A More Perfect Union

by Harrison, Brigid; Harris, Jean

• ISBN13: 9780073526386
• ISBN10: 007352638X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-21
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Providing students with the tools they need to think critically about their government, A More Perfect Union offers a powerful formula for inquiry and analysis.

By applying the text's three-part critical thinking framework: Then, Now, and Next (How does what happened Then and what is happening Now shape what's coming Next?), students are taught to read actively and think critically about the information they are learning.

As students develop the ability to apply the skills and concepts they are learning in class, they will also begin to make better-informed choices, in turn becoming the citizens who will continue to make the United States "A More Perfect Union."

Table of Contents

Foundations of American Democracy

People, Politics, and Participation

The Constitution

Federalism

Fundamental Principles

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

People and The Government

Political Socialization and Public Opinion

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections, Campaigns, and Voting

The Media

Institutions of Government

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Public Policy

Economic Policy

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy and National Security

Appendixes

The Declaration of Independence

Federalist No. 10

Federalist No. 51

The Declaration of Sentiments

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