Civics: Government and Economics in Action

by Davis, James E.; Fernlund, Phyllis Maxey; Woll, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780131816404
• ISBN10: 0131816403
• Edition: Student
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: SCHOOL GROUP

Table of Contents

Target Reading Skills	xvii
Reading and Writing Handbook	xviii
UNIT 1 Foundations of Citizenship	xxiv
A Portrait of Americans	2	(26)
Who Americans Are	4	(6)
Citizenship Skills: How to Volunteer	9	(1)
America: A Cultural Mosaic	10	(8)
The Values That Unite Us	18	(10)
Review and Assessment	25	(3)
American Society and Its Values	28	(26)
Groups and Institutions	30	(4)
Society's Training Grounds	34	(7)
Debating the Issues: School Vouchers	40	(1)
The Economy	41	(4)
Government: Meeting Society's Needs	45	(9)
Review and Assessment	51	(3)
The Meaning of Citizenship	54	(26)
What It Means to Be a Citizen	56	(3)
Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities	59	(10)
Citizenship Skills: How to Interview for a Job	68	(1)
Citizenship and Our Other Roles in Society	69	(11)
Review and Assessment	77	(3)
UNIT 2 Creating a Lasting Government	80	(128)
America's Political Heritage	82	(28)
The Colonial Experience	84	(7)
Roots of American Government	91	(4)
Moving Toward Nationhood	95	(15)
Debating the Issues: Nation Building	102	(1)
Review and Assessment	103	(3)
The Declaration of Independence	106	(4)
Creating the Constitution	110	(48)
The Constitutional Convention	112	(8)
Citizenship Skills: How to Analyze Public Documents	119	(1)
The Struggle for Ratification	120	(4)
The Supreme Law of the Land	124	(34)
Review and Assessment	133	(3)
The Constitution of the United States	136	(22)
The Bill of Rights	158	(26)
Adding the Bill of Rights	160	(3)
Protections in the Bill of Rights	163	(9)
Interpreting the Bill of Rights	172	(12)
Debating the Issues: Faith-Based Providers of Social Services	180	(1)
Review and Assessment	181	(3)
Our Enduring Constitution	184	(24)
Changing the Law of the Land	186	(10)
A Flexible Framework	196	(12)
Debating the Issues: English as the Nation's Official Language	204	(1)
Review and Assessment	205	(3)
UNIT 3 The Federal Government	208	(82)
The Legislative Branch	210	(28)
The Members of Congress	212	(6)
The Powers of Congress	218	(5)
Debating the Issues: Government Regulation of the Internet	222	(1)
How Congress Is Organized	223	(6)
Following a Bill in Congress	229	(9)
Review and Assessment	235	(3)
The Executive Branch	238	(26)
The Roles of the President	240	(9)
Citizenship Skills: How to Conduct a Survey	248	(1)
The Organization of the Executive Branch	249	(6)
Presidents and Power	255	(9)
Review and Assessment	261	(3)
The Judicial Branch	264	(26)
The Role of the Federal Courts	266	(5)
The Organization of the Federal Courts	271	(5)
The Supreme Court	276	(14)
Debating the Issues: Term Limits for Justices	286	(1)
Review and Assessment	287	(3)
UNIT 4 State and Local Government	290	(56)
State Government	292	(26)
Federalism: One Nation and Fifty States	294	(4)
State Legislatures	298	(7)
Citizenship Skills: How to Write a Letter to the Editor	304	(1)
The State Executive Branch	305	(5)
State Courts	310	(8)
Review and Assessment	315	(3)
Local Government	318	(28)
Types of Local Government	320	(7)
Local Government Services and Revenue	327	(9)
Debating the Issues: Social Services for Illegal Immigrants	335	(1)
Conflict and Cooperation Between Governments	336	(10)
Review and Assessment	343	(3)
UNIT 5 Foundations of Economics	346	(80)
What Is an Economy?	348	(26)
Why Societies Have Economies	350	(8)
Basic Economic Decisions	358	(5)
Citizenship Skills: How to Analyze an Editorial	362	(1)
Three Types of Economies	363	(11)
Review and Assessment	371	(3)
Basics of Our Economic System	374	(26)
The Principles of Our Market Economy	376	(6)
The Role of Business in the American Economy	382	(6)
Debating the Issues: Genetically Modified Foods	387	(1)
Labor in the American Economy	388	(12)
Review and Assessment	397	(3)
Our Economy and You	400	(26)
Managing Your Money	402	(7)
Citizenship Skills: How to Be a Wise Consumer	408	(1)
Spending and Saving	409	(7)
Careers: Planning for the Future	416	(10)
Review and Assessment	423	(3)
UNIT 6 Government and the Economy	426	(82)
Government's Role in Our Economy	428	(26)
Government Intervention in the Economy	430	(6)
Debating the Issues: Stricter Regulations on U.S. Corporate Practices	435	(1)
Government Efforts to Solve Economic Problems	436	(7)
Managing the Economy	443	(11)
Review and Assessment	451	(3)
Money and Banking	454	(26)
Money	456	(4)
Our Banking System	460	(9)
Citizenship Skills: How to Write a Letter to a Public Official	468	(1)
The Federal Reserve System	469	(11)
Review and Assessment	477	(3)
Public Finance	480	(28)
Government and Economic Goals	482	(9)
Paying for Government	491	(6)
Government Policy and Spending	497	(11)
Debating the Issues: Tax Cuts	504	(1)
Review and Assessment	505	(3)
UNIT 7 The American Legal System	508	(78)
Laws and Our Society	510	(24)
Why We Have Laws	512	(6)
Citizenship Skills: How to Analyze Television News Programs	517	(1)
Where Our Laws Come From	518	(6)
Kinds of Laws	524	(10)
Review and Assessment	531	(3)
Criminal and Juvenile Justice	534	(26)
Crime in American Society	536	(6)
The Criminal Justice System	542	(10)
The Juvenile Justice System	552	(8)
Debating the Issues: Trying Juveniles as Adults	556	(1)
Review and Assessment	557	(3)
Civil Justice	560	(26)
The Role of Civil Law	562	(7)
Citizenship Skills: How to Analyze a News Article	568	(1)
Civil Procedure	569	(5)
Choices in Civil Justice	574	(12)
Review and Assessment	583	(3)
UNIT 8 People Make a Difference	586	(56)
Political Parties in Our Democracy	588	(26)
The Role of Political Parties	590	(5)
Our Two-Party System	595	(10)
Debating the Issues: Campaign Contributions	604	(1)
Choosing Candidates	605	(9)
Review and Assessment	611	(3)
Voting and Elections	614	(28)
Being a Voter	616	(6)
Influencing Your Vote	622	(9)
Citizenship Skills: How to Conduct an Interview	630	(1)
Campaigning for Office	631	(11)
Review and Assessment	639	(3)
UNIT 9 The United States and the World	642	(54)
American Foreign Policy	644	(26)
What Is Foreign Policy?	646	(5)
Making Foreign Policy	651	(6)
Debating the Issues: Promoting Democracy and Human Rights Overseas	656	(1)
Foreign Policy in Action	657	(13)
Review and Assessment	667	(3)
One Nation Among Many	670	(26)
The Nations of the World	672	(7)
Citizenship Skills: How to Express Your Views	678	(1)
Relations Among and Within Nations	679	(7)
The Challenge of Interdependence	686	(10)
Review and Assessment	693	(3)
Reference Section	696