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In the ongoing quest to fulfill the “information is power” idiom, following are some resources that might be worth checking out. Understanding American Politics and Government (John J. Coleman, Kenneth M. Goldstein, and William G. Howell) is written in a clear style and brims with rich, real-world examples to help readers develop the necessary skills to see through the media sound bites and truly gain a grasp on what is being said. Readers have commented that the book is standard in its organization but has interesting twists to promote thought and discussion.Understanding American Politics (Stephen Brooks) offers up-to-date processes of American politics (including the 1008 election) to help readers consider how the rest of the world may see the American political system. Some reviews indicate the book should be “required reading” for anyone wanting to better understand American politics.Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation (Peter H. Schuck and James Q. Wilson) is an authoritative up-to-date portrait of the vast, complex current state of America’s institutions, values, and future challenges items like immigration, religion, and the economy. Readers consider it an “insightful” and “well thought out” work.Stay tuned to this site for further resources and ideas to get you going in the direction of full discovery.

I’m not sure about you, but I learn best by reading definitions of words that I’ve heard bandied about so I will better understand them the next time Ihear them whether it be on the evening news or during a cocktail conversation where politics are being discussed. For that purpose I’ve compiled a list of some terms that you may have heard but not understood. Stay on the lookout for future lists as we all get politically smart together! American Independent party is a political party whose most famous presidential candidate was Alabama governor George Wallace; mainly known for opposing racial desegregation.Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) applied portions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to the handicapped, resulting in lawsuits and institutional expenditures to increase access for the disabled and currently stands effective.Bull-Moose party was a short-lived political party that served as a vehicle for Teddy Roosevelt’s 1912 campaign for president.Civil Rights Act of 1964 was an expansive federal law that prevented racial discrimination by any private business receiving federal money or engaging in commerce with an interstate component.Dual federalism is a federal system in which national powers and state powers are sharply differentiated.Gramm-Rudman-Hollings bill was an unsuccessful law, passed in 1985, that was supposed to eliminate the federal government’s large deficits.Jim Crow Laws are Southern statutes passed around the turn of the twentieth century setting up a rigid racial-caste system.National Security Council is a large foreign policy council responsible for advising the president on foreign policy.Political Action Committees (PACs) are interest groups that (more…)

As indicated in an earlier post, to play fair in politics it’s important that unbiased information be provided. In that spirit, listed below is some contact information for resources you may be after: NATIONAL SOCIALIST MOVEMENTPost Office Box 580669Minneapolis, MN 55458Phone: 651-659-6307NEO WHIG PARTYPost Office Box 910786St. George, UT 84791Phone: 702-250-5040PROHIBITION PARTYPost Office Box 2635Denver, CO 80201Phone: 303-237-4947REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE310 First Street, South EastWashington, DC 20003Phone: 202-863-8500Fax: 202-863-8820SOCIALIST ACTION298 Valencia StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103Phone: 415-255-1080SOCIALIST LABOR PARTYPost Office Box 218Mountain View, CA 94042-0218Phone: 408-280-7266Fax: 408-280-6964SOCIALIST PARTY339 Lafayette Street 303New York, NY 10012Phone: 212-982-4586Other Phone: 201-803-7574U.S. MARIJUANA PARTY1022 Collins CtBartonville, IL 61607-1714Phone: 309-648-1714U.S. PACIFIST PARTYPhone: 773-324-0654Fax: 773-324-6426WE THE PEOPLE PARTYPost Office Box 253Jackson, NH 03846WORKER’S SOCIALIST PARTY1205 Thomas Palmer CourtLawrenceville, GA 30043WORKERS WORLD PARTY55 West 17 StreetNew York, NY 10011Phone: 212-627-2994Fax: 212-675-7869

To play fair in politics, it’s important that unbiased information be provided. In that spirit, listed below is some contact information for resources you may be after:

AMERICA FIRST PARTY1630 A 30th Street111Boulder, CO 80301Phone: 866-767-8721Fax: 662-453-7787AMERICA’S INDEPENDENT PARTY17195 Silver Parkway 336Fenton, MI 48430AMERICAN HERITAGE PARTYPost Office Box 241Leavenworth, WA 98826-0241Phone: 509-548-2319Other Phone: 888-396-6247Fax: 509-548-8709 (more…)