lingering disputes are often inundated with public-opinion polls. Yet for all their prominence in contemporary society, there has never been an all-inclusive, systematic study of public opinion and how it impacts the courts ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Solutions to Political Polarization in America

    Edited by Nathaniel Persily ...
    Political polarization dominates discussions of contemporary American politics. Despite widespread agreement that the dysfunction in the political system can be attributed to political polarization, commentators cannot come to a consensus on what that means. The coarseness of our political discourse, the ideological distance between opposing partisans, and, most of all, an inability to pass much ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

  • The Health Care Case

    The Supreme Court's Decision and Its Implications

    Edited by Nathaniel Persily, Gillian E. Metzger, Trevor W. Morrison ...
    The Supreme Court's decision in the Health Care Case, NFIB v. Sebelius, gripped the nation's attention during the spring of 2012. Like the legislative battle leading to adoption of “Obamacare”, the litigation took many unexpected twists and turns, culminating in a surprising, fractured and confusing decision from the Supreme Court. This volume gathers together reactions to the decision from an ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

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  • Constitutional Morality and the Rise of Quasi-Law

    by Bruce P. Frohnen, George W. Carey ...
    Americans are increasingly ruled by an unwritten constitution consisting of executive orders, signing statements, and other forms of quasi-law that lack the predictability and consistency essential for the legal system to function properly. As a result, the U.S. Constitution no longer means what it says to the people it is supposed to govern, and the government no longer acts according to the rule ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Making Our Democracy Work

    A Judge's View

    by Stephen Breyer ...
    The Supreme Court is one of the most extraordinary institutions in our system of government. Charged with the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution, the nine unelected justices of the Court have the awesome power to strike down laws enacted by our elected representatives. Why does the public accept the Court’s decisions as legitimate and follow them, even when those decisions are highly ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • American Government 101

    From the Continental Congress to the Iowa Caucus, Everything You Need to Know About US Politics

    by Kathleen Sears ...
    Series series Adams 101 Series
    Understand American government, elections, and the Constitution with this engaging, accessible introduction to how US politics really works.Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy details of government into tedious discourse that would put even the president to sleep. American Government 101 cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Health Care Reform and American Politics

    What Everyone Needs to Know®, Revised and Updated Edition

    by Lawrence R. Jacobs, Theda Skocpol ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.S. social legislation, and the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Act has ensured that it will remain the law of the land. The new law extends health insurance to nearly all Americans, fulfilling a century-long quest and bringing the United States to parity with other industrial ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • The Europeanization of Politics

    The Formation of a European Electorate and Party System in Historical Perspective

    by Daniele Caramani ...
    In a broadly comparative, historical and quantitative analysis, this study reveals the unity of European electorates and party systems. Investigating thirty countries in Western and Central-Eastern Europe over 150 years of electoral history, the author shows the existence of common alignments and parallel waves of electoral change across the continent. Europeanization appears through an array of ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

  • Thrive

    How Better Mental Health Care Transforms Lives and Saves Money

    by Richard Layard, David M. Clark ...
    A compelling argument for improving society's mental health through increased services and better policyMental illness is a leading cause of suffering in the modern world. In sheer numbers, it afflicts at least 20 percent of people in developed countries. It reduces life expectancy as much as smoking does, accounts for nearly half of all disability claims, is behind half of all worker sick days, ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • America's Constitution

    A Biography

    by Akhil Reed Amar ...
    This “authoritative [and] important” (The New York Times Book Review) “biography” of America’s framing document explores topics ranging from presidential power and freedom of speech to birthright citizenship and beyond, explaining not only what the Constitution says but also why the Constitution says it.“Elegantly written, thorough but concise, and consistently enlightening . . . an indispensable ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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