Civics : Participating in Government

by Davis, James E.; Fernlund, Phyllis Maxey

• ISBN13: 9780130501271
• ISBN10: 0130501271
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 Foundations of Citizenship	1	(65)
A Portrait of Americans	2	(22)
Who Americans Are	4	(4)
America: A Cultural Mosaic	8	(7)
The Values That Unite Us	15	(9)
How to Make a Good Decision	20	(2)
How to Read a Bar Graph	22	(1)
Assessment	23	(1)
American Society and Its Values	24	(20)
Groups and Institutions: Meeting Needs and Sharing Values	26	(2)
Family, Religion, and Education: Society's Training Grounds	28	(7)
The Economy: Satisfying Wants	35	(2)
Government: Meeting Society's Needs	37	(7)
How to Choose Between Options	40	(2)
How to Read a Statistical Table	42	(1)
Assessment	43	(1)
The Meaning of Citizenship	44	(22)
What It Means to Be a Citizen	46	(2)
The Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities of Citizens	48	(6)
Citizenship and Our Other Roles in Society	54	(12)
How to Take Action	60	(2)
How to Read a Newspaper	62	(1)
Assessment	63	(1)
Close Up on Primary Sources My American Dream	64	(1)
Unit 1 Assessment	65	(1)
UNIT 2 Creating a Lasting Government	66	(104)
America's Political Heritage	68	(20)
The Colonial Experience	70	(4)
Roots of American Government	74	(3)
Moving Toward Nationhood	77	(11)
How to Read a Political Cartoon	84	(1)
Assessment	85	(1)
The Declaration of Independence	86	(2)
Creating the Constitution	88	(42)
The Constitutional Convention	90	(6)
The Struggle for Ratification	96	(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