This text offers a fresh look at the evolving relationship between the president and Congress. By focusing heavily on the historical, legal, and political perspectives that shape the interaction of the two branches. Presidency and Congress seeks in part to counter the narrow and historical nature of each modern presidential-congressional analysis. The text examines the trends that have led to the rise of the modern strong presidency, the apparent decline of Congress, and the implications of theses trends for the constitutional separation of powers.

Presidency and Congress: Executive Hegemony At The Crossroads of American Government

Politics & Social Sciences

Spitzer, Robert J.

Politics & Government

Mcgraw-Hill College

An informed and sophisticated look at the current debate between gun laws and gun rights in America.\nContemporary gun controversies are deeply rooted in our history, yet much of that history is unknown, ignored, or distorted. This is all the more important because a new gun rights movement is pressing to expand the definition of gun rights well beyond the standard set by the Supreme Court in its landmark, controversial Heller ruling from 2008. These activists' efforts have found a receptive audience among a new generation of very conservative federal judges cultivated in part for their professed adherence to the doctrine of constitutional Originalism and fealty to an expansive reading of gun rights.\nIn The Gun Dilemma, Robert J. Spitzer examines this "gun rights 2.0" movement in the light of a host of gun controversies: assault weapons, ammunition magazines, silencers, public gun brandishing and display, and the emergent Second Amendment sanctuary movement. Given the importance of actual gun law history to this debate, Spitzer draws from the historical record to illuminate several contemporary and emergent gun controversies that may well make their way to the Supreme Court. Revealing and illuminating as that history is, he argues that we should not be straitjacketed by that history, but rather informed by it as the nation struggles with how to frame its gun policies.\nBy utilizing novel information sources to explore both gun law history and current debates, The Gun Dilemma provides an informed and sophisticated challenge to the ascendant originalists who appear to be set on enshrining in law a radical libertarian vision of gun rights.

The Gun Dilemma: How History is Against Expanded Gun Rights

Business & Money

Real Estate

Oxford University Press

Political scientists and media specialists accept the commonplace assumption that the mass media have a profound and direct impact on virtually every aspect of the political process, yet remarkably few systematic studies examining the relationship between media and policy exist. Media and Public Policy brings together 15 prominent scholars who focus analytic attention on the underexamined connection between the media and public policymaking.Part I, which addresses theoretical perspectives, includes a chapter on media impact on the political status quo by leading expert Doris A. Graber and another on newsmaking and policymaking by Julio Borquez. Part II, Media and Domestic Policy, includes chapters on FCC decisions (Wenmouth Williams, Jr.), understanding public policy through news broadcasts (Marion Just and Ann Crigler), the role the media plays in economic development and agenda setting (Michael Hawthorne), and media and the right to privacy (Dean Alger). Jerry and Michael Medler contribute a chapter about media images as environmental policy, and Montague Kern examines the rhetoric of public policy issues in mass media elections. In the final section, Robert Sahr and Patrick O'Heffernan discuss mass media and U.S. foreign policy processes in two chapters, and Holli Semetko and Edie Goldenberg examine how AIDS reporters in several countries use the media to affect policymaking.

Media and Public Policy (Praeger Series in Political Communication)

Social Sciences

Praeger

Format Hardcover Subject Political Protest Dissent Political Parties United States Publisher Greenwood Press

The Right to Life Movement and Third Party Politics (Contributions in Political Science)

Gun control is one of the most enduringly controversial issues in modern American politics. For the first time this book compiles a comprehensive array of documents that explain and illuminate the historical and contemporary context of the modern gun debate. Bringing together over 50 documents from the colonial era to the present, including early colonial laws, founding documents, letters, political debates, federal and state laws, federal and state court cases, and various political documents, this book is an indispensable reference work for those seeking to understand the origins and modern consequences of American gun policy, including the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms. Accompanying commentary and analysis is included to help the reader fully understand the meaning of these documents. Numerous bibliographic sources provide additional resources for interested readers. Ideal for undergraduate and high school students, this collection of primary documents surrounding one of America's oldest controversial issues is a must-have for library shelves.
Contrary to popular impression, gun laws are as old as the country, and reflect the intersection of citizens' personal gun habits and the country's early need to defend itself by citizen militias who were required to arm themselves. The nation's gun policies evolved as its needs and resources changed. Old-style militias gave way to a modern professional American military, and the settling of the American frontier ushered in modern gun laws. In the past century, political assassinations and gun-related mass violence spurred both new gun control efforts and a burgeoning modern gun rights movement. Students will be able to read and analyze primary documents surrounding these events, including the Federalist Papers, early hunting laws, Supreme Court rulings, federal and state regulations, and recent political platform statements. Ideal for undergraduate and high school students, this collection of primary documents surrounding one of America's oldest controversial issues is a must-have for library shelves.

