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Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, [2017]

Opis fizyczny

235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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Uwagi

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-225) and index.

It takes two to tango (bicameralism) -- Big states, little say (the Senate) -- Delete! (presidential veto) -- Majority rules, except when it doesn't (supermajority rules) -- How to cherry-pick voters (gerrymandering) -- Taxation without representation (the District of Columbia) -- "I'll just do it myself!: : "Oh, no, you won't" (direct democracy) -- Who can vote? How do you know? (voting rights) -- Who gets to represent you? (restrictions on running for congress) -- Who gets a shot at the Oval Office? (restrictions on running for president) -- Time's up! (presidential term limits) -- The college with no courses or credits (the Electoral College) -- Knock, knock. Is anybody there? (continuity in government) -- Is there a leader in the room? (presidential succession) -- The duck's in charge. January 20th (inauguration day) -- At war (emergency powers) -- At war with bugs (habeas corpus) -- We can change it, right? (amending the Constitution) -- Grading the Constitution -- Now what? -- Post-amble.

Examines the Constitutional origins of modern-day political problems and outlines solutions for these issues.

Temat

Constitutional law -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Constitution -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Politics and government -- Juvenile literature.

Civics -- Juvenile literature.

Civics.

Constitutional law.

Politics and government.

United States.

United States -- Constitution.

Gatunek

Juvenile works.

Hasło dodatkowe

Levinson, Sanford, 1941-

ISBN

9781561459452

1561459453