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Civics : Participating in Government

by: Davis, James E.; Fernlund, Phyllis Maxey

Civics : Participating in Government

by: Davis, James E.; Fernlund, Phyllis Maxey

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9780130501271
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Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 08/01/2000
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

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UNIT 1 Foundations of Citizenship

(65)

A Portrait of Americans

(22)

Who Americans Are

(4)

America: A Cultural Mosaic

(7)

The Values That Unite Us

(9)

How to Make a Good Decision

(2)

How to Read a Bar Graph

(1)

Assessment

(1)

American Society and Its Values

(20)

Groups and Institutions: Meeting Needs and Sharing Values

(2)

Family, Religion, and Education: Society's Training Grounds

(7)

The Economy: Satisfying Wants

(2)

Government: Meeting Society's Needs

(7)

How to Choose Between Options

(2)

How to Read a Statistical Table

(1)

Assessment

(1)

The Meaning of Citizenship

(22)

What It Means to Be a Citizen

(2)

The Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities of Citizens

(6)

Citizenship and Our Other Roles in Society

(12)

How to Take Action

(2)

How to Read a Newspaper

(1)

Assessment

(1)

Close Up on Primary Sources My American Dream

(1)

Unit 1 Assessment

(1)

UNIT 2 Creating a Lasting Government

(104)

America's Political Heritage

(20)

The Colonial Experience

(4)

Roots of American Government

(3)

Moving Toward Nationhood

(11)

How to Read a Political Cartoon

(1)

Assessment

(1)

The Declaration of Independence

(2)

Creating the Constitution

(42)

The Constitutional Convention

(6)

The Struggle for Ratification

(4)

The Supreme Law of the Land

100

(30)

How to Read a Flow Chart

106

(1)

Assessment

107

(1)

The Constitution of the United States

108

(22)

The Bill of Rights

130

(20)

Adding the Bill of Rights

132

(2)

Protections in the Bill of Rights

134

(6)

Interpreting the Bill of Rights

140

(10)

How to Evaluate Sources

146

(2)

How to Use Primary Sources

148

(1)

Assessment

149

(1)

Our Living Constitution

150

(20)

Changing the Law of the Land

152

(6)

A Flexible Framework

158

(12)

Issues That Affect You Students' Rights

164

(2)

How to Interpret Photographs

166

(1)

Assessment

167

(1)

Celebrating the Fourth of July in an Internment Camp

168

(1)

Unit 2 Assessment

169

(1)

UNIT 3 The Federal Government

170

(68)

The Legislative Branch

172

(22)

The Members of Congress

174

(5)

The Powers of Congress

179

(3)

How Congress Is Organized

182

(4)

Following a Bill in Congress

186

(8)

How to Determine Relevance

190

(2)

How to Analyze Circle Graphs

192

(1)

Assessment

193

(1)

The Executive Branch

194

(22)

The Roles of the President

196

(5)

The Organization of the Executive Branch

201

(15)

How to Distinguish Fact From Opinion

212

(2)

How to Use an Almanac

214

(1)

Assessment

215

(1)

The Judicial Branch

216

(22)

The Role of the Federal Courts

218

(4)

The Organization of the Federal Courts

222

(3)

The Supreme Court

225

(13)

Issues That Affect You Jerry Gault and Juvenile Rights

232

(2)

How to Analyze Newspaper Editorials

234

(1)

Assessment

235

(1)

A Congresswoman and Her Constituents

236

(1)

Unit 3 Assessment

237

(1)

UNIT 4 State and Local Government

238

(46)

State Government

240

(22)

Federalism: One Nation and Fifty States

242

(4)

State Legislatures

246

(5)

The State Executive Branch

251

(3)

State Courts

254

(8)

How to Evaluate Information

258

(2)

How to Analyze Newspaper Articles

260

(1)

Assessment

261

(1)

Local Government

262

(22)

Types of Local Government

264

(4)

Local Government Services and Revenue

268

(6)

Conflict and Cooperation Between Governments

274

(10)

Issues That Affect You Banning Neighborhood Noise

278

(2)

How to Read Organization Charts

280

(1)

Assessment

281

(1)

Closest to the People

282

(1)

Unit 4 Assessment

283

(1)

UNIT 5 The American Economic System

284

(104)

What Is an Economy?

