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America (2004) (edit title/settings)

A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

by Jon Stewart (Author), Ben Karlin (Author), David Javerbaum (Author) (edit contributors)

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Jon Stewart, host of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show, and his coterie of patriots, deliver a hilarious look at American government. American-style democracy is the world's most beloved form of government, which explains why so many other nations are eager for us to impose it... read more

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  • Jon Stewart: Author, host of The Daily Show, comedian, and historian.
  • Samantha Bee: Daily Show correspondent who adds commentary about Canada at certain points.
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  • “Distilling the ideas and intangibles of your candidacy into an easily digestible archetype can be meticulous and frustrating work. Thank God there are only two choices.”

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It is often said that America "invented" democracy.

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Study Guide
Forward: By Thomas Jefferson
Chapter 1: Democracy Before America
Chapter 2: The Founding of America
Chapter 3: The President: King of Democracy
Chapter 4: Congress: Quagmire of Freedom
Chapter 5: The Judicial Branch: It Rules
Chapter 6: Campaigns and Elections: America Changes the Sheets
Chapter 7: The Media: Democracy's Valiant Vulgarians
Chapter 8: The Future of Democracy: Four Score and Seven Years from Now
Chapter 9: The Rest of the World: International House of Horrors
Afterword
Acknowledgments
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  1. Jon Stewart (Author)
  2. Ben Karlin (Author)
  3. David Javerbaum (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Stephen Colbert
  2. Samantha Bee
  3. Ed Helms
  4. Rob Corddry

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Warner Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0446532681
Page Count: 240

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