Subject: Law/Government
Free government e-resources for youth : inform, inspire, and activate
Government documents offer a wealth of useful information that is often ignored or misinterpreted even by librarians. And while improved search engines have improved access […]
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Why don’t Americans vote? : causes and consequences
Contents: Introduction: Why don’t Americans vote? : the history of the franchise in the United States / Bridgett A. King — Declining trust and efficacy […]
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The new states of abortion politics
“The 2014 Supreme Court ruling on McCullen v. Coakley striking down a Massachusetts law regulating anti-abortion activism marked the reengagement of the Supreme Court in […]
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Governors, grants, and elections : fiscal federalism in the American states
Each year, states receive hundreds of billions of dollars in grants-in-aid from the federal government. Gubernatorial success is often contingent upon the pursuit and allocation […]
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The politics of mourning : death and honor in Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery holds a distinctive place in American culture and self-conception. An active cemetery that averages thirty interments every weekday, it receives four million […]
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The gentleman from Ohio
Louis Stokes was a giant in Ohio politics and one of the most significant figures in the U.S. Congress in recent times. When he arrived […]
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A curriculum of fear : homeland security in U.S. public schools
Contents: Introduction: welcome to Milton High — Teaching war and feeling fear : public school reform during the global war on terror — The covert […]
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Creating legal worlds : story and style in a culture of argument
“A legal judgment is first and foremost a story, a narrative of facts about the parties to the case. Creating Legal Worlds is a study […]
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