Gun Control: A Documentary and Reference Guide (Documentary and Reference Guides)

History

Americas

Greenwood

The Politics of Gun Control

Product Description 
The new edition of this classic text covers the latest developments in American gun policy including the most recent shooting incidents that persist in plaguing the American landscape. Continuing a multi-decade trend, crime generally remains low throughout the US, but mass shootings have increased in both number and lethality, stoking greater support for gun laws among the public. Two seismic political events are highlighted in the eighth edition. The first is the ascendance of the gun safety movement, culminating in numerous electoral victories for gun law supporters in 2018 congressional and state races around the country. This outcome, which contributed to the Democrats’ capture of the House of Representatives for the first time since 2008, also demonstrates that support for stronger gun laws could be a winning issue for proponents in 2020 and beyond. The second political development featured is the financial, political, and legal crises that beset the nation’s oldest and most powerful gun group, the National Rifle Association. These crises are sufficiently grave that they may pose an existential threat to the organization’s traditional dominance in the realm of gun politics. \nAuthor Robert J. Spitzer has long been a recognized authority on gun control and gun policy. His even-handed treatment of the issue--as both a member of the NRA and the Brady Center--continues to compel national and international interest, including appearances on major media such as the PBS NewsHour. The eighth edition of The Politics of Gun Control provides the reader with up-to-date data and coverage of gun ownership, gun deaths, school shootings, border patrols and new topics including universal background checks, limits on large capacity ammunition magazines, and "red flag" laws. 
 New to the Eighth Edition \nCovers the ascendance of the Second Amendment sanctuary and gun safety movements, resulting from heinous shootings in Las Vegas and Parkland, Florida.\nTracks the financial, political, and legal crises that threaten the dominance of the National Rifle Association. \nExamines new policy measures including universal background checks, limits on large capacity ammunition magazines, the bump stock controversy, and "red flag" laws, among others.\nReview 
Praise for the Eighth Edition\nThe latest edition of Robert Spitzer’s classic The Politics of Gun Control continues to provide an authoritative assessment of the many issues surrounding guns in America, and offers new commentary on the growing empirical literature as well as on some of the latest wrenching spasms of gun violence that continue to plague this country. Most Americans have strong views on guns without having an equally strong understanding of the complex issues raised by the increasingly more deadly arsenal of weaponry in the hands of American civilians. Better laws and policies would be in place if more voters would read and learn from Spitzer’s measured and insightful work. 
--John Donahue, Stanford Law School\nRobert Spitzer deftly distills decades of firearm policy-making, court decisions, and interest-group mobilization into one readable volume. As a veteran observer of the great gun debate, Spitzer brings an expert knowledge and historical view that few other scholars can rival. This updated edition is a must-have for those interested not only in the past but also in the future of gun politics in the United States. 
--Jacob D. Charles, Duke University School of Law \nPraise for Previous Editions\nFirst published in 1995 and frequently updated, Robert Spitzer’s excellent work is my go-to book for gun control. It is the single best primer available on gun control, and this new edition should be first on any list of readings on the topic. Anyone with an interest in firearms―for whatever reason―must read this book. 
--Charles W. Smith, The Ohio State University\nBringing a classic book like this one up to date is always an important eve

