Social science / Political science / Government

Control: Exposing the Truth About Guns

by Glenn Beck

When our founding fathers secured the Constitutional “right of the people to keep and bear arms,” they also added the admonition that this right SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.

It is the only time this phrase appears...

The Right Fights Back: Playbook 2012 (POLITICO Inside Election 2012)

by Evan Thomas, Politico & Mike Allen

Two of America’s most perceptive political reporters join forces for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the race for the White House in POLITICO’s Playbook 2012, a series of four instant digital...

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2012

by Office of Management and Budget

Contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President's budget and management priorities, and budget overviews organized by government agency

President Ronald Reagan's Initial Actions Project

by White House Staff & Arthur B. Laffer

When Ronald Reagan took office, he was facing an economic downturn similar to the one our country is currently experiencing. Key members of Reagan’s staff prepared an Initial Actions Project, which takes every...

The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)leads America

by Eric Alterman & Mark Green

When George W. Bush became president in January 2001, he took office with a comfortably familiar surname, bipartisan rhetoric, and the promise of calming a public shaken by the convulsions of impeachment and...

At the End of the Shift: Mines and Single-Industry Towns in Northern Ontario

by Ashley Thomson & Matt Bray

This book explores the relationship between mining and the communities it creates.

Science & Governance - Taking European Knowledge Society Seriously

by Various

“This report is the product of an expert working group acting under mandate from the European Commission Directorate General for Research (DG RTD), on the topic of European science and governance. We interpreted...

AMERICAN CASINO: The Rigged Game That's Killing Democracy

by Douglas E. Schoen

A controversial presentation of how new elections laws and practices--PACs, Super PACs, 527s, and related mechanisms--are allowing a handful of rich, anonymous individuals to buy elections and effectively deny...

John F. Kerry: The Boston Globe Biography

by Michael Kranish, Brian Mooney & Nina J. Easton

The Gamble: High Rollers

by John Sides & Lynn Vavreck

"High Rollers" is the fourth and final free eBook preview chapter from John Sides and Lynn Vavreck's groundbreaking Fall 2013 book, The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election.

Picking up...

The Declaration of Independence

by John Hancock & Others

The Declaration of Independence is considered to be one of the greatest documents of all time. The central section of the declaration is a ringing assertion that every human being has an equal right to life,...

CliffsQuickReview American Government

by D. Stephen Voss, Abraham Hoffman & Paul Soifer

CliffsQuickReview course guides cover the essentials of your toughest classes. Get a firm grip on core concepts and key material, and test your newfound knowledge with review questions.

Whether you are a student...

Liberia and Independent Africa, 1940s to 2012: A Brief Political Profile

by D. Elwood Dunn

A brief discussion of Liberia's history, political development, civil wars, post-civil war recovery, and varied relationships with African nations during the administrations of presidents William V. S. Tubman,...

The Capitol Commission: Biblical Insights on Rebuilding a Nation

by Ralph Drollinger

In this book, the President and Founder of Capitol Ministries explores an important biblical principle for restoring a nation, with an insight and perspective from Scripture that many have not considered. If...

The U.S. Senate

by Tom Daschle & Charles Robbins

The second entry in the civics series clearly and concisely explains how the United States Senate works.  

The U.S. Senate is the second book in the Fundamentals of American Government civics series, exploring...

The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama: the 34 days that decided the election: Playbook 2012 (POLITICO Inside Election 2012)

by Glenn Thrush & Jonathan Martin

The fourth and final eBook in POLITICO’s Playbook 2012 series once again provides an unprecedented minute-by-minute account of the race for the presidency. The End of the Line follows President Barack Obama...

The Supreme Court

by Jeffrey Rosen & Thirteen/WNET

A leading Supreme Court expert recounts the personal and philosophical rivalries that forged our nation's highest court and continue to shape our daily lives

The Supreme Court is the most mysterious branch of...

Coming Crises and Their Solutions : An American's Handbook to Future Game Changers

by Henry Markant

Synopsis:

This is a book about the inconvenient truth. In order for voters and political leaders to make intelligent judgments and be able to design programs that are responsive to likely future events, it...

False Idol: Barack Obama and the Continuing Cult of the Presidency

by Gene Healy

In the waning days of the Bush administration, the Cato Institute published Gene Healy's The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power, which argued that the demands we place on...

Obama vs Romney: Who Should Win?

by Jack Goldstein & Jimmy Russell

In this totally and utterly impartial look at the race for the American Presidency, authors Jack Goldstein and Jimmy Russell wanted to have a serious debate as to who is better suited to take his place (or remain)...