Young readers will learn how making decisions as a group is an important part of our roles as citizens. The book explores how group decisions, like voting, affect students and their communities. It will show how the government uses group decisions every day to decide everything from laws to spending money. Students will learn the value of compromise and how their actions affect others. Children will learn all about this important civic virtue through the use of easy-to-follow terms and real-life examples.

Includes glossary.

Making decisions as a group -- How to make decisions as a group -- Making decisions at home and school -- Making decisions as citizens -- Activity: write to your senator.