democracy

This book tells the life story of Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma. Burma is now called the Republic of the Union of Myanmar or just Myanmar. Myanmar is the second largest country in Southeast Asia. Aung San Suu Kyi's story is one of sacrifice beyond the imagination of most. She is known by many in her country as "The Lady". In 2011 a movie titled "The Lady" was made about her. In 1991 she won the Nobel Peace Prize. Included in this book is a timeline of her achievements.

Presents the argument that the United States populace has become obsessed with the term "terrorism" and has been blind to America's own forms of terrorism abroad and in its social fabric at home. Explores the idea that violence and lawlessness have become normative in the U.S. and are even seen as organizing principles of life. Offers ideas for reversing this trend and recreating American politics in a less violent nature.

In this book the author tells how the U.S. Government works. The role the national, state, and local governments play is explained. The national has three branches, the legislative, the judicial, and the executive. The legislative branch, which makes laws, has two parts, the Senate and the House of Representatives. This book describes in detail the Senate and how it interacts with the House and the other two branches. History of its beginning, memorable events, and special people is given. It also offers a well balanced, two-sided debate concerning the issues that face the Senate today.

In this book the author describes how the U.S. Government works. The role the national, state, and local governments play is explained. The national has three branches, the legislative, the judicial, and the executive. The executive branch includes the president of the United States and the president's cabinet. The president is the head of state and commander in chief of the military. The president signs into law bills passed by the legislature and signs treaties with other nations after they have been approved in Congress. The president represents the United States to the rest of the world. This book tells the history of the presidency including memorable events and special people. It also offers a well balance, two-sided debate concerning the issues that face the president today.

In this book the author tells how the U.S. Government works. The role the national, state, and local governments play is explained. The national has three branches, the legislative, the judicial, and the executive. The legislative branch, which makes laws, has two parts, the Senate and the House of Representatives. This book describes in detail the House of Representatives and how it interacts with the Senate and the other two branches. History of its beginning, memorable events, and special people is given. It also offers a well balanced, two-sided debate concerning the issues that face the House today.

In this book the author tells how the U.S. Government works. The role the national, state, and local governments play is explained. The national has three branches, the legislative, the judicial, and the executive. The judicial branch is called the Supreme Court. Its role is to interpret laws and to decide if they are legal according to the U.S. constitution. History of its beginning, memorable events, and special people is given. It also offers a well balanced, two-sided debate concerning the issues that face the Court today.

"The changing political climate in Egypt is explored in this volume of Opposing Viewpoints with such topics as how to view recent political events in Egypt, the impact of recent political and social upheaval in Egypt, the political, economic, and social policies Egypt should adopt, and what the US Policy should be on Egypt"--.

"In the first week of June 2013, the American people discovered that for a decade, they had abjectly traded their individual privacy for the chimera of national security. The revelation that the federal government has full access to all phone records and the vast trove of presumably private personal data posted on the Internet has brought the threat of a surveillance society to the fore. But the erosion of privacy rights extends far beyond big government. Big business has long played a leading role in the hollowing outof personal freedoms. In this new book, Robert Scheer shows how our most intimate habits, from private correspondence, book pages read, and lists of friends and phone conversations have been seamlessly combined in order to create a detailed map of an individual's social and biological DNA"--OCLC.

Summarizes the observations of French sociologist Alexis de Toqueville about the structure of American democracy in the early 1800s.

Compares different countries’ governments, and focuses on the United States democracy and the various roles citizens and leaders play in a democracy.