Skolnick, Solomon M. The Great American Citizenship Quiz.SKOLNICK, Solomon M. The great American citizenship quiz. Walker. 186p. index. c2005. 0-8027-7722-8. $8.95. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. Skolnick's civics civics, branch of learning that treats of the relationship between citizens and their society and state, originally called civil government. With the large immigration into the United States in the latter half of the 19th cent. handbook summarizes the most valuable facts of American citizenship. Concise entries cover such data as the passengers aboard the Mayflower Mayflower, ship Mayflower, ship that in 1620 brought the Pilgrims from England to New England. She set out from Southampton in company with the Speedwell, , the setting of Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, and the purpose of the first Thanksgiving. Charts list congressional powers, the presidents and dates of service, the founders and founding dates of the first 13 colonies, state capitals and governors, member countries of the United Nations, the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and shifts in electoral votes by state for the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Indexing lists people (Abigail Adams, Francis Scott Key), documents (Emancipation Proclamation), peoples (Pilgrims, Pokanoket Indians), places (Maine, Erie Canal), institutions (Supreme Court, Library of Congress), events (Civil War, Dred Scott case Dred Scott Case, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1856–57. It involved the then bitterly contested issue of the status of slavery in the federal territories. In 1834, Dred Scott, a black slave, personal servant to Dr. John Emerson, a U.S. ), and subjects (voting rights, salaries, and federal employment). This book is of particular value to immigrants and to students learning the basics of national history. Highly recommended, especially for libraries with large ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. populations. Mary Ellen Snodgrass The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , Hickory, NC J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advance students and adults. This code will help librarians and teacher working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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