Imagine that you have a younger brother or sister and they are curious about how the world works. Your younger sibling begins to question why there are rules and why the country has a president, you remember that all citizens work as a team to make a strong community and a strong nation. In a short paragraph, explain the top five reasons why you think it is important to learn about civics. Give one example for each.

Many scholars and observers have argued that the ratification of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution has become the single most important act in all of united states politics. (a) identify which provision of the fourteenth amendment was applied to the following supreme court cases. for each case, explain the significance of the decision in united states politics. ' mapp v. ohio (1961) ' gideon v. wainwright (1963) (b) identify which provision of the fourteenth amendment was applied to the following supreme court cases. for each case, explain the significance of the decision in united states politics. ' brown v. board of education (1954) ' baker v. carr (1962) ' regents of the university of california v. bakke (1978)