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America.gov: Government of the People: The Role of the Citizen

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A chapter taken from the U.S. State Department's "Outline of U.S. Government," that focuses on the foundation of American representative democracy. Provides comparison with other democracies, along with the essential role of the U.S. citizen.

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Concepts
civil rights, civil society, democracy, representative democracy, representative government, american democracy
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constituents, democratic principles, direct popular rule, legislative, legislature, representation, self-government, america.gov: government of the people: the role of the citizen, u.s. department of state, us department of state, government, democracy (rule by many persons)
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)