Opportunities for civic engagement ___ Full ___ Fully with the structures of government are ___ Partial ___ Partially made possible through political and ___ No ___ Does Not public policy processes. Political parties, interest groups and ___ Full ___ Fully the media provide opportunities for ___ Partial ___ Partially civic involvement through various ___ No ___ Does Not means. Civic Participation and Skills Issues can be analyzed through the ___ Full ___ critical use of information from public ___ Partial ___ Partially records, surveys, research data and ___ No ___ Does Not policy positions of advocacy groups. The processes of persuasion, compromise, consensus-building and ___ Full ___ Fully negotiation contribute to the ___ Partial ___ Partially resolution of conflicts and ___ No ___ Does Not differences. Basic Principles of the U.S. Constitution As the supreme law of the land, the U.S. Constitution incorporates basic principles which help define the ___ Full ___ government of the United States as a ___ Partial ___ Partially federal republic including its ___ No ___ Does Not structure, powers and relationship with the governed. Constitutional government in the United States has changed over time ___ Full ___ Fully as a result of amendments to the ___ Partial ___ Partially U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court ___ No ___ Does Not decisions, legislation and informal practices.
Opportunities for civic engagement with the structures of government are made possible through political and public policy processes. ___ Full ___ Partial ___ No ___ Fully ___ Partially ___ Does Not Political parties, interest groups and the media provide opportunities for civic involvement through various means. ___ Full ___ Partial ___ No ___ Fully ___ Partially ___ Does Not Civic Participation and Skills Issues can be analyzed through the critical use of information from public records, surveys, research data and policy positions of advocacy groups. ___ Full ___ Partial ___ No ___ ___ Partially ___ Does Not The processes of persuasion, compromise, consensus-building and negotiation contribute to the resolution of conflicts and differences. ___ Full ___ Partial ___ No ___ Fully ___ Partially ___ Does Not Basic Principles of the U.S. Constitution As the supreme law of the land, the U.S. Constitution incorporates basic principles which help define the government of the United States as a federal republic including its structure, powers and relationship with the governed. ___ Full ___ Partial ___ No ___ ___ Partially ___ Does Not Constitutional government in the United States has changed over time as a result of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, legislation and informal practices. ___ Full ___ Partial ___ No ___ Fully ___ Partially ___ Does Not
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