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Before practicing critical thinking, it's important to know how government works. Here's why:

"Critical thinking is a lot harder than people think, because it requires knowledge." -- Joanne Jacobs

So this page and its links are a short review of the essential government knowledge that you need. Please read and study the material on the following links. Many of the questions on the Proficiency Test come from these pages. Since some people know this information, and others do not, you might try to take the test if you think you recall most of the basics. At the end of each page is a link to the next page of government basics.  On the last page, Elections, you will be directed to return to the bottom of this page so you can continue to Part 9 when ready.  Some of the text on these six web pages is drawn from Wikipedia and U.S. Government websites.

Here are the links:


Key Documents


The Legislative Branch


The Executive Branch


The Judicial Branch


The Budget Process


State Government


Elections



Thank you for taking the time to learn about your government!  
When ready, continue on to the next part, Don't Be Fooled.