Guide for the Powerless and Those Who Don't Know Their Own Power, (A): A Primer on the American Political Process

Intended to help youth acquire essential political skills to engage productively with both elected and appointed officials at all levels of government. This easy-to-read guide is a perfect introduction to effective citizenship for community leaders, educators, students, youth workers and other human service providers. This guide is based on the conviction that we need to adjust many of our counterproductive attitudes about the political process and, then, to hone a few easily acquired political skills. It is these attitudes and skills that will empower us to engage successfully with those who control the purse-strings and administrative powers that play such decisive roles in the rise and fall of so many public and nonprofit organizations. (publisher)