Political Systems of the World

Specifications

5 3/4" X 8 3/4"; 144-160 pages

Interest/Age Group

Grades 9+

Special Features

Timelines; Political Systems Chart; Source Notes; Further Reading; Web Sites; Bibliography; Index

About the Series
Everybody knows what a democracy is—right? Or do they? In Democracy, for example, budding political scientists will learn the difference between limited and full democracies, as well as how those distinctions arose and what the future of democracy in the world is likely to be. Each book in the Political Systems of the World series focuses on one of the six dominant political systems in the world today. Students learn how, when, where, and why each political system began, rose, and, in some cases, fell. Each book contains a chart showing how each political system compares with the other political systems in the world today in terms of such issues as civil rights, religious tolerance, and health care. A student who picks up any one of these books is guaranteed to finish it with a wealth of knowledge about the political system on which he or she has focused.

Highlights and Features

-	Fulfills needs of high school U.S. and world history, government, politics curricula
-	Titles provide historic background, present-day conditions, and future existence of each government
-	Each title contains a comparative chart of all the main forms of government
-	Each title contains geographic maps showing which countries follow a particular form of government
-	Sidebars on important personalities make individual governments come alive
-	Timelines show development of each government at a glance
-	Each title contains extensive source notes, Further Reading, Web Sites, Bibliography, and Index