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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Invites readers to imagine setting up their own country as a way of introducing the concepts of citizenship and politics, discussing such topics as starting a government, holding elections, making laws, writing a constitution, and keeping the peace.
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
It can be difficult to take each person's ideas into consideration when trying to make a decision. However, respecting different points of view is essential to coming to a consensus. The U.S. government governs by consensus, meaning that it takes into consideration all the relationships between each branch of the federal government as well as the federal government's relationship to each state government. On a smaller scale, students will understand...
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The development of the U.S. Constitution was influenced by tenets of a republican government. Civic virtue, or concern for the common good, guides how U.S. citizens go about living their daily lives. This book defines civic virtue and gives concrete examples of civic virtue in practice. Civic virtue requires citizens to put the common good ahead of their own personal desires to make sure that the republican government operates fairly for all citizens....
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In an era when Democrats and Republicans in the United States often disagree on key concepts, understanding how individuals and institutions interact to work toward the common good has never been more important. This informative text takes an in-depth look at civic engagement in the United States, focusing on institutions such as the news media, political parties, and the U.S. Postal Service. Primary sources give readers a better understanding of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Astro the Alien and his friends Ben and Eva participate in a school election. Ben and Eva teach Astro about the importance of voting and how to cast a ballot. This introduction to civics includes a note to caregivers with additional resources, reading activities, and a word list"--
Author
Publisher
Nowtilus
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Las claves y conceptos para entender la política. Aprenda lo esencial de la ciencia política y la razón política, la organización social, el poder, la política en la historia, los elementos que conforman las sociedades políticas, los distintos tipos de sociedades y comunidades políticas, las ideologías y problemas candentes de la política. ¿Democracia es votar? ¿Es el populismo la solución o un problema más? ¿Sabemos de lo que hablamos...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In 1787, after 116 days of heated debates and bitter arguments, the United States Constitution was created. This imperfect document set forth America's guiding principles, but it would also introduce some of today's most contentious political issues--from gerrymandering, to the Electoral College, to presidential impeachment. With colorful art, compelling discourse, and true stories from America's past and present, Fault Lines in the Constitution:...
15) What happened
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and feeling during one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history. Free from the constraints of running, Hillary takes you inside the intense personal experience of becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major party in an election marked by rage, sexism, exhilarating highs and infuriating lows, stranger-than-fiction twists, Russian interference,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Answers to over 500 questions about how your federal and state governments work, including the history of the U.S. Constitution, an explanation of citizens' rights outlined in the Bill of Rights, explanations of the operations of the three branches of the U.S. government, U.S. Supreme Court history, a discussion of the Civil Rights Movement, and explanations of your rights and responsibilities as a U.S. citizen"--
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Go behind the scenes to see how our government works, why it's so important, and how young people can get involved in the issues that matter most to them. ... Even complex civics topics are easy to understand in 10 stand-alone units: from the foundational principles of the Consitution and Bill of Rights, to current issues such as immigration, civil rights, the Supreme Court, and media literacy."--Back cover
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A vital, necessary playbook for navigating and defending free speech today by the CEO of PEN America, Dare To Speak provides a pathway for promoting free expression while also cultivating a more inclusive public culture. Online trolls and fascist chat groups. Controversies over campus lectures. Cancel culture versus censorship. The daily hazards and debates surrounding free speech dominate headlines and fuel social media storms. In an era where one...
19) Citizenship
Series
Adventures in Odyssey Life lessons volume 9
Publisher
Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist explains, with electrifying clarity, why some of her contemporaries have abandoned liberal democratic ideals in favor of strongman cults, nationalist movements, or one-party states. Across the world today, from the U.S. to Europe and beyond, liberal democracy is under siege while different forms of authoritarianism are on the rise. In Twilight of Democracy, prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum argues...
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