"Government matters. And you can make a difference. We the People is the number one book for American government because of its unparalleled ability to help students understand American government-how it applies to them, and how they can participate. In her first edition as coauthor, Andrea Campbell used stories of real people to show students how government and politics can affect their lives and how individual participation matters. Now Campbell takes her emphasis on the citizen's role one step further with new How To guides that present concrete steps to effective political participation"--
The Sixth Edition has been carefully updated to reflect most recent developments, including the ongoing conflict in Iraq and the 2006 midterm elections.
University of California Berkeley Dean and respected legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky expertly exposes how conservatives are using the Constitution to advance their own agenda that favors business over consumers and employees, and government ...
Board of Education (see page 74) and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, when many Black people in Alabama refused to use ... As a result, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed by the 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, ...
Politics is relevant and participation matters.
This fact-filled volume includes: ★ The complete text of the Constitution ★ An illustrated preamble to the Constitution, illuminating its signifcance from its birth through to modern times ★ The fascinating history of the struggle to ...
Now in paperback for the first time, this richly illustrated tale of a crucial point in our nation’s history will enthrall readers young and old.
Defying the traditional division between normative and positive theoretical approaches, this book explores how political reality on the one hand, and constitutional ideals on the other, mutually inform and influence each other.
Contains the text of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and all the amendments.
Presents an illustrated version of the preamble to the Constitution of the United States.
This book teaches what most other books on this subject fail to teach.