The Land of Fair Play: American Civics from a Christian Perspective
by Geoffrey Parsons Author
(From Amazon): This U.S. civics text, updated in 2008, provides students with detailed information regarding how our local, state, and federal governments work. The primary emphasis of the text is providing young people with the knowledge they need to intelligently exercise their citizenship responsibilities. Each chapter includes review questions on the text, as well as questions for further study. A helpful appendix includes a copy of the Constitution and information about Christian principles of civil government. An answer key and a test packet are available for separate purchase.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1932971386
- Print Status
- In Print
- chapters
- 23
- Pages
- 186
- Suggested Grades
- 8th - 12th
- Geographical Setting
- United States
- Publisher
- Christian Liberty Press
- Edition
- 3rd
- Copyright
- 2008
chapters
- 1 The Spirit of America
- 2 The Captain, the Umpire, and the Rules
- 3 The Team
- 4 Majority Rule
- 5 The Laws of Freedom and Fair Play
- 6 The Constitution
- 7 The Duties of an American
- 8 Home Rule
- 9 The President
- 10 Congress
- 11 The Federal Courts
- 12 The Three Branches of Our Government
- 13 What the Nation Does for Us
- 14 The Government of a State
- 15 What the State Does For Us
- 16 Political Parties and Elections
- 17 Taxation
- 18 Courts and Trials
- 19 The Making of the Constitution
- 20 Your Government
- 21 Appendix 1- Read the Constitution
- 22 Appendix 2- Read God is Sovereign, Not Man
- 23 Appendix 3z Read The Christian Origins of American Civil Government
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