This database from ABC-CLIO explains the foundations of our government and political systems in detail, and illustrates their relevance to today’s issues. Coverage includes federal, local, and state systems, and rights and liberties. There are 12,000 primary sources and 2,100 biographies of historical and current figures, including Supreme Court justices and members of the U.S. House and Senate. The “Analyze” section includes well-crafted pro-and-con essays.
This database from the Gale Group is a wellspring of information on hot-button social issues like abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia, genetic engineering, and more. It is made to order for students who need to write an intelligent paper and voters who want to make an informed decision. Drawing on the social-issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core-reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources, it includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
Analysis and opinions cover the pros and cons of today’s major social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issues via more than 2,000 international sources. This database includes newspaper and magazine articles, graphics, charts, maps, primary sources, government documents, websites, multimedia, and critical-thinking questions aimed at broadening student comprehension of each topic.