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323.65 BER   |\n| Berne,Emma Carlson,   |\n| Understanding how you can   |\n| help/   |\n\nPALMBEACH COUNTYLIBRARYSYSTEM3650 SUMMIT BLVD.WEST PALM BEACH,FL 33406  \nFact Finders  \nKids'Guide to GovernmentUNDERSTANDING HOWYOU CAN HELPBy Emma Carlson BerneConsultant:Steven S.Smith,PhDProfessor of Political ScienceWashington UniversityCAPSTONE PRESS  \nFact Finders Books are published by Capstone Press,1710 Roe Crest Drive,North Mankato,Minnesota 56003  \nwww.mycapstone.com  \nCopyright @2018by Capstone Press,a Capstone imprint.  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or inpart,or stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without writtenpermission of the publisher.  \n## Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data\n\nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is available on the Libraryof Congress website.  \nISBN 978-1-5435-0316-6(library binding)  \nISBN 978-1-5435-0320-3(paperback)  \nISBN 978-1-5435-0324-1(eBook PDF)  \n## Editorial Credits\n\nMichelle Hasselius,editor;Mackenzie Lopez,designer;Jo Miller,media researcher;Kathy MeColley,production specialist  \n## Photo Credits\n\nAlamy:Shelly Rivoli,17;Getty Images:Astrid Riecken/Stringer,12,Betmann/Contributor,15,16,19,The Washington Post/Contributor,18;Newscom:Blend Images/Betty Mallorca/Hil Street Studios,23,Blend Images/Eric Raptosh/Hill Street Studios,21,Blend Images/Marc Romanelli,27;Shutterstock:Colorlife,5,espies,cover,Iconic Bestiary,25,magic pictures,28,Michael Candelori,9,NKuvshinov,26,NotionPic,22,Sentavio,24,SnopekNadia,6,stock_photo_world,11,Todd Kuhns,10,Tomacco,13  \nDesign ElementsCapstone  \nChapter 1  \nCivic Duty and Civic Responsibilit………………  \nChapter 2  \nCivic Responsibility in Actio………………………………………8  \nChapter 3  \nCivic Responsibility Champions ……………………………14  \nChapter 4  \n…………………………20  \nWhat Can You Do?……………  \n…………………………………30  \nGlossary………………………………………………………  \n..31  \nCritical Thinking Question ………………………………………………  \n…31  \nRead More ……………………………………  \n…………………………………………31  \nInternet Sites……………………………………  \n32  \nIndex……………………………  \n…………………Z  \n.·....△  \nWhat do supporting a candidate who is running formayor,protesting a policy you don't agree with,and votingin the next presidential election all have in common?Theseare ways that citizens can get involved in local and federalgovernment.  \nParticipating in our government is an important partof living in a democracy.In democracies the people electofficials,such as mayors,governors,senators,and the  \npresident.Officials are expected to make laws and govern inways that benefit the people they represent.  \nPeople can get involved in government in differentways.One way is to perform your civic duty.Civic dutiesare things that people have to do,such as paying taxes andobeying the laws.If you don’t perform your civic duties youcould face punishments,such as fines or 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