This is a reader that seeks to encourage students to engage critically with contemporary and classic writings on a range of issues of American politics based on the "CLUES" model, which stands for: "Consider the source and the audience;" "Lay out the argument, the values, and the assumptions;" "Uncover the evidence;" "Evaluate the conclusion;" and "Sort out the political implications." Editors Barbour (political science, Indiana U.) and Streb (political science, Northern Illinois U.) include end-of-reading questions based on the "CLUES" method. The 72 readings are presented in sections corresponding to a typical introductory American politics text: introduction to American politics, political culture, federalism and the Constitution, civil liberties, civil rights, Congress, the presidency, bureaucracy, the courts, public opinion, political parties, interest groups, voting and elections, the media, domestic policy, and foreign policy. This is the third edition. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less