| The Right to Vote Contributor(s): Isler, Claudia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823932354 ISBN-13: 9780823932351 Publisher: Rosen Young Adult OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Library Binding Published: December 2000 Annotation: An invaluable resource for social studies and civics classes. Students will gain a better understanding and appreciation of citizens' fundamental rights and issues related to government and society with these books. This new series is certain to enlighten students about the Bill of Rights and the rights we have as citizens, which we sometimes take for granted. Though all of us complain about our politicians, only slightly more than half of all eligible Americans bother to vote. As teenagers approach voting age, they may wonder why this right is so important. This book explains the historical struggle to obtain this right and what happens to our democracy when we fail to exercise our voting privileges. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections |
| Dewey: 324.620 |
| LCCN: 00010495 |
| Series: Individual Rights and Civic Responsibility |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.24" W x 8.14" (0.73 lbs) 112 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 46544 Reading Level: 9.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For the Social Studies Curriculum: Fundamental Rights and Issues Related to Government and Society Students will gain a better understanding and appreciation of citizens' fundamental rights and the issues related to government and society with this new series. Each book in the series is certain to enlighten students about the Bill of Rights and all those rights--which we sometimes take for granted--that we have as citizens. |