In this contentious election year it is more important than ever for all American citizens to exercise their constitutional privileges by casting their vote on election day. For our democracy to work effectively, it is also incumbent on every voter to educate himself about the issues facing the nation in this election season.

Read Up! Get Out! Vote!

VOTING

DiClerico, Robert E. Voting in America.
JK1976 D53 2004

Doppelt, Jack C. Non-Voters: America’s No-Shows.
JK1968 1999

Frantzich, Stephen E. Citizen Democracy: Political Activists in a Cynical Age.
JK1764 F73 1999

Gregg, Gary L. Securing Democracy: Why We Have the Electoral College.
JK1976 S43 2001

Keyssar, Alexander. The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States.
JK1846 K48 2000

Leone, Bruno. Voting Behavior.
JK1976 V67 1996

Pattrson, Thomas E. The Vanishing Voter: Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty.
JK1967 P375 2002

Schier, Steven E. You Call This An Election? America’s Peculiar Democracy.
JK1976 S36 2003

Thompson, Dennis F. Just Elections: Creating a Fair Electoral Process in the United States.
JK1976 T47 2002

Tolchin, Susan J. The Angry American: How Voter Rage is Changing the Nation.
JK1967 T65 1996

Waldman, Tom. The Best Guide to American Politics: From City Hall to Capitol Hill, This Indispensable Resource Explains How Our System Got the Way It Is, What You Can Do To Get Your Questions Answered and Problems Solved, And How to Express Your Views, Get Involved, And Make a Difference.
JK1726 W27 2000

ISSUES

Blau, Joel. Illusions of Prosperity: America’s Working Families in an Age of Economic Insecurity.
HD5710.75 U6 B58 1999

Bolick, Clint. Voucher Wars: Waging the Legal Battle over School Choice.
KF4137 B65 2003

Halstead, Ted. The Radical Center: The Future of American Politics.
JK275 H35 2001

Jamieson, Kathleen Hall. The Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists, and the Stories that Shape the Political World.
PN4888 O25 J36 2003

Merquior, J.G. Liberalism: Old and New.
JC571 M443 1991

Moon, Dawne. God, Sex, and Politics: Homosexuality and Everyday Theologies.
BR115 H6 M66 2004

New York Times. The Downsizing of America: Millions of Americans are Losing Good Jobs. This is Their Story.
HD5708.47 U6 D69 1999

Piszkiewicz, Dennis. Terrorism’s War with America: A History.
HV6432 P57 2003

Schilling, William R. Nontraditional Warfare: Twenty-First-Century Threats and Responses.
UA23 N66 2002

Schneider, Gregory L. Conservatism in America since 1930.
JC573.2 U6 C655 2003

Slemrod, Joel. Taxing Ourselves: A Citizen’s Guide to the Debate over Taxes.
HJ4652 S528 2004

HISTORY

Berlant, Lauren. Our Monica Ourselves: The Clinton Affair and the National Interest.
E886.2 O96 2001

Dempsey, Gary T. Fool’s Errands: America’s Recent Encounters with Nation Building.
E885 D46 2001

Gosse, Van. The World the 60s Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America.
E839.5 W67 2003

Gould, Lewis. Grand Old Party: A History of the Republicans.
JK2356 G68 2003

Light, Paul C. Government’s Greatest Achievements: From Civil Rights to Homeland Security.
JK468 P64 L54 2002

Medina, Loreta M. The Creation of the US Constitution.
KF4541 C68 2003

Tocqueville, Alexis. Democracy in America.
JK216 T713 2000b

Troy, Gil. See How They Ran: The Changing Role of the Presidential Candidate.
JK524 T76 1991

Witcover, Jules. Party of the People: A History of the Democrats.
JK2316 W735 2003