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Chapter 1: THE BASICS OF GOVERNMENT
Start
Your Own Government! (page 9)
A
Glossary of Political Economy Terms
Fact
Monster — Dictionary Search Page
yourDictionary.com
Merriam-Webster
Online
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to Top
The
United States Constitution: In the News! (page 11)
Ben's
Guide (6–8): The Constitution
Questions
and Answers Pertaining to the Constitution
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The
Four Freedoms (page 13)
World
War II Posters: Powers of Persuasion
Franklin
Delano Roosevelt: The Four Freedoms
Make
a Balance-of-Powers Mobile! (page 15)
3
Branches Article
The
Constitution — Project Vote Smart
Ben's
Guide (6–8): Branches of Government
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I'm
an American Symbol...What Am I? (page 17)
American
Symbols
Liberty — Symbols of Liberty
UtahLINK
Field Trip — U.S. National Symbols
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Chapter
2: A CLOSER LOOK AT GOVERNMENT
Who
Ya Gonna Call? (page 19)
Ben's
Guide (3–5): Quick Facts: Learn About Your State
Executive
Branch
Whitehouse for Kids
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Help
Wanted: President of the United States (page 21)
The
PBS Kids Democracy Project: President for a Day!
Executive
Branch
Ben's
Guide (3–5): The President of the United States
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Leaders
of the Pack (page 23)
The
American President: Expanding Power
The
American Experience: The Presidents
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Don't
Go It Alone! (page 25)
U.S.
President's Cabinet
A
Current List of the Cabinet Secretaries and Nominees
Presidential Cabinet
The
President's Cabinet
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Ring
Around the Congress (page 27)
Capitol
Questions
Congress
Has Two Branches
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Judicial
Review and the Supreme Court
Marbury
v. Madison: Background and Explanation
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You
Be the Judge! (page 31)
Plessy
v. Ferguson
U.S.
Supreme Court — Plessey v. Ferguson (1896)
Brown
v. Board of Education
Jefferson — Enlightenment: Brown v. Board of Education
Early
Civil Rights Struggles: Brown v. Board of Education
U.S.
Constitution — Amendment XIV
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Chapter
3: THE POLITICS OF GOVERNMENT
We've
Got the Power! (page 33)
Ben's
Guide (6–8): National Government versus State Government
State
Government — Project Vote Smart
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Have
You Got a Platform to Stand On? (page 35)
Political
Parties in the United States
Political
Parties
The
Democratic National Party
Republican
National Committee
Libertarian
Party: Organization
Green
Party Platform
Communist
Party USA
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Know
Your Rights! (page 37)
U.S. Constitution — Bill of Rights
Amendments
to the Constitution of the United States
Table
of Articles and Amendments
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Pass
the Amendment, Please! (page 39)
Amendments
to the Constitution of the United States
Table
of Articles and Amendments
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There
Oughtta Be a Law! (page 41)
CongressLink
How
a Bill Becomes a Law — Project Vote Smart
Ben's
Guide (6–8): How Laws Are Made
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Chapter 4:
THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT
Who
Should We Bill For That? (page 43)
IRS:
Understanding Taxes
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A
Big Budget Balancing Act (page 45)
Total
Population
National
Censuses
Census
Bureau — POPClocks
The
Debt to the Penny
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What
Would You Do? (page 47)
Campaign
Finance
Campaign Finance Timeline
Campaign
Finance — Project Vote Smart
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