Bessette/Pitney’s AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: DELIBERATION, DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP reviews the idea of "deliberative democracy." Building on the book, this blog offers insights, analysis, and facts about recent events.
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Monday, August 12, 2013
Changing Views on Social Issues
Frank Newport of Gallup on opinions of social issues over time. Support for the death penalty is as strong as it was in the 1930s, while approval of interracial marriage has soared since the 1950s.