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the Council on Foreign Relations

Democracy & Government

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High School

A book cover showing the American flag torn down the middle and restitched with a needle and thread. The text reads, "The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens".

Book Guides

Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

An anti-government protester defaces a picture of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria

Lesson Plans

Revolutions Around the World Lesson Plan

Huge pictures of Communist heroes Lenin and Stalin hang in front of the flag-bedecked Great Hall of the People during the annual May Day parade in Moscow

Lesson Plans

Understanding Forms of Government Lesson Plan

Chinese Communist Party Congress in Beijing

Activities

Communism v. Fascism

Austrian Member of the European Parliament Pirker addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Activities

Identifying Government Types

North Korea marks the 10th death anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il

Essay and Discussion Questions

Forms of Government High School Questions

Higher Education

Fascism In Bologna

Essay and Discussion Questions

Fascism Higher Education Questions

A book cover showing the American flag torn down the middle and restitched with a needle and thread. The text reads, "The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens".

Book Guides

Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

A book cover showing a light colored moon and star and text that reads, "Realism and Democracy: American Foreign Policy After the Arab Spring".

Book Guides

Realism and Democracy

FILE PHOTO: Primary elections take place in New York

Essay and Discussion Questions

Forms of Government Higher Education Questions

Resource Collections for your Students

Chinese policemen raise a Chinese flag.

How Does History Inform the Chinese Communist Party’s Domestic and Foreign Policy Goals?

What Does Fascism Really Mean?

Forms of Government: Introduction