Basic American Government (textbook only)

Clarence Carson’s classic Basic American Government textbook

Dr. Carson’s skills for communicating American history are unmatched.

• A constitutionally oriented book
• Includes a valuable and lengthy one chapter description of the nature of our government and our constitution
• Traces our founding principles from the ancient Hebrews, Greeks, Romans, Medieval culture, the Reformation, and Great Britain
• Describes the making of our national and state constitutions
• Follows the 19th century development of the country
• Points out our 20th century departures and the consequences

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