politics and government

Explains the three branches of the federal government-- legislative, executive, and judicial-- and how they work.

Chronicles political, social, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the 1980s in the U.S.

In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine to question her own values.

Explains how the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the United States government work together and how each branch affects every American's life.

Contains a selection of primary source documents that provides insight into the period of post-Civil War reconstruction in America, discussing the problems of freed slaves, carpetbaggers, the KKK, and other topics.

Presents a biography of Alexander Hamilton, the United States' first secretary of the treasury, discussing his early life and education, his military service during the American Revolution, and his role in forming the government of the new nation.

Presents a short study of how the Constitution of the United States came to be written, and discusses those behind its construction, the reasons why it was drafted, and more.

Presents a collection of stories that explain the formation of the United States Constitution and the men that wrote it.

Contains a children's study of the politics and government of Ancient Egypt and includes information on the pharaohs Tutankhamen and Akhenaton, viziers, Egyptian laws, crime and punishment, and Egyptian army and navy.

Explores the politics and government of ancient Greece and includes information about the military, assembly, the democratic structure, and war between Athens and Sparta.