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Learn how to support your community! Do Something for Others: the Kids' Book of Citizenship will teach kids to follow the rules, be respectful and tolerant, take care of the environment and help others. This book will show kids how to use compassion, respect, responsibility, and honesty with those around them. Simple text and charming pictures will keep kids interested while they learn. It's never too early to help kids stand up for what is right....
9) Civics
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2020.
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With illustrations and humorous first-person text, this is an introduction to political concepts such as the Bill of Rights, impeachment, checks and balances, and the Supreme Court.
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Former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and leading organizer of the Tea Party movement, Dick Armey offers a Tea Party Manifesto: Give Us Liberty. Written with Matt Kibbee, President and CEO of FreedomWorks, Give Us Liberty defines the issues and agenda of the wildfire grassroots movement that is electrifying the nation, as it calls on fiscal conservatives to take back America.
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HOA Crisis in America is a compilation of time zones created by Professor Solomon. The timezones on hoacrisisinamerica.com have been transcribed into a book. The book covers the controversy surrounding the detrimental effects of living in Homeowners Associations, called HOAs. In this book Professor Solomon explains why local, state, national government, police, and the legal system does not want to interfere in HOA business. Documented are the horrific...
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More than a half century after President Kennedy's death, we find ourselves in an era of political division and cynicism, where politicians talk past one another and the spirit of "Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country" is less visible than it should be. We seem to have forgotten that we're all on the same team. Fortunately, Scott D. Reich has given us The Power of Citizenship, a timely book to bring us back...
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The book is evidence of how, change for the better in America has been, rooted in contrarian thinking. It also, describes how contrarian thinking can shift policies and leadership in the United States to create a much brighter future for the nation.
Both the evidence and the description are often, illustrated by historically significant stories from the life of Bob Saloschin, known as "The Wizard of FOIA" for his leadership in implementing the Freedom...
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A democracy should reflect the views of its citizens and offer a direct connection between government and those it serves. So why, more than ever, does it seem as if our government exists in its own bubble, detached from us?
In reality, our democracy is not performing as it should, which has left us fed up with a system we no longer trust. Moreover, we lack a mechanism to fix what's broken, because there is no incentive for politicians and civil...
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Almost 250 years ago, our Founders thought We the People were the solution. Today, it looks like we have become the problem. What happened, and what can We the People do about it?
Every day, the news delivers the same story: as a nation, we are so divided, we spend more time picking fights than solving our most urgent problems. It's exhausting and exasperating.
In Remaking the Space Between Us, Smith invites us to see what lies behind this story:...
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Global Citizen Patriots examines the current state of the American system of constitutional values, democracy and capitalism. After four years of study, the author concludes that our system is badly in need of reform and change. In fact, most Americans sense that change is needed. However, legislative corruption and citizen disengagement have allowed partisan groups and well funded special interests to block progress. If the United States is to secure...
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Steven Howard Johnson has written this book to raise a question: "If America truly knew what it was doing, what would be different?", and to offer an answer: "Our civic ethos would illuminate our responsibilities; our craftsmanship would guide our solutions." With a BA from Harvard, an MBA from Stanford, and years of consulting work, Johnson has been, trained by experience to profile the clash between "What Is" and "What Might Be" in almost any situation....
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La nociÓn de ciudadanÍa es versÁtil y tan antigua como la organizaciÓn social, pero hoy atraviesa un necesario proceso de actualizaciÓn epistemolÓgica. Este libro explora la formaciÓn ciudadana de los estudiantes universitarios -en el marco de una educaciÓn inclusiva, con calidad y equidad-, para identificar los conocimientos, las actitudes y los valores que onstruyen de forma democrÁtica la ciudadanÍa.
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A Walk into Paradise, Burundi SAHUTUGA" is a transformative narrative that envisions the journey of Burundi, a nation emerging from a history marked by civil strife and division. Authored by Audace Mpoziriniga, an independent researcher and thinker, the book introduces the concept of SAHUTUGA, a powerful word and symbol representing unity, hope, and reconciliation. Through critical analysis and deep insights, the author proposes a new national identity,...
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Ralph Nader is one of America's most controversial-and uncompromising-public figures. He is a man on a mission who believes that taking on the powers that be involves more than just talking about it-it also means taking action. From car safety in the 1960s to opposition to the World Trade Organization in the 1990s, Nader's work has increased government responsiveness to citizens, served as a check against the abuse of power by big business, and shaped...
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