The governed must know their government.
Understanding how our government functions and the political forces that influence it is vital for all Americans. As a comprehensive overview and history of the subject, this book is designed to help anyone interested in learning about our government and the origins of its complex inner workings, our political system, and key elements that have affected our growth as a nation, all while serving as the best supplementary reading a student can get.
- Author is an experienced Advanced Placement teacher
- Students looking to take AP exams are a ready audience, along with citizenship applicants and CNN junkies
- Large renewable market
- Suitable as supplemental reading for coursework
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978-0-241-88353-2 (9780241883532)
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Franco Scardino is a recently retired teacher of social studies with the New York City Department of Education. He has 24 years of experience teaching subjects such as Advanced Placement US Government and Politics, Advanced Placement World History, and AP Capstone. He has consulted for Oxford University Press in the development of a civics education curriculum, and he served on the Social Studies Curriculum Writing Team for the NYC Department of Education. He is a member of the National Council for Social Studies and served as a member of the Conference Committee for the Organization of American Historians. Scardino received his bachelor's degree in history and economics from New York University and his master of arts in social studies from Teacher's College, Columbia University.
