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🗳️ Who Really Runs the World?

Democracy, autocracy, oligarchy, theocracy — governments come in every shape. But who actually holds power, and how do they get it? Grade 6 readers examine the real mechanics of political power: how laws are made, how leaders rise and fall, how propaganda works, and what separates a free society from an authoritarian one. Challenging, essential, and eye-opening.

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