Checks and Balances
A Look at the Powers of Government
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2012
40 pages
978-0-7613-8820-3 (ISBN)
Description
What are checks and balances? They are limits that keep different parts of government from having too much power. But just what are these limits? And how do they help our government run more smoothly? Read this book to find out.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Fifth Grade, Reading Age: From 8 to 10 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 11 years
Illustrations
Glossary; Index; Illustrations, color
File size
6,68 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7613-8820-3 (9780761388203)
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Person
Kathiann M. Kowalski has spent fifteen years practicing law. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Hofstra University. She received her law degree from Harvard Law School, where she was a member of the Harvard Law Review.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Info
- Contents
- Chapter 1 A Troubled Country
- Chapter 2 The Congress
- Chapter 3 The President And Veto Power
- Chapter 4 The Courts
- Chapter 5 The States And The People
- Glossary
- Learn More About Government
- Index/Photo Acknowledgments
- Back Cover
