| Description |
63 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Toronto, ON : Owlkids Books, ©2015. |
| Contents |
So, do you want to be a politician? -- Who needs politics, anyway? -- How do we decide things? and who gets to decide? -- The three most important things in politics -- How to make a strong argument -- Conflict is good -- Conflict can also be bad -- Getting the party started -- Avoiding the tyranny of the majority -- Knowledge is power -- Power of the people. |
| Summary |
"About:• Why do we need politics? This is a common question, from both naïve observer and disillusioned adult. This book answers the universal query by demonstrating that politics is a very human system, not some bizarre mechanism foisted upon an unwilling public by its overlords. • Most importantly, Ed's central thesis is built around the truth that everyone is a politician. Yes, even the readers of this book, despite not being eligible to vote, hold influence over how politicians function. • No matter how odd, leaden, or contradictory its methods can appear, almost everything that governs politics is driven by human tendencies, needs, and responses. • Using nine chapter essays, Edward Keenan explains these governing principles: the power of public opinion, the methods of rhetoric, the difference between policy and process, the reasons why politicians "lie." • Keenan uses numerous anecdotes and real-life case studies from across history, the continent, and the globe to bring life to these ideas. • The end goal is to bring the beginnings of independent thought and curiosity about how a government works...and doesn't work. And to understand the challenges of governing a large society, one that often filled with rifts and misunderstandings. • Back matter contains a glossary, index, and sources. This book will be an excellent research and supplementary reading tool for any civics and government section. • Fully illustrated in colour by Julie McLaughlin."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 60) and index. |
| Subject |
Political science -- United States.
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Political science. (OCoLC)fst01069781
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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Instructional and educational works.
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| Added Author |
McLaughlin, Julie, 1984- illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781771474139 (paperback) |
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1771474130 (paperback) |
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