Criminal Law

Routledge

Product Description The new edition of this classic text covers the latest developments in American gun policy including the most recent shooting incidents that persist in plaguing the American landscape. Continuing a multi-decade trend, crime generally remains low throughout the US, but mass shootings have increased in both number and lethality, stoking greater support for gun laws among the public. Two seismic political events are highlighted in the eighth edition. The first is the ascendance of the gun safety movement, culminating in numerous electoral victories for gun law supporters in 2018 congressional and state races around the country. This outcome, which contributed to the Democrats’ capture of the House of Representatives for the first time since 2008, also demonstrates that support for stronger gun laws could be a winning issue for proponents in 2020 and beyond. The second political development featured is the financial, political, and legal crises that beset the nation’s oldest and most powerful gun group, the National Rifle Association. These crises are sufficiently grave that they may pose an existential threat to the organization’s traditional dominance in the realm of gun politics. Author Robert J. Spitzer has long been a recognized authority on gun control and gun policy. His even-handed treatment of the issue--as both a member of the NRA and the Brady Center--continues to compel national and international interest, including appearances on major media such as the PBS NewsHour. The eighth edition of The Politics of Gun Control provides the reader with up-to-date data and coverage of gun ownership, gun deaths, school shootings, border patrols and new topics including universal background checks, limits on large capacity ammunition magazines, and "red flag" laws.New to the Eighth EditionCovers the ascendance of the Second Amendment sanctuary and gun safety movements, resulting from heinous shootings in Las Vegas and Parkland, Florida.Tracks the financial, political, and legal crises that threaten the dominance of the National Rifle Association. Examines new policy measures including universal background checks, limits on large capacity ammunition magazines, the bump stock controversy, and "red flag" laws, among others. Review Praise for the Eighth EditionThe latest edition of Robert Spitzer’s classic The Politics of Gun Control continues to provide an authoritative assessment of the many issues surrounding guns in America, and offers new commentary on the growing empirical literature as well as on some of the latest wrenching spasms of gun violence that continue to plague this country. Most Americans have strong views on guns without having an equally strong understanding of the complex issues raised by the increasingly more deadly arsenal of weaponry in the hands of American civilians. Better laws and policies would be in place if more voters would read and learn from Spitzer’s measured and insightful work.--John Donahue, Stanford Law SchoolRobert Spitzer deftly distills decades of firearm policy-making, court decisions, and interest-group mobilization into one readable volume. As a veteran observer of the great gun debate, Spitzer brings an expert knowledge and historical view that few other scholars can rival. This updated edition is a must-have for those interested not only in the past but also in the future of gun politics in the United States. --Jacob D. Charles, Duke University School of Law Praise for Previous EditionsFirst published in 1995 and frequently updated, Robert Spitzer’s excellent work is my go-to book for gun control. It is the single best primer available on gun control, and this new edition should be first on any list of readings on the topic. Anyone with an interest in firearms―for whatever reason―must read this book.--Charles W. Smith, The Ohio State UniversityBringing a classic book like this one up to date is always an important event. In this new edition, Robert Spitzer

Government matters. And you can make a difference We the People is the number one book for American government because of its unparalleled ability to help students understand American government―how it applies to them, and how they can participate. In her first edition as coauthor, Andrea Campbell used stories of real people to show students how government and politics can affect their lives and how individual participation matters. Now Campbell takes her emphasis on the citizen’s role one step further with new How To guides that present concrete steps to effective political participation. With InQuizitive, a powerful, adaptive learning tool, as well as critical thinking exercises and NEW Weekly News Quizzes, We the People offers a wide array of resources to help students learn the concepts of American government and apply them to their own lives.

We the People

GINSBERG, BENJAMIN

Lowi, Theodore J.

Weir, Margaret

Tolbert, Caroline J.

Campbell, Andrea L.

W.W.Norton&Company

Content instructors trust―in a low-priced, very brief textWe the People is the best text for showing students that politics is relevant to their lives and that political participation matters―especially in the digital age. Based on the full-length text, this low-priced, very brief text offers authoritative coverage of the core topics in American politics. New coauthor Caroline Tolbert brings expertise in political behavior to deep revisions of key chapters, and new Digital Citizens boxes highlight the role of new media in politics.

We the People: An Introduction to American Politics (Ninth Essentials Edition)

Essentials of American Politics, Second Edition, is the ideal alternative to larger, more expensive American government texts. Based on We the People, Fifth Edition, and including chapters on governmental policy, this concise text provides thorough, current coverage of core concepts while highlighting the impact of politics and government on students’ day-to-day lives.

Essentials of American Politics

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Spitzer, Robert J.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Spitzer, Robert J.

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Spitzer, Robert J.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Presidency and Congress: Executive Hegemony At The Crossroads of American Government

The Gun Dilemma: How History is Against Expanded Gun Rights

Media and Public Policy (Praeger Series in Political Communication)

The Right to Life Movement and Third Party Politics (Contributions in Political Science)

Gun Control: A Documentary and Reference Guide (Documentary and Reference Guides)

The Politics of Gun Control

The Politics of Gun Control

We the People

We the People: An Introduction to American Politics (Ninth Essentials Edition)

Essentials of American Politics