Whats Government (First Guide to Government)
By (Author) Nancy Harris
Capstone Press
Capstone Press
15th August 2016
Revised ed.
United States
Children
Non Fiction
320.473
Paperback
32
Learn all about the United States federal government. Learn the role of the three branches of government and how they work together. Discover the important role citizens play in choosing our government leaders.
This book is part of the "First Guide to Government Set 1" series. Other titles include What Are Elections, What's a President and Vice President, What's Congress, and What's the Supreme Court They are good introductions for the early grades. The photographs and charts are clear and current. This book includes photographs of Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and George Bush, among others. Chapters introduce, in succession, government in general, the three federal branches of government (including a description of how laws are created), the Supreme Court, and a section that describes how the branches interact to run the country. Some additional features include a map of Washington, D.C., showing the locations of the different branches of government, some "Government Fast Facts," a glossary, a short bibliography, a webliography, and an index. --Luther Cobbey, Library Media Specialist, Atherton School Arlington Independent School District9/17/2008-- "Arlington Independent School District"