Provides an account of major events in the creation of the democratic process in the U.S. government, describing key people involved such as Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison, discussing the impact of the democratic process on the history and development of the United States.

"At the time George W. Bush ordered American forces to invade Iraq, 70 percent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11. Voters in Ohio, when asked by pollsters to list what stuck in their minds about the 2004 presidential campaign, most frequently named two Bush television ads that played to fears of terrorism. We live in an age when the 30-second television spot is the most powerful force shaping the electorate's thinking, and America...

"Drawing on decades of research and a wide range of historical and global examples, from 1930s Europe to contemporary Hungary, Turkey, and Venezuela, to the American South during Jim Crow, Levitsky and Ziblatt show how democracies die--and how ours can be saved." -- Amazon.com.

See the U.S. Constitution in a new light with this bold, modern and accessible illustrated guide to the document that helped define democracy.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces military service to young readers through leveled text and related photos"

Levin explores the philosophical basis of America's foundations and the crisis that the government faces today.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. In a series of elegant and illuminating essays, Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution--from ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment--and the founders' attempts to forge an American democracy.

"Acclaimed National Book Award-winning author George Packer diagnoses America's descent into a failed state and envisions a path toward overcoming our injustices, paralyzes, and divides"--