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For the month of September 2007,
our SIRS databases spotlight
several themes
from their unique perspectives.
SIRS Knowledge Source®
American citizenship carries with it certain privileges and responsibilities. National Civics Awareness Month promotes the education and awareness of these rights, duties and obligations.
Some of the responsibilities of citizenship are voluntary, such as voting, volunteering and military service; others are compulsory, including jury duty, paying taxes and obeying the law. Citizens are an integral part of a democracy, and informed participation ensures its maintenance and persistence.
September's Spotlight of the Month observes the significance of understanding government and how it functions, and provides informative articles, documents and Web sites on historical and contemporary political philosophies, concepts, perspectives and issues. Expand your knowledge of American history and government with such articles and Web sites as:
ARTICLES
1. Generation Y Gets Involved: Millennials Are Socially Conscious
2. The All-Volunteer Army: Can We Still Claim Success?
3. Elections: The Nation's Evolving Election System
4. What Kind of Liberty? Competing Visions of Freedom
5. A Nation of Servants
6. Rights of the People: Individual Freedom and the Bill of Rights
WEB SITE
Ready to Vote
Source: SCETV Commission, South Carolina Department of Education
Read more articles from our Spotlights by logging on to our SIRS Knowledge Source® feature page. Note that the new month's content will not appear until the first of the month.
SIRS Discoverer®
September is National Civics Awareness Month, which provides a great opportunity to learn about American government and the rights and responsibilities of the nation's citizens.
As a democracy, America relies on its residents to be informed and to participate in government processes, such as voting, volunteering, jury duty, paying taxes, and obeying the law. This month, SIRS Discoverer observes the significance of understanding our nation's government and its functions.
Learn about American history, contemporary political issues, and citizens' civic duties in such articles and Web sites as:
ARTICLES
1. America's Youth Becoming Engaged in Community, Political Activity
2. A Job for Life
3. Branching Out
4. The Next Battle
5. As Adults Rush to File Taxes, We Look at the Age-Old Tradition
WEB SITE
Interactive Constitution
Source: National Constitution Center
Read more
articles from the Spotlight of the Month by logging on to SIRS Discoverer®.
Monthly Events or Holidays
- Labor Day
Source: Embassy of the United States of America
Since 1894, Labor Day has been the official holiday to honor the workers of America. Although it has lost some of its associations with organized labor, the holiday still represents an important time of year for many Americans. Read about this holiday online.
- Labor Day 2007
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
"The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York, N.Y., probably organized by Peter J. McGuire, a Carpenters and Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more than half the states were observing Labor Day on one day or another and a bill to establish it as a federal holiday was introduced in Congress. President Grover Cleveland signed the bill in 1894 designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day." (U.S. CENSUS BUREAU) Learn more from this collection of Labor Day facts and statistics.
Spotlight of the Month topics are selected mainly from
Chase's Calendar of Events. Articles are also accessible within the main database and remain in our Teachable Moments newsletter archives for one year.
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