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Coplin, William D.; O'Leary, Michael K. – 1983
This package introduces college students to the elements of the Prince System, a widely used system for making political forecasts and developing political strategies. Designed to be completed in two to three weeks, the two exercises enable students to (1) identify political issues that the Prince System can help them understand, (2) determine the…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Charts
Lewis, Barbara A.; Espeland, Pamela, Ed. – 1991
This book illustrates the tools necessary to empower adults and children to help implement significant changes that will begin to eliminate some of the problems that plague the environment and threaten the legacy of a healthy, safe planet. The book tells how to turn creative ideas into action that can change laws, restore and preserve the oceans,…
Descriptors: Activism, Citizen Participation, Creative Thinking, Decision Making
Twohig, Dorothy; And Others – Humanities, 1997
Presents brief excerpts from the presidential papers of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, James Polk, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. The excerpts address such matters as voting rights, limited government, political appointments, national security, and the balance of power. (MJP)
Descriptors: Biographies, Civics, Decision Making, Democracy
Lord, Mary, Ed.; McCoy, Martha L., Ed. – 1994
This four-session discussion guide, intended for use by teachers, students, and the community at large, explores the ethics of intervening or not intervening in conflicts abroad. Inserts provide current information on conflicts in Bosnia, Haiti, North Korea, and Somalia where U.S. military involvement is at issue, but the flexibility of the guide…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Conflict, Conflict of Interest, Conflict Resolution