Political scandals : opposing viewpoints / William Dudley, book editor. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Diego, California : Greenhaven Press, (c)2001.Description: 175 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
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Contents:
Martin L. Gross -- 2. The criminalization of political differences is a serious problem in U.S. politics Anthony Lewis -- 3. Money has corrupted the American political system Richard N. Goodwin -- 4. Money has not corrupted the American political system Michael Barone.
Leslie Carbone -- 2. There is no direct connection between public leadership and private morality John B. Judis -- 3. Greater public exposure of the private lives of politicians would benefit America Gary L. Bauer -- 4. Greater public exposure of the private lives of politicians would not benefit America Patrick McCormick -- 5. Voters should elect people who uphold their moral values Armstrong Williams -- 6. Voters should not use private moral values as a guide to electing officials Michael Walzer.
House Judiciary Committee -- 2. President Clinton has not committed impeachable offenses Jerrold Nadler -- 3. The Lewinsky scandal is not comparable to Watergate Eric Pooley -- 4. The Lewinsky scandal is comparable to Watergate David Frum -- 5. Clinton's numerous scandals show him unfit to be president Robert H. Bork -- 6. Clinton's scandals have been exaggerated by political opponents Robert Parry.
Part 1: John B. Judis ; Part 2: Committee for Economic Development -- 2. Private campaign contributions should not be more strictly regulated John Doolittle -- 3. Making campaign contributions anonymous can prevent political corruption Jack Hitt -- 4. Shrinking the size of the federal government can prevent political corruption Doug Bandow -- 5. The independent counsel law should be reformed Joseph I. Lieberman -- 6. The independent counsel act should be allowed to expire Philip S. Anderson.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Chapter 1: How serious is the problem of political scandal in America? 1. Criminal scandals are a serious problem in U.S. politics Martin L. Gross -- 2. The criminalization of political differences is a serious problem in U.S. politics Anthony Lewis -- 3. Money has corrupted the American political system Richard N. Goodwin -- 4. Money has not corrupted the American political system Michael Barone.

Chapter 2: How relevant is private morality to public office? 1. There is a direct connection between public leadership and private morality Leslie Carbone -- 2. There is no direct connection between public leadership and private morality John B. Judis -- 3. Greater public exposure of the private lives of politicians would benefit America Gary L. Bauer -- 4. Greater public exposure of the private lives of politicians would not benefit America Patrick McCormick -- 5. Voters should elect people who uphold their moral values Armstrong Williams -- 6. Voters should not use private moral values as a guide to electing officials Michael Walzer.

Chapter 3: Case study - Was President Bill Clinton's impeachment justified? 1. President Clinton has committed impeachable offenses House Judiciary Committee -- 2. President Clinton has not committed impeachable offenses Jerrold Nadler -- 3. The Lewinsky scandal is not comparable to Watergate Eric Pooley -- 4. The Lewinsky scandal is comparable to Watergate David Frum -- 5. Clinton's numerous scandals show him unfit to be president Robert H. Bork -- 6. Clinton's scandals have been exaggerated by political opponents Robert Parry.

Chapter 4: What reforms can prevent political corruption? 1. Private campaign contributions should be more strictly regulated Part 1: John B. Judis ; Part 2: Committee for Economic Development -- 2. Private campaign contributions should not be more strictly regulated John Doolittle -- 3. Making campaign contributions anonymous can prevent political corruption Jack Hitt -- 4. Shrinking the size of the federal government can prevent political corruption Doug Bandow -- 5. The independent counsel law should be reformed Joseph I. Lieberman -- 6. The independent counsel act should be allowed to expire Philip S. Anderson.

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