Weiss, Ann E.

The legislative process is detailed in describing the efforts of various groups to generate a law protecting mustangs.

Discusses the development of nuclear power, its benefits, dangers, and future, and the controversy surrounding it.

Describes how dissenters have conducted their protests from the Separatists of 1620 to the current-day war protesters.

Discusses the history of the post-World War II arms race and the arguments for and against the further development and stockpiling of nuclear weapons.

Discusses the current prison system and such problems as arbitrary sentencing, overcrowding, and the treatment of juvenile offenders.

Discusses the over-the-counter drug industry, including the history of regulation, safety tests, the role of advertising in sales, and the controversy of future deregulation.

Considers the development of welfare, how it affects those in the system, and recent changes in welfare in the United States.

Examines scientific polling, its history, techniques, and uses, and possible polling methods of the future.

Examines the moral aspects of health care and biological experiments, including such issues as abortion, the rights of patients, mercy killing, and genetic engineering.

Presents a history of credit from ancient times to today's worldwide use of credit cards, detailing the advantages, disadvantages, and effects of credit.