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Democracy in Brief

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Democracy in Brief touches on topics such as rights and responsibilities of citizens, free and fair elections, the rule of law, the role of a written constitution, separation of powers, a free media, the role of parties and interest groups, military-civilian relations and democratic culture.

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United States Department of State Bureau of International Information Programs
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GPA Publications
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2017
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Undergraduate
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Textbooks are reviewed by subject matter experts in addition to our quality assurance process. Reviewers are paid an honourarium to provide their honest feedback on the material.

Teaching Assistant
Rosemary Hitchens, Simon Fraser University
The textbook does not include many Canadian-specific examples, yet, the case studies provided are few overall. I think this text would be best updated by incorporating an “Additional Resources” unit at the end of each section, with hyperlinks a...„
Reviewed on 12/15/2014
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Joshua Labove, Simon Fraser University
I would have liked to have seen more Canadian examples or mentions, but in fairness, the text is light on case studies, examples, or references to any specific place or state. The editors try to fight off criticisms of the text having an American foc...„
Reviewed on 9/10/2014

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