We the people
Subtitle: student text, level I.
Publisher: Center for Civic Education
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Calabasas, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780898181104
Copyright date: 1988
Notes: "Directed by the Center for Civic Education"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

Grades 4-6.
Table of contents: title: What were the Founders' basic ideas about government?; title: What was America like in the 1770s?; title: Why did the Founders think we needed a government?; title: What is a republican government; title: What is a constitutional government?; title: How did the Founders use their ideas in the Declaration of Independence?; title: What was our first national government like?; title: How was our Constitution written?; title: How did the Philadelphia Convention begin?; title: How many representatives should each state have in Congress?; title: How should the problem of slavery be handled?; title: What basic ideas are in the Preamble to the Constitution?; title: How did the Framers organize our government?; title: What is the legislative branch?; title: What is the executive branch?; title: What is the judicial branch?; title: What is a federal government?; title: How does the Constitution protect your basic rights?; title: How does the Constitution protect your freedom of expression?; title: How does the Constitution protect your freedom of religion?; title: How does the Constitution protect your right to be treated equally by the government?; title: How does the Constitution protect your right to be treated fairly by the government?; title: How does the Constitution protect your right to vote?; title: What are the responsibilities of citizens?; title: What responsibilities accompany our rights?; title: How can we promote the common welfare?