Every Vote Matters: The Power of Your Voice from Student Elections to the Supreme Court (Teens & the Law)

Name: Every Vote Matters: The Power of Your Voice from Student Elections to the Supreme Court (Teens & the Law)
Brand: Free Spirit Publishing Inc.U.S.
SKU: 9781631980695
Price: 18.69 EUR
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By (author): Natalie Jacobs Thomas A Jacobs Tom Jacobs

Encourage teens to recognize the importance of voting and making their voices heard in the democratic process with this timely book focused on Supreme Court decisions that came down to a single vote. Chapters examine key Supreme Court rulings and explore how these cases have affected the lives and rights of U.S. citizensespecially teens. Using a straightforward, impartial tone, the authors take a close look at often controversial cases and at the history of voting in the United States. The emphasis is involvement in local and national elections as well as other ways to be an engaged citizen. With an accompanying digital discussion guide, the book is a perfect choice for teachers and youth leaders to offer teens in the upcoming 2016 presidential election cycle. See more

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Dimensions: 230 x 155mm
Publication Date: 01 Mar 2016
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing Inc.U.S.
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781631980695

About Natalie JacobsThomas A JacobsTom Jacobs

Thomas A. Jacobs J.D. was an Arizona Assistant Attorney General from 1972 to 1985 where he practiced criminal and child welfare law. He was appointed to the Maricopa County Superior Court in 1985 where he served as a judge pro tem and commissioner in the juvenile and family courts until his retirement in 2008. He also taught juvenile law for ten years as an adjunct professor at the Arizona State University School of Social Work. He continues to write for teens lawyers and judges.Visit Judge Jacobs's website Askthejudge.info for free interactive educational tools that provide current information regarding laws court decisions and national news affecting teens. It's the only site of its kind to provide legal questions and answers for teens and parents with the unique ability to interact with Judge Jacobs and other teens.Judge Jacobs was part of an expert panel of guests on the Dr. Phil show Bullied to Death in April 2010. He spoke to the anonymity of cyberbullying. A copy of his book Teen Cyberbullying Investigated was given to each member of the audience with Dr. Phil's exhortation to Read it. It will close the gap between you and what your kids know that you don't know.