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What are Civic Life, Politics, and Government?
Civic Life, Politics and Government
What are Civic Life, Politics, and Government?
• What is civic life? What is politics? What is government? Why are government and politics necessary? What purposes should government serve?
• What are the essential characteristics of limited and unlimited government?
• What are the nature and purposes of constitutions?
• What are alternative ways of organizing constitutional governments?
When examining issues like civic life, politics and government a study of the effort to enfranchise the citizens of the District of Columbia over the last 200 years is particularly instructive. In the federal courts, the national legislature and through many grass-root efforts the citizens of the District have fought an ongoing battle for equal rights. These efforts have included amending the U.S. Constitution and securing expanded rights through home rule. An examination of these efforts reveals much about citizenship, the characteristics of government and the nature and purpose of our Constitution.
The United States has successfully exported democracy to many places around the
world. Eleven countries have used our Constitution as a framework for creating
their own democratic governments
How the U.S. Government Is Organized
The Constitution of the United States divides the federal government into three branches to ensure a central government in which no individual or group gains too much control: https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government
Civic Life
The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, signed by President Obama in April 2009, authorized the Corporation for National and Community Service and ...
www.nationalservice.gov/newsroom/marketing/fact-sheets/civic-life-america
Politics
Students of American Politics study governance, policymaking, institutions, processes, and strategy-making, with focused attention on the U.S./America ...
The Art of D.C. Politics: Broadsides, Banners, and Bumper Stickers.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7M4_-tYmT8hVmdfUEpFRE5zZWM
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7M4_-tYmT8hZ2xhZm85cnVsVWs
The Constitution
Transcript of the Constitution:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
Transcript of the Declaration of Independence:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.htm
At the National Archives and Records Administration. Downloads of high resolution images of the constitution are provided along with transcripts and ...
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