Issues for Debate in American Public Policy: Selections from CQ Researcher

20th Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-5443-6921-1
Verlag: CQ PR

Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 748 g

With reports ranging from racial profiling to prescription drug costs, the Twentieth Edition of Issues for Debate in American Public Policy promotes in-depth discussion, facilitates further research, and helps readers formulate their own positions on crucial policy issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

CQ Researcher,

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ANNOTATED CONTENTS
PREFACE
CONTRIBUTORS
ENVIRONMENT
1. Disaster Readiness
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Should the National Flood Insurance Program be discontinued?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
2. For-Profit Prisons
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Should private industry play a role in prison operations?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
3. Privatizing Government Services
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Should the U.S. use private capital to rebuild infrastructure?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
4. Labor Shortage Debate
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Should employers be required to use E-Verify to avoid hiring undocumented immigrants?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
5. Financial Services Deregulation
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Has the Dodd-Frank law been good for the country?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
6. Affordable Housing Shortage
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Will single-family homes become less prevalent in urban areas?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES
7. Gun Violence
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Would arming teachers make schools safer?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
8. Election Security and Voting Rights
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Should voters have to show a photo ID?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
9. Christianity in America
Background
Chronology
At Issue: Should the Johnson Amendment curbing churches’ political activities be repealed?
Current Situation
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
SOCIAL POLICY
10. Conspiracy Theories
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Should conspiracy theories receive First Amendment protection?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
11. The Fight over Net Neutrality
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Is regulation necessary to ensure unfettered online access?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
12. Education Funding
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Are teachers underpaid?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
HEALTH
13. Worker Safety
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Can OSHA compliance-assistance programs improve worker safety?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
NATIONAL SECURITY
14. U.S. Trade Policy
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Could China supplant the U.S. as the world leader in trade?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
15. The Presidency
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Does a U.S. president have the authority to pardon himself?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography
16. Federal–State Relations
Background
Chronology
Current Situation
At Issue: Should Congress pass laws preempting state authority?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

CQ Researcher,
CQ Researcher is the choice of librarians, researchers, and students seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on the most vital issues shaping our world. Each weekly report offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of a single topic. Written by CQ Press's staff of experienced reporters, these reports provide up-to-date information on a wide range of social, economic, political, environmental, and international issues.