The Complete Idiot's Guide to U.S. Government and Politics

Franco Scardino

jun 2009 · Distribuido por Penguin

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The governed must know their government

Understanding how our government functions and the political forces that influence it is vital for all Americans. As a comprehensive overview and history of the subject, this book is designed to help anyone interested in learning about our government and the origins of its complex inner workings, our political system, and key elements that have affected our growth as a nation—all while serving as the best supplementary reading a student can get.

• Author is an experienced Advanced Placement teacher
• Students looking to take AP exams are a ready audience-along with citizenship applicants and CNN junkies
• Large renewable market
• Suitable as supplemental reading for coursework

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Franco Scardino has taught American history as well as AP U.S. goverment and politics for nine years at the New York City Department of Education. Scardino also spearheaded Project Citizen: How Can I Affect Public Policy?, a hands-on study of a public policy and what it takes to change it, and the Federal Reserve Project, a student research project on the federal interest rate policies and how they effect the economy.