Resources

The outlines and descriptions of the Presidency in the Head-of-State and Head-of-Government sections were derived in large part from: Lowi, T. and Ginsberg, B. (1992) American Government. 3rd Edition. New York: W.W. Norton.

All of the demographic information on the states, territories and protectorates was obtained at the Information Please website.

Thanks to Jerome O'Callaghan, Associate Professor of Political Science, SUNY Cortland, for review of the text.


Information Please Almanac Data on States and Territories.


An Incomplete List of Cited Sources and Additional Readings.

Bourdieu, P. (1994). Language & Symbolic Power. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Combs, J.E. (1980) Dimensions of Political Drama. Santa Monica, CA: Goodyear.

Dionne, E.J. (1997) They Only Look Dead: Why Progressives Will Dominate the Next Political Era. New York: Touchstone.

Dionne, E.J. (1991) Why Americans Hate Politics. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Hacker, A. (1997) Money: Who Has How Much and Why. New York: Scribner.

Huntington, S.P. (1996) The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Jamieson, K. H. (1988) Eloquence in an Electronic Age. New York: Oxford University Press.

Jamieson, K.H. 1984) Packaging The Presidency. New York: Oxford University Press.

Jamieson, K.H. and D.S. Birdsell. (1988) Presidential Debates: The Challenge of Creating an Informed Electorate. New York: Oxford University Press.

Kernell, S. (1997) Going Public: New Strategies of Presidential Leadership. : Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.

MacNeil, I.R. (1980). The New Social Contract.. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

Schieffer, B. and G.P. Gates. (1989) The Acting President. New York: Dutton.

Smith, H. (1988). The Power Game. New York: Ballantine.


Helpful Links:

Accomodationism: An Ethical Analysis of the Clinton Presidency.

Campaign Finance Data on the Internet
American University School of Communication

A Citizens' Guide to the Federal Budget

Colby College Internet Resources in Economics

The Economic Statistics Briefing Room
White House Economic Information Site

The Economic Policy Institute

The Federal Web Locator
The Villanova Center for Information Law & Policy.

Freedom Works: The Office of the House Majority Leader

The Gallup Organization
Public Opinion Information

Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
In-Depth set of source materials in PoliSci

ScamWatch
InterGOV International social issue watchdogs

SpeakerNews
The News Page of House Speaker Newt Gingrich

Stormfront
A "Hate Group" watchdog

The U.S. House Democratic Leadership

University of California GPO Gate
Search resource for Goverment and government-related documents.

Vox Pop
A list of political humor and satire sources

The Wasington Post

The Web Police
Social Issues Watchdog

 


 

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