Sources for research paper

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=txwoD1TaURsC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=religion+in+politics+in+US&ots=tOIXXYUgQ7&sig=A_qhDiYhiHey3F6q8nN9rUgbzv0#v=onepage&q=religion%20in%20politics%20in%20US&f=false

Rediscovering the religious factor in American politics
By David C. Leege, Lyman A. Kellstedt

The article evaluates the reoccuring theme of religious impact on on politics as their religious beliefs greatly affect their outcome in the polls of an election. Many presidents religion has varied among the different sects of christianity and few have served in this position without religious influence. In general religion matters to the public and therefore has affected politics.

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=hSwLzxA1BfQC&oi=fnd&pg=PR10&dq=religion+in+politics+in+US&ots=ocf9c0sV_H&sig=Ji5x3LwMqqeZthsDHJoUoPTMa24#v=onepage&q=religion%20in%20politics%20in%20US&f=false

Religion and politics in the United States
By Kenneth D. Wald, Allison Calhoun-Brown

 The article evaluates the religous influence on the U.S. nations recent wars with the Muslim nations following the attack on America well known as 9/11. The article analyzes the effect religion played on President Bush's terms in power along with the war that evovled between "the Christian Nation" and the Muslim idolist.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/xg007x51m88k3774/

American Republican Religion? Disentangling the Causal Link Between Religion and Politics in the US

The article exams the existence of a religious link with evangelical Protestants and the Republican Party. The general purpose of the article is to question whether future politics will eventually constrain religious behavior as religion plays a clear role in politics.

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=n318r17VWCMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=religion+in+politics+in+US&ots=rT17-NV4vo&sig=EF-vu5vK5eN6Q1MelOfOGkC3cxk#v=onepage&q=religion%20in%20politics%20in%20US&f=false

American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us
By Robert D. Putnam, David E. Campbell, Shaylyn Romney Garrett

The article evaluates the evidence of religion throughout the structure of our government and questions the government establishment of religion. Various issues arose only recently within the supreme court to change traditional religious practices within the government due to its offense of foriegn religions. The article also evaluates the influence of religion in greatly effecting the outcome of elections.

http://mepc.org/create-content/book-review/secularism-and-state-policies-toward-religion-united-states-france-and-turkey?print

Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France and Turkey
Ahmet T. Kuru
In his book, Kuru seeks to prove that state policies towards religion are due to passive and assertive secularism. Kuru then goes in depth in his analysis of the U.S., France and Turkey to reveal their policies have some sort of religious impact intertwined within.