Civics 101

Author : Nick Capodice
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1250779944
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A User's Guide to Democracy written by Nick Capodice and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Nick Capodice & Hannah McCarthy, the hosts of New Hampshire Public Radio’s Civics 101, and New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro, A User's Guide to Democracy is a lively crash course in everything you should know about how the US government works. Do you know what the Secretary of Defense does all day? Are you sure you know the difference between the House and the Senate? Have you been pretending you know what Federalism is for the last 20 years? Don’t worry--you’re not alone. The American government and its processes can be dizzyingly complex and obscure. Until now. Within this book are the keys to knowing what you’re talking about when you argue politics with the uncle you only see at Thanksgiving. It’s the book that sits on your desk for quick reference when the nightly news boggles your mind. This approachable and informative guide gives you the lowdown on everything from the three branches of government, to what you can actually do to make your vote count, to how our founding documents affect our daily lives. Now is the time to finally understand who does what, how they do it, and the best way to get them to listen to you.

Author : Kathleen Sears
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440598460
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Government 101 written by Kathleen Sears and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate crash course in how the US government works—and how it got that way—from the Continental Congress to the Iowa Caucus. Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy details of government into tedious discourse that would put even the president to sleep. American Government 101 cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you learn. From the backstory of the Constitution to the institution of the Electoral College, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts to help you learn about how the government of the United States actually works. So whether you want to learn about how policies and laws are created, or just want to become a better-informed voter, American Government 101 has all the answers—even the ones you didn’t know you were looking for.

Author : Roger L. Kemp
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1665553103
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civics 101 written by Roger L. Kemp and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-02-23 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Citizens generally have a desire to learn more about America's cities, including their own community's municipal government. This is true because people spend most of their lives living, working, and paying municipal taxes in cities. Many citizens, however, know more about their state and federal government, than they do about the city in which they live. This is primarily due to the extensive media coverage given to topical issues and news events, plus what they, as students, were never taught in high school civics classes many years ago. City government is the level of government of which citizens should be most informed. After all, the decisions made by the local elected public officials—mayors and city council members—have a more direct and greater impact on their lives than do those decisions made by elected leaders in higher levels of government. This thirst for knowledge is made apparent when speaking before community groups and professional organizations about how much municipal government works. Most citizens want to know more about the operations of their local government, including the roles of their elected officials, advisory bodies, chief administrative officer, and the various functional managers that make government work.

Author : Byron Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Radical Declaration written by Byron Williams and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Radical Declaration offers a timely series of thought provoking essays that challenges the nation to look beyond contemporary political orthodoxies in order to recapture the ideals of the nation's founding creed. Rev. Williams is one of the leading public theologians in the nation. He is a columnist, author, and the former pastor of the Resurrection Community Church in Berkeley, CA. His weekly column appears in the popular Huffington Post along with selected publications in North Carolina and California. He is host of the NPR-affiliated broadcast The Public Morality and serves as adjunct professor at Wake Forest University School of Divinity.

Author : U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160831188
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learn about the United States written by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2009 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Learn About the United States" is intended to help permanent residents gain a deeper understanding of U.S. history and government as they prepare to become citizens. The product presents 96 short lessons, based on the sample questions from which the civics portion of the naturalization test is drawn. An audio CD that allows students to listen to the questions, answers, and civics lessons read aloud is also included. For immigrants preparing to naturalize, the chance to learn more about the history and government of the United States will make their journey toward citizenship a more meaningful one.

