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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY -- Introduction -- Notable Epidemic/Pandemic Diseases of the Past -- Yellow Fever -- Smallpox -- Cholera -- Plague -- Influenza -- Trachoma -- Germ Theory and Medical Science Developments to Cope with Pandemics -- The Pandemics of the 20th Century -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES, AND SOLUTIONS -- Introduction -- Problems -- The Inevitability of a Future Pandemic -- Political Exigencies Tend to Trump Medical Advice -- While Preventive Medicine is Best, It Is Too Often Ignored

Who is coming into the United States illegally and why? What compels people to leave their country of origin? Is the United States responsible for taking care of the more than 11 million individuals who are here illegally? Are illegal immigrants helping or harming our nation's economy and infrastructure? Should our borders be ""secured"" as called for by many politicians? This book examines the history of illegal immigration in the United States, addressing the tough questions about the issue and describing in detail the most significant issues and events in recent decades. It succinctly tack

The period of 1820 to 1920 was one of mass migration to the United States from other nations of origin. This century-long period served to develop modern medicine with the acceptance of the germ theory of disease and the lessons learned from how immigration officials and doctors of the United States Marine Hospital Service (USMHS) confronted six major pandemic diseases: bubonic plague, cholera, influenza, smallpox, trachoma, and yellow fever. This book provides a narrative history that relates how immigration doctors of the USMHS developed devices and procedures that greatly influenced th

Utilizing multiple perspectives of related academic disciplines, this three-volume set of contributed essays enables readers to understand the complexity of immigration to the United States and grasp how our history of immigration has made this nation what it is today

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Background and History -- Introduction: Determinants of the Great Diversity of U.S. Elections -- Elections -- Constitutional Provisions Regarding Elections in America -- Elections at the National Level -- Origins of the Two-Party System -- Competing to Replace the Whigs -- From Reconstruction to the Progressive Era -- Great Depression Ushers in New Political Era -- Voting Reforms amid Political Change -- Elections at the State Level -- State Governorships -- Elections at the Local Level -- Expansion of the Franchise by Law, Practice, and Court Decisions -- Expansion of the Franchise in America's First 100 Years -- Triumphs and Setbacks in Voting Rights since the Civil War -- Types of Elections -- Waning Parties and Rising Interest Groups in American Elections -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions -- Introduction -- Who Gets to Vote? -- Hyperpartisan Tribalism -- Gerrymandering of Electoral Districts -- Campaign Costs and Election Finance Reform -- Recruitment of Candidates -- Facets of Political Culture -- Political Participation and Religion -- New Political Culture -- Media and Elections -- Politically Motivated News Source Preferences and Beliefs -- Interest Groups and Elections -- The Impact of Federalism -- The Mechanics of Elections -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3. Perspectives -- Introduction -- Equality and Constitutional Electoral Reform: Problems and Prospects -- Is Colorado a One-Party State -- Thoughts on the 2020 Election -- Colorado's Election System: A National Model -- Voter Suppression and the Exclusion of American Citizenship -- The Kornacki Effect: Vote Count Framing in a Pandemic Year -- Social Justice Protests and the 2020 Presidential Election -- Indigenous Voters Helped Swing the 2020 Election.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Background and History -- Introduction -- The First Amendment-Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition -- The Second Amendment-The Right to Bear Arms -- The Third Amendment-The Housing of Soldiers -- The Fourth Amendment-Search and Arrest Warrants -- The Fifth Amendment-Rights in Criminal Cases and Compelling Self-Incrimination -- The Sixth Amendment-Rights to Fair Trial -- The Seventh Amendment-Rights in Civil Cases -- The Eighth Amendment-Bails, Fines, and Punishments -- The Ninth Amendment-Rights Retained by the People -- The Tenth Amendment-Powers Retained by States and the People -- The Fourteenth Amendment-Civil Rights -- The Fifteenth Amendment-Black Suffrage -- Civil Rights Acts by the U.S. Congress -- The Nineteenth Amendment-Women's Suffrage -- The Twenty-Fourth Amendment-Poll Taxes -- The Twenty-Sixth Amendment-Suffrage for Eighteen-Year-Olds -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions -- Introduction -- The Denial of Rights to the "Other -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Perspectives -- Introduction -- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Lessons for Civil Rights Coping Strategies -- Two Courts: State Courts of Last Resort and Civil Rights Adjudication -- Defining Equality: Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act -- Warrants for Me but Not for Thee: Students' Fourth Amendment Rights in Public Schools -- When Secular and Religious Interests Collide -- Transgender Rights -- The Free Press in the Age of Trump -- Religious Opposition to Abortion Rights: Another Attempt at Establishment of Religion -- Fish-Ins" and the Indian Civil Rights Movement -- Chapter 4: Profiles -- Introduction -- Organizations -- People-Government -- People-Nongovernment -- References -- Chapter 5: Data and Documents.