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Format:	Book
Title:	Understanding politics & government / written by Alex Frith, Rosie Hore, and Louie Stowell ; illustrated by Kellan Stover.
Publisher, Date:	[United States] : Usborne Publishing Limited, [2024]
Description:	127 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:	An informative guide to political systems, elections, voting and government, and issues including feminism, human rights, freedom of speech and fake news, all explained with clear text and bright, infographic style illustrations. Includes tips on how to argue and debate, a glossary, and links to specially selected websites with more information.
Target Audience Note:	0 Lexile.
Subjects:	United States -- Politics and government -- Juvenile literature. United States -- Politics and government.
Other Author:	Hore, Rosie, author Frith, Alex, author Stowell, Louie, author Stover, Kellan, illustrator
Other Title:	Understanding politics and government At head of title : Usborne
Notes:	Description based on OCLC data; resource not viewed.
ISBN:	9781805074779 1805074776
Other Number:	1428822752
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Call Number:	E 320.473 Underst, Understa
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An information packed guide to understanding the world of politics - from elections to human rights, everything kids age 10+ need to know in one book!

Politics is everywhere - it is present in all aspects of our lives no matter how old we are.

This book provides a kid-friendly introduction to the complexities of politics and government, breaking it down into simple examples alongside bright, colorful illustrations.

- The perfect way to educate kids about the world around them
- Includes information on voting and government, and issues including feminism, human rights, freedom of speech and fake news
- Cartoons, comic strips and diagrams offer simple explanations of big ideas
- Ideal for enriching the inquisitive minds of the next generation
- Includes tips on how to argue and debate, a glossary , and links to specially selected websites with more information.

Table of Contents

	All about politics	4
	Who's in charge?	8
	What is a government?	10
Chapter 1	All kinds of governments	13
	How societies have run themselves from Ancient Athens and Rome, to China, Europe and the birth of the United States of America
Chapter 2	Political systems	29
	How does democracy actually work? How do countries get things done? And what about the alternatives - dictatorship, communism and even total anarchy?
Chapter 3	Elections and voting	55
	Who can vote? Who can't? And is there a way to count all the votes up that's fair to everyone?
Chapter 4	Political change	71
	How can people influence their governments in between elections - or in countries where elections don't happen at all?
Chapter 5	Political ideologies	81
	What are the big ideas that politicians use to decide how to run a country? What's the difference between 'left' and 'right' in politics, and why does it matter? How can you figure out where YOU are on the political spectrum?
Chapter 6	Big questions	95
	Sometimes what matters most isn't who's in charge, or what they stand for, but what they're actually going to do to fix the world's problems...
	Is there such a thing as 'human rights'?	96
	Can war ever be justified?	98
	Why are some countries poor?	100
	What is terrorism?	102
	What is prison for?	104
	What is freedom of speech?	106
	How does the media affect politics?	108
	What is immigration?	110
	Am I a feminist?	112
	Who's responsible for the planet?	115
	Is corruption inevitable?	115
	How to argue	116
	Learn to debate	118
	What next?	119
	Glossary	120
	Index	124
	Acknowledgements	128

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