Author : Cokie Roberts
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061867462
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Founding Mothers written by Cokie Roberts and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cokie Roberts's number one New York Times bestseller, We Are Our Mothers' Daughters, examined the nature of women's roles throughout history and led USA Today to praise her as a "custodian of time-honored values." Her second bestseller, From This Day Forward, written with her husband, Steve Roberts, described American marriages throughout history, including the romance of John and Abigail Adams. Now Roberts returns with Founding Mothers, an intimate and illuminating look at the fervently patriotic and passionate women whose tireless pursuits on behalf of their families -- and their country -- proved just as crucial to the forging of a new nation as the rebellion that established it. While much has been written about the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, battled the British, and framed the Constitution, the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters they left behind have been little noticed by history. Roberts brings us the women who fought the Revolution as valiantly as the men, often defending their very doorsteps. While the men went off to war or to Congress, the women managed their businesses, raised their children, provided them with political advice, and made it possible for the men to do what they did. The behind-the-scenes influence of these women -- and their sometimes very public activities -- was intelligent and pervasive. Drawing upon personal correspondence, private journals, and even favored recipes, Roberts reveals the often surprising stories of these fascinating women, bringing to life the everyday trials and extraordinary triumphs of individuals like Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Deborah Read Franklin, Eliza Pinckney, Catherine Littlefield Green, Esther DeBerdt Reed, and Martha Washington -- proving that without our exemplary women, the new country might never have survived. Social history at its best, Founding Mothers unveils the drive, determination, creative insight, and passion of the other patriots, the women who raised our nation. Roberts proves beyond a doubt that like every generation of American women that has followed, the founding mothers used the unique gifts of their gender -- courage, pluck, sadness, joy, energy, grace, sensitivity, and humor -- to do what women do best, put one foot in front of the other in remarkable circumstances and carry on.

Author : Jerry Brito
Publisher : Mercatus Center at George Mason University
ISBN 13 : 0983607737
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regulation written by Jerry Brito and published by Mercatus Center at George Mason University. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal regulations affect nearly every area of our lives and interest in them is increasing. However, many people have no idea how regulations are developed or how they have an impact on our lives. Regulation: A Primer by Susan Dudley and Jerry Brito provides an accessible overview of regulatory theory, analysis, and practice. The Primer examines the constitutional underpinnings of federal regulation and discusses who writes and enforces regulation and how they do it. Published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, it also provides insights into the different varieties of regulation and how to analyze whether a regulatory proposal makes citizens better or worse off. Each chapter discusses key aspects of regulation and provides further readings for those interested in exploring these topics in more detail.

Author : William Damon
Publisher : Hoover Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0817913661
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Failing Liberty 101 written by William Damon and published by Hoover Institution Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author argues that we are failing to prepare today's young people to be responsible American citizens—to the detriment of their life prospects and those of liberty in the United States of the future. He identifies the problems—the declines in civic purpose and patriotism, crises of faith, cynicism, self-absorption, ignorance, indifference to the common good—and shows that our disregard of civic and moral virtue as an educational priority is having a tangible effect on the attitudes, understanding, and behavior of large portions of the youth in our country today.

Author : Michelle D. Mardenborough
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1664291210
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civics Matter | 101 Workbook written by Michelle D. Mardenborough and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-03-21 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When most people think of civics, they immediately think of politics. However, civics is much more than politics, it involves the interaction and engagement of neighborhoods, communities, boroughs, cities, etc. most importantly it involves you. At its very root, civics is about people and their contribution to society. Understanding and engaging in civics empowers change. In this workbook we will not only learn about the foundation of the US government, political parties, how bills are passed, and laws are made; we will also learn how to interface with elected officials, and community representatives, communicate perspectives, and arguments, and plan strategically for civic change. Our goal is to develop a pipeline of engaged, change agents. We want you to understand the significance of your voice and how it shapes public policy and lends itself to resolving critical issues. Your voice can take several forms, ranging from personal testimony, peaceful protesting, community activism, volunteering, jury duty, and most importantly voting. Knowledge is Power! Civic education is essential because it is the passport to the future. The future belongs to those who prepare and educate themselves today. 1 Vote Counts Civics 101 workbook will empower and prepare you to maximize your voice, and personal power to cultivate positive change in your neighborhood, community, city, state and beyond. Start your journey towards becoming an Educated, Empowered, Engaged, Citizen Today!

Author : Heather Lehr Wagner
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438107498
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of the Democratic Party written by Heather Lehr Wagner and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democrat or Republican? The two political parties have become fixtures in the American political experience-main choices in all elections, from the national to the local level. But the distinction was not always so clear. When the Democratic Party wa