Introduces citizenship through examples of everyday situations where this character trait can be used.

"With everything he does, Superman works to make Metropolis a better community. He respects the city's mayor and police and fire departments, working alongside them to fight against super villains like Lex Luthor. And as his alter ego, reporter Clark Kent, he's one of the city's most informed residents. Superman is a good citizen!"-- Provided by publisher.

Even though they have all come to school in holey clothes, Marvin and his third grade class manage to impress their surprise visitor--the President of the United States.

This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in U.S. immigration policy--a process that profoundly shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the twentieth century. Mae Ngai offers a close reading of the legal regime of restriction that commenced in the 1920s--its statutory architecture, judicial genealogies, administrative...

"...Clear-eyed manifesto for re-centering our economics and politics on the idea of the common good. Robert B. Reich...demonstrates that a common good not only exists but in fact constitutes the very essence of any society or nation...We must weigh the moral obligations of citizenship and carefully consider how we as a country should relate to honor, shame, patriotism, truth, and the meaning of leadership...A fundamental statement about the purpose...

"In the voice of one of the most iconic and beloved political figures of the twentieth century comes a book on citizenship for the future voters of the twenty-first century. Eleanor Roosevelt published the original edition of When You Grow Up to Vote in 1932, the same year her husband was elected president. The new edition has updated information and back matter as well as fresh, bold art from award-winning artist Grace Lin. Beginning with government...

The U.S. Citizenship Test Practice (Chinese - English) includes: All 100 USCIS civics questions and answers in a new, easy-to-read bilingual format; all 20 civics questions (bilingual) for Permanent Residents over 65 years old; and the following materials in English: Flashcards to practice all 100 questions and answers; Civics practice test; Reading and writing vocabulary lists (USCIS recommended); [and] helpful U.S. Government addresses, phone numbers,...

"There are 128 potential questions that may be asked on the civics portion of the naturalization test. Usually only 20 questions are asked, and you must answer 12 correctly. This book is set up to act as a study guide. The first [section contains the questions in Spanish, followed by a section with the answers in Spanish. The last section contains the questions and the answers in English]."--Page 4 of cover.

Rejecting the obsolete methodology of comparisons between categories,