Sabin, Paul

Summary: "The story of the dramatic postwar struggle over the proper role of citizens and government in American society. In the 1960s and 70s, an insurgent attack on traditional liberalism took shape in America, built on new ideals of citizen advocacy and the public interest. Environmentalists, social critics, and consumer advocates like Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Ralph Nader, and others crusaded...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021

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Mooney, Carla

Summary: This encyclopedia examines the US government, providing information on everything from the founding of the US government, to the writing of the Constitution, to information on the Biden administration. It covers the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and spotlight features highlight key individuals who have shaped the US government. Features include glossary, additional resources,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Contents: Disc 1: Why have government? -- The framework of US federalism -- Civil liberties: freedoms from government -- Civil rights: fairness under government -- How a bill becomes a law -- Why Congress is such a puzzle -- Disc 2: How Congressional elections work -- The powers of presidency -- How presidential elections work -- A road map of the federal bureaucracy -- How the judicial branch works --...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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Summary: Provides a snapshot of the systems of government used by various ancient civilizations.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. 2012

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Cavalier, Darlene

Summary: Learn how monitoring the night sky, mapping trees, photographing dragonflies, and identifying mushrooms can help save the world! Citizen science is the public involvement in the discovery of new scientific knowledge. A citizen science project can involve one person or millions of people collaborating towards a common goal. It is an excellent option for anyone looking for ways to get involved...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press Inc. 2020

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United States

Contents: Legislative Branch -- Judicial Branch -- Executive Branch: the President -- Executive Branch: Departments -- Executive Branch: independent agencies and government corporations -- Other international organizations -- Selected bilateral organizations -- Commonly used agency acronyms -- History of agency organizational changes.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Claitor's Publishing Division 2017

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Reeves, Joshua

Summary: Ever since the revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden, we think about surveillance as the data-tracking digital technologies used by the likes of Google, the National Security Administration, and the military. But in reality, the state and allied institutions have a much longer history of using everyday citizens to spy and inform on their peers. Citizen Spies shows how If You See...

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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2017

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Sheard, P.

Summary: "In The Power of Money, economist Paul Sheard distills what money is, how it comes into existence, and how it interacts with the real economy"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Matt Holt Books, an imprint of BenBella Books, Inc. 2023

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Kirby, David

Summary: "A revealing book about how government, law enforcement, and bureaucratic interests are seizing our property, our children, our savings, and our fundamental American rights-and how to fight back. Liberty and justice for all is the bedrock of American democracy, but has America betrayed our founders' vision for the nation? In When They Come For You, New York Times bestselling author David Kirby...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019

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Stossel, John.

Summary: "New York Times" bestselling journalist John Stossel shows how the expansion of government control is destructive for American society.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Threshold Editions 2012

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Dean, John W. (John Wesley)

Summary: Former White House counsel John Dean has become one of the most trenchant and respected commentators on the current state of American politics. Here he takes the broadest and deepest view yet of the dysfunctional chaos and institutional damage that the Republican Party and its core conservatives have inflicted on the federal government. He assesses the state of all three branches of government,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2007

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Rich, Carrie

Summary: "A citizen statesperson is a superpowered individual who is committed to improving his or her community and the world through values and activism. Two dynamics drive the need for citizen statespeople at this moment: 1) loss of confidence in traditional institutions of power, and 2) the technology that contributes to the superpowered individual. Being a citizen statesperson starts at a local...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2022

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Bray, Ilona M.

Summary: "For a green card holder, taking the next step to U.S. citizenship offers a host of benefits. But the application process itself can be long and confusing. With Becoming a U.S. Citizen, you can save months, or even years. Best of all, you'll know that you are taking each needed step in the most efficient way. Becoming a U.S. Citizen also shows how you may be able to take advantage of special...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2019

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Mazzucato, Mariana

Summary: "A vital and timely investigation into the opaque and powerful consulting industry--and what to do about it. There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today that must change. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain &...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023

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Summary: "Democracy Unchained is about how to make American democracy work to solve problems that have long impaired our system of governance. The book is the work of thirty-nine of the most perceptive writers, practitioners, scientists, educators, and journalists writing today, all committed to moving the political conversation from the present anger and angst to the positive and constructive change...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2020

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Slezkine, Yuri

Summary: "On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction. The House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of Tolstoy's War and Peace, Grossman's Life and Fate, and Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago, Yuri...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2017

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Bray, Ilona M.

Summary: "For a green card holder, taking the next step to U.S. citizenship offers a host of benefits. But the application process itself can be long and confusing. With Becoming a U.S. Citizen, you can save months, or even years. Best of all, you'll know that you are taking each needed step in the most efficient way. Becoming a U.S. Citizen also shows how you may be able to take advantage of special...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2016

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Hemley, Robin

Summary: "Borderline Citizen is part travelogue, part memoir, part reportage, and part exploration of the unique shards of international territory cut from their "motherlands," as well as people whose sense of patriotism or nationalism has been strengthened or cutadrift by circumstance and history"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2020

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Ventura, Jesse.

Summary: In this explosive account of wrongful acts and ensuing cover-ups, Jess Ventura offers a different side to the stories we've all heard and read about in the history books. He takes a look at the wide gap between what the government knows and what is revealed to the American people. He will look closely at the theories that have been presented over the years and examine the truth as well as the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. 2010

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Summary: "Ace the 2021 AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam with this Premium version of The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide. Includes 6 full-length practice exams (more than any other major competitor), plus thorough content reviews, targeted test strategies, and access to online extras."--Amazon

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Random House 2020

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Summary: "Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation is the first practical and comprehensive manual that provides step-by-step instructions for creating natural science research projects that involve collaboration between scientists and the general public. As citizen-science projects become increasingly common, there is a growing need for concrete best practices around planning and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2020

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Rajczak, Michael.

Summary: An introduction to the role of the president's cabinet.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2013

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