How the U.S. Government Works

by Sobel, Syl

• ISBN13: 9780764111112
• ISBN10: 0764111116
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Barrons Juveniles

Summary

A fine classroom supplement and a solid information source for kids writing social studies reports, this book explains the federal system as it works today, more than two hundred years after the framers of the Constitution brought it into existence. Covered here are the Legislative body, composed of Senate and House Representatives, the Executive branch, headed by the President and consisting of Cabinet members and their agencies, and the Judicial branch, headed by the U.S. Supreme Court, and extending to federal courts throughout the nation. Young readers learn how officials are elected or appointed and how government agencies work for the people's benefit. A complex process is explained in interesting terms that young readers can comprehend.

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(8)
The Congress	12	(8)
The Executive Branch	20	(4)
The Presidents Jobs	24	(4)
The Courts	28	(2)
Judges	30	(2)
Now You Know	32	(2)
Your Job	34	(2)
Glossary	36	(8)
Index	44