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United States -- Politics and government -- Study guides -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Politics and government -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Juvenile literature.
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Fast track American ...
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Fast track American government : essential review for AP, honors, and other advanced study / by the high school experts at Princeton Review.
New York : Penguin Random House, [2021]
Subjects
United States -- Politics and government -- Study guides -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Politics and government -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780525571711 (paperback)
052557171X (paperback)
Description:
xiii, 254 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color), charts (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
Contents:
Constitutional underpinnings. Influences on the constitution ; The road to the constitution ; Separation of powers: legislative, executive, and judicial ; Federalism ; Democracy -- Political beliefs. Public opinion ; Evolving political opinions: the Industrial Revolution ; Evolving political opinions: roaring twenties and the Great Depression ; Evolving political opinions: the Cold War and beyond ; Voting, polling, and public opinion ; Factors that influence public opinion -- Political parties, interest groups, mass media. Political parties and elections ; Development and effects on political parties ; Effects on the political process ; Electoral laws and systems ; Interest groups & PACs ; Mass media -- The Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, and the federal courts. The Congress ; The President and the executive branch ; The judiciary ; Relationships, balance of power ; Linkages -- Public policy. Federal policy making ; Government economics ; Fiscal revenue ; Mandatory spending and entitlements ; Fiscal spending ; Health policy ; Regulatory policy ; Basic economic factors ; Monetary policy ; Foreign policy ; Military policy ; The tools of foreign policy ; The role of bureaucracy and the courts ; Important linkages -- Civil rights and civil liberties. The Bill of Rights ; Impact of the Fourteenth Amendment ; The Civil Rights Movement expands ; Incorporating rights of the accused ; The U.S. criminal justice system -- The constitution of the United States of America.
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Get up to speed with Fast Track: American Government! Covering the most important material taught in high school government classes, this essential review book gets readers on the fast track to class success, with critical information presented in an easy-to-follow quick-study format! Inside this book, you l find clear, concise summaries of the most important concepts, institutions, and policies covered in U.S. government & politics, social studies, and civics classes as well as diagrams, charts, and graphs for quick visual reference. With easy-to-follow content organization and illustrations. --Adapted from back cover.
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Mililani Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
320.973 Fa
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05/15/2024
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