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Crisis Point by Tom Daschle; Trent Lott; Jon Sternfeld
Call Number: JK 1726 .L66 2016
ISBN: 9781632864611
Publication Date: 2016
Daschle and Lott come together from opposite sides of the aisle to sound an alarm on the current polarization that has made governing all but impossible; never before has the people's faith in government been so dismally low. The senators itemize damaging forces--the permanent campaign, the unprecedented money, the 24/7 news cycle--and offer practical recommendations, pointing the way forward.
Presidents and the American Environment by Otis Graham
Call Number: GE 180 .G734 2015
ISBN: 9780700620982
Publication Date: 2015
Exploring the ways in which every president from Harrison to Obama has engaged the expanding agenda of the Nature protection impulse, the book offers a clear, close-up view of the shifting and nation shaping mosaic of both “green” and “brown” policy directions over more than a century.
We the Corporations by Adam Winkler
Call Number: KF 1386 .C58 W56 2018
ISBN: 9780871407122
Publication Date: 2018
Traces the two-hundred-year history of corporate America's battle to achieve constitutional freedom from federal control, examining the civil rights debates and key events that shaped the controversial 2010 Supreme Court decision to extend constitutional protections to businesses.

Cornerstone Documents

Articles of Confederation

Bill of Rights

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates

Constitution of the United States of America

Declaration of Independence

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention

Emancipation Proclamation

Federalist Papers

Gettysburg Address

U.S. Congressional Documents

Archives, Museums and Presidential Libraries

E-Reference Books

American Eras: Primary Sources by Sara Constantakis, Jeff Hunter, Rebecca Parks, and Julie Pitlock
ISBN: 9781414498362
Publication Date: 2014
The American Eras Primary Sources: Reform Era & Eastern U.S. Development (1815-1850) is a volume of full text and excerpts of primary sources representing a diversity of views that provide insight into the seminal issues, themes, movements, and events of the Reform era and the urbanization and economic growth of the eastern United States. Also included with each primary source is concise contextual information, notes about the author, further resources, and full-color photos and illustrations.
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution by L. W. Levy and K. L. Karst
ISBN: 9780028648804
Publication Date: 2000
The articles in the set provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of constitutional law, as well as biographies of people who have had an impact on our government's legal framework (Supreme Court Justices, Presidents, Cabinet Members, Lawyers, and more). Judicial decisions handed down by the Supreme Court are also analyzed. Congressional laws, executive orders and other public acts that impacted our legal structure are also examined.

Off Campus Library Database Access

Schoolcraft students, faculty, and staff can access library databases from off-campus through Blackboard by clicking the “Organizations” tab. Go to https://bb.schoolcraft.edu

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