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Section CE 2: Fundamental Principles and Documents	Section CE 5: The Political Process
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   Copyright 2010, 2024 by David Burns. This work is a learning guide to the middle school Virginia Civics and economics Standards of Learning. It follows the organization and content of the Virginia SOL framework (2008 version) for that subject. Some pages necessarily include phrases or sentences found in the Virginia SOL, which is available online from the Virginia Department of Education. The author’s copyright extends to this book’s original text and graphic content, unique design and layout, and other related material.

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