02828cam a22004212u 4500001000800000005001700008007001400025008004100039035002000080037001900100040002700119091000800146110008800154245006700242260006800309300001100377500013100388500005400519520114600573530007901719533008101798650002501879650001901904650002201923650003301945650002801978650003002006650002102036650003702057650003202094650002702126650002202153650004502175650001902220710008802239856003702327984004202364523497720181018121542.0he u||024||||080220s1970 xxu ||| b ||| | eng d 9(ericd)ED066346 aED066346bERIC aericdbengcericddMvI amfm2 aTufts Univ., Medford, MA. Lincoln Filene Center for Citizenship and Public Affairs.10aPractical Political Action, A Guide for Citizensh[microform]. a[Washington, D.C.] :bDistributed by ERIC Clearinghouse,c1970. a209 p. aAvailability: Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company, 53 West 43rd, New York, New York 10036 (Paper, $1.65; Cloth, $3.00).5ericd aEducational level discussed: Secondary Education. a"Practical Political Action", intended for secondary grade students and adapted directly from the nonpartisan "Action Course in Practical Politics" prepared and published by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, is designed to assist students in understanding and participating in the political life of our nation by examining action at the grass-roots level. Emphasis is upon familiarizing students with the many ways they can actively participate in support of candidates before they reach the voting age. Six chapters are presented containing case studies and discussion questions. Political parties are examined, defined, and compared. Precinct organization and the role of the precinct leader are described. The purposes, organization, committee functions, and financing of political activity during the campaign period are analyzed. Origins, functions, and types of political clubs are examined, noting that such participation is especially suitable for beginners. Problems that confront political leaders are identified. Types of political meetings and methods of planning and conducting them successfully are discussed. (SJM) aMay also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18:uhttps://eric.ed.gov/ aMicrofiche.b[Washington D.C.]:cERIC Clearinghouseemicrofiches : positive.07aCase Studies.2ericd17aCivics.2ericd07aElections.2ericd07aPolitical Influences.2ericd07aPolitical Power.2ericd07aPolitical Science.2ericd17aPolitics.2ericd17aPublic Affairs Education.2ericd07aSecondary Education.2ericd07aSocial Studies.2ericd07aTextbooks.2ericd17aUnited States Government (Course)2ericd07aVoting.2ericd2 aTufts Univ., Medford, MA. Lincoln Filene Center for Citizenship and Public Affairs.41uhttps://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED066346 aANLcmc 2253 ED066346d77000000070960