state governments

Introduces the purpose and function of state government, the function of the three branches, how states raise money, how state government operates. and how a bill becomes a state law.

Examines what governors, legislators, judges, and other state officials do, and how their powers and responsibilities differ from state to state.

Explore the three different levels of American government, illustrating how they are alike and how they differ. Learn the roles of leaders at each level and how all of them together make government work.

Discusses the development of state and local government and their relationship to each other and to the federal government.

Provides information about lawmaking and the workings of legislatures, following a variety of fictional bills through the state legislative process as practiced in Colorado, and includes a case study of an omnibus crime bill introduced in the U.S. Congress in 1994.

Introduces the purpose and function of state government, the function of the three branches, how states raise money, how state government operates, and how a bill becomes a state law.

Explores how a cohesive majority of the Supreme Court has, in the last six years, cut back the power of Congress and enhanced the autonomy of the fifty states.

Briefly describes the capital city of each state, its history, and its capitol building.

An overview of the history, structure, and operations of state governments with a discussion of issues facing the states such as federalism and interstate cooperation.