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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Justice Breyer discusses what the Court must do going forward to maintain that public confidence and argues for interpreting the Constitution in a way that works in practice. He forcefully rejects competing approaches that look exclusively to the Constitution's text or to the eighteenth-century views of the framers. Instead, he advocates a pragmatic approach that applies unchanging constitutional values to ever-changing circumstances--an approach...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
For more than two centuries, the Supreme Court has exerted extraordinary influence over the way we live our daily lives. The Court has defined the boundaries of our speech and actions since its first meeting in 1790, adding to our history books names such as John Marshall, Louis Brandeis, Hugo Black, Earl Warren, Thurgood Marshall, Warren Burger, William Rehnquist, and many others. Have you ever wondered what goes into shaping the Court's decisions
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Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Introduce students to the structure of the United States government with this high-interest nonfiction book. Students will build literacy skills and social studies content knowledge as they learn about the three branches of government and the purpose of this separation of powers. Primary source images, supporting text, a glossary, table of contents, and index all work together to engage readers and help them better understand the content.
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Readers will be introduced to the three branches of the United States government and learn how they work together. Accessible text explains the power held by the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government. Limitations of each power are analyzed. Each chapter asks and answers a question about the purpose and function of checks and balances. These engaging questions will spark young readers' curiosity about politics, government, and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the role of Congress in governmental separation of powers, defines the powers and rights held by Congress, and examines how the balance of power between the President and Congress has shifted in the last two centuries.
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces children to the government, describing the three branches of the government and how they work together, the role citizens play in the government, how a law is made, and other related topics.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
"Once America was free from Great Britain, it needed to decide how to run the new country. The nation's founders split the government into three branches. This ensured that no one person would have too much power. This system keeps us free! Colorful images, supporting text, a glossary, table of contents, and index all work together in this Spanish-translated title to help readers better understand the content and be fully engaged from cover to cover."--...
