This book examines prayer in publicly funded schools, support of religious student organizations, and the teaching of alternatives to evolutionary theory.

The debate over whether or not the Constitution guarantees the right of an individual to bear arms has raged for decades. Concerns for public safety often clash with the argument that guns are necessary for self-defense. This text examines these issues and others surrounding gun control.

Food Safety examines the many factors that influence this timely debate, such as scientific research, politics, and economics, giving equal weight to each argument in a manner both objective and engaging.

What is the role of the National Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers in responding to disasters? Is federal flood insurance capable of cutting costs? Examining these issues from different perspectives, Disaster Relief offers students the tools to form their own opinions by bringing recent events into balanced focus.

Prescription and Non-prescription Drugs offers readers the chance to form their own opinion on this important issue.

Once denied entrance to the United States by the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Chinese Americans became one of America's most successful and respected ethnic groups.

Although the Germans were once welcome in America for their strong work ethic and moral character, Germany's role in both world wars challenged their status. Forced to abandon their heritage in the early 1900s, German Americans have much to be proud of.

They fled starvation and poverty in Ireland for America's prosperity, only to be stereotyped as commoners. Today respect for the Irish has grown so much that Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Although considered "the founders of America" for their early explorers, the Italians who came to America in the 1800s were treated with disdain. Italian Americans have made major contributions to American culture, from the foods we eat to the politicians we elect.

Despite being major contributors to California's agricultural economy, the hardworking Japanese became victims of discrimination that peaked when thousands of Japanese Americans were interned during World War II.