democracy

"[The author] explains why some of her contemporaries have abandoned liberal democratic ideals in favor of strongman cults, nationalist movements, or one-party states"--Provided by publisher.

"Since the inception of the United States, certain democratic principles have been inherent to the nation's political identity. Theoretically, this means that all citizens should receive equal representation and opportunity. However, income inequality has grown in recent years and shows no signs of slowing. Some argue that the wealthy are given unequal power over the government and society as a whole, creating an oligarchy. The viewpoints in this volume examine the development of the country from political, social, and economic perspectives to determine whether the country can still be considered a democracy"--.

A girl learns about democracy and pretends to be president.

Explains how and why such documents as the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights still have an important impact on our country today --Source other than Library of Congress.

Presents a collection of essays espousing opposing viewpoints on issues and controversies involving nativism, nationalism, and patriotism. Discusses their definitions, differences, and role in a liberal democracy. Includes a list of organizations to contact for additional information.

Examines democracy and Western morality in the early twenty-first century, discussing the increasing importance of solving larger ethical causes such as world poverty or global warming, and explaining why tasking the government with solving social and moral issues is a danger to democracy.

Argues that American society has become utopian oriented and not liberty oriented, examining the history and psychology of utopia and looking at the philosophies of Plato, Thomas More, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Alexis de Tocqueville.

A critique of the Bush administration's foreign policy that exposes the folly of an agenda of preventive war, placing it in the context of two hundred years of American strategic doctrine.

"A book for high school students about the influence of money in American politics"--Provided by publisher.