286

(20)

Why Societies Have Economies

288

(5)

Basic Economic Decisions

293

(3)

Three Types of Economies

296

(10)

How to Choose and Take Action

302

(2)

How to Interpret a Diagram

304

(1)

Assessment

305

(1)

Basics of Our Economic System

306

(20)

The Principles of Our Market Economy

308

(4)

The Role of Businesses in the American Economy

312

(6)

Labor in the American Economy

318

(8)

How to Read Circular Flow Charts

324

(1)

Assessment

325

(1)

Money and Banking

326

(18)

Money

328

(2)

Our Banking System

330

(6)

The Federal Reserve System

336

(8)

How to Analyze Cause-Effect Chains

342

(1)

Assessment

343

(1)

Government's Role in Our Economy

344

(22)

Government Intervention in the Economy

346

(3)

Government's Efforts to Solve Economic Problems

349

(7)

Managing the Economy

356

(10)

Issues That Affect You A Question About False Advertising

362

(2)

How to Analyze Line Graphs

364

(1)

Assessment

365

(1)

Our Economy and You

366

(22)

Managing Your Money

368

(4)

Spending and Saving

372

(6)

Careers: Planning for the Future

378

(10)

How to Set Goals

382

(2)

How to Use a Library Catalog

384

(1)

Assessment

385

(1)

Something Else to Grow

386

(1)

Unit 5 Assessment

387

(1)

UNIT 6 The American Legal System

388

(64)

Laws and Our Society

390

(20)

Why We Have Laws

392

(3)

Where Our Laws Come From

395

(4)

Kinds of Laws

399

(11)

How to Identify and Judge Options

404

(4)

How to Interpret Symbols

408

(1)

Assessment

409

(1)

Criminal and Juvenile Justice

410

(20)

Crime in American Society

412

(4)

The Criminal Justice System

416

(7)

The Juvenile Justice System

423

(7)

How to Analyze an Area Graph

428

(1)

Assessment

429

(1)

Civil Justice

430

(22)

The Role of Civil Law

432

(4)

Civil Procedure

436

(4)

Choices in Civil Justice

440

(12)

Issues That Affect You Personal Injury Suits

446

(2)

How to Interpret Comic Strips

448

(1)

Assessment

449

(1)

Don't Go the Way I Went!

450

(1)

Unit 6 Assessment

451

(1)

UNIT 7 People Make a Difference

452

(66)

Political Parties in Our Democracy

454

(18)

The Role of Political Parties

456

(3)

Our Two-Party System

459

(7)

Choosing Candidates

466

(6)

How to Analyze Election Results

470

(1)

Assessment

471

(1)

Voting and Elections

472

(22)

Being a Voter

474

(4)

How Candidates and Groups Try to Influence Your Vote

478

(6)

Campaigning for Office

484

(10)

How to Make an Action Plan

490

(2)

How to Interpret Opinion Polls

492

(1)

Assessment

493

(1)

Confronting Society's Problems

494

(24)

Problems and Public Issues

496

(4)

The Future of Health Care: An Issue for All Americans

500

(5)

Waste: Managing Our Garbage and Trash

505

(13)

Issues That Affect You Cleaning Up the Air

512

(2)

How to Use a Magazine Index

514

(1)

Assessment

515

(1)

America Needs a Third Party

516

(1)

Unit 7 Assessment

517

(1)

UNIT 8 The United States and the World

518

(80)

One Nation Among Many

520

(20)

The Nations of the World

522

(4)

Relations Between and Within Nations

526

(6)

The Challenge of Interdependence

532

(8)

How to Use an Action Plan

536

(2)

How to Analyze System Diagrams

538

(1)

Assessment

539

(1)

American Foreign Policy

540

(22)

What Is Foreign Policy?

542

(4)

Making Foreign Policy

546

(5)

Foreign Policy in Action

551

(11)

Issues That Affect You Becoming a Political Refugee

558

(2)

How to Interpret Graphics

560

(1)

Assessment

561

(1)

Making a Difference in the World

562

(36)

Global Problems for Spaceship Earth

564

(6)

Organizations Facing the Problems

570

(5)

How Individuals Can Make a Difference

575

(7)

How to Interpret Maps

578

(1)

Assessment

579

(1)

A Rainbow Nation

580

(1)

Unit 8 Assessment

581

(1)

Reference Section

Supreme Court Cases

582

(6)

Presidents of the United States

588

(4)

United States Political Map

592

(2)

World Map

594

(2)

Profile of the Fifty States

596

(2)

Glossary

598

(6)

Index

604

(19)

Acknowledgments

623

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