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American Bar Association, Chicago, IL. Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship. – 1988
The fourth in a special series of handbooks dealing with constitutional themes, this document looks at power in the context of the U.S. Constitution. "The Constitution's Prescription for Freedom" (L. Peach) examines the separation of powers provided for in the Constitution. "The Concept of Power" (C. Roach) is a series of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Lennon, Donald R. – 1986
The paper discusses the political events and issues that affected North Carolina and the nation between 1776 and 1789. Attitudes and philosophies on government and its centralization form the foundation for North Carolina's traditional and firm opposition to centralization of power and changes in government structure. North Carolina's…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Federal State Relationship, Government Role, Governmental Structure
Wyszomirski, Margaret J. – Teaching Political Science, 1989
Notes the blurring of boundaries between public and private sectors, pointing out that the interaction between governmental and non-profit agencies is increasing in the areas of public policy. Argues that these increasing interactions need to be integrated into the political science curriculum. (GG)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Curriculum Development, Federal Government, Government (Administrative Body)
SCHULTZE, WILLIAM A. – 1967
PART OF A KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SERIES ON COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, THIS MONOGRAPH DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF POLITICS (HERE DEFINED AS THE MEANS BY WHICH CONFLICT AMONG DIVERSE GOALS AND METHODS ARE RESOLVED OR ACCOMMODATED IN SOCIETY) AND GOVERNMENT (ANY INSTITUTION THAT FORMALLY ENACTS AND ADMINISTERS THE RULES OF SOCIETY) IN COMMUNITY…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, City Government, Community Action, Community Planning