Ch. 1. Is national service necessary? National service furthers American ideals / Peter Frumkin and Brendan Miller -- National service does not further American ideals / Sheldon Richman -- National service addresses America's social problems / David L. Caprara -- National service does not address social problems / James Bovard -- Ch. 2. What is the social impact of national service? National service improves American communities / George W. Bush -- National service has little impact on American communities / James Bovard -- National service transcends religious and secular differences / John J. DiIulio -- Some national service programs displace the poor / Sara Falconer -- National service unfairly targets poor young people / Paul Thornton -- National service promotes better health for volunteers / Corporation for National and Community Service -- Ch. 3. What role should service learning play in society? Service learning makes students into better citizens / Michael G. Hypes -- Service learning does not make students into better citizens / John B. Egger -- Service learning can be a burden for some service organizations / Stephanie Strom -- Service learning must meet the needs of students and the served organizations / Stan Katz -- Service learning improves graduation rates / John Bridgeland -- Service learning increases science literacy / Julie A. Reynolds and Jennifer Ahern-Dodson -- Mandatory service learning limits freedom of choice / Practical Homeschooling -- Ch. 4. What role should the government play in national service? The government should support national service / Shirley Sagawa -- Government-sponsored universal national service is un-American / Patrick Krey -- Government funding of national service threatens American freedom / Michelle Malkin -- Government funding of national service does not threaten American freedom / Fiona Bruce -- AmeriCorps improves lives and strengthens communities / LaMonica Shelton ... [et al.] -- AmeriCorps's expansion threatens American philanthropy / Howard Husock -- AmeriCorps can put the unemployed to work / Lanny Davis -- Replacing nonprofit personnel with AmeriCorps volunteers reduces the value of nonprofit work / Rick Cohen.