NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Maine Univ., Orono. New England - Atlantic Provinces - Quebec Center. – 1972
In this Learning Activity Packet (LAP) students, mostly in small groups, analyze and compare a few major features of the Canadian and American governments. The LAP is divided into six learning objectives: 1) Both the United States and Canada are sovereign nations. What is sovereignty? What are nations?; 2) People throughout the world are governed…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Autoinstructional Aids, Civics, Comparative Analysis
Reis, Anne – 1971
This fifth grade unit is one of a sequential learning series of the Focus on Inner City Social Studies (FICSS) project developed in accordance with the needs and problems of an urban society. A description of the project is provided in SO 008 271. As part of the fifth grade curriculum focusing on power, this six week unit examines the power base…
Descriptors: Civics, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Government Role
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Spring, Joel – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Asserts that the representative form of government and the public schools in the United States are not supportive of democracy. Argues that the democratic features of representative government envisioned by the writers of the Constitution were undermined by the growth of the nation's population. Recommends some political and educational…
Descriptors: American Dream, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Democracy