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Separation of powers : the importance of checks and balances / by Reader, Jack,author.(CARDINAL)626711;
Dividing power -- Colonial roots -- Great political thinkers -- The U.S. constitution -- Breaking down the branches -- Executive branch -- Legislative branch -- Judicial branch -- Separation of powers in France -- Governments of the world.When the Founding Fathers drew up the Constitution, they envisioned a system of government in which no single person had all the power. In this fact-filled book, readers will learn about the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. Students will learn what each branch does and how they work together to keep our country running through a system of checks and balances. Primary sources enrich the text and bring history to life. Students will enjoy learning about this important early elementary social studies subject.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Separation of powers;
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American foreign policy and the separation of powers / by Cheever, Daniel S.(CARDINAL)181791; Haviland, H. Field(Henry Field),1919-(CARDINAL)219582;
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 225-235)
Subjects: Separation of powers;
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The U.S. Constitution and the separation of powers / by Duignan, Brian,editor.(CARDINAL)497477; DeCarlo, Carolyn,editor.(CARDINAL)416059;
Articles of Confederation -- Framing the Constitution -- Equal protection comes of age -- Equalizing measures -- Federal versus state power -- Due process in constitutional history -- Protections of the First Amendment. Discusses the United States Constitution, and how the three branches of government operate.Includes bibliographical references and index.Grade 7-12.
Subjects: United States.; Separation of powers; Constitutional history;
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What are checks and balances? / by Rajczak, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)399816;
Why we have checks and balances -- The Executive Branch checks the Legislative Branch -- The Legislative Branch checks the Executive Branch -- The Executive Branch checks the Judicial Branch -- The Judicial Branch checks the Executive Branch -- The Legislative Branch checks the Judicial Branch -- The Judicial Branch checks the Legislative Branch -- More checks and balances -- Glossary."America had just won their war for Independence. Now it was time to set up a brand-new government. They knew they did not want to put too much power into the hands of one leader. Instead, they created three equal branches of government: the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. How could this new government make sure that one branch didn't gain too much power? Readers explore how the system of checks and balances works with examples of each type of check and balance as well as find more information in an easily understood graphic organizer"--Grades 2-3Ages 8
Subjects: Separation of powers;
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President and Congress; power and policy. by Fisher, Louis.(CARDINAL)121625;
Bibliography: pages 271-334.
Subjects: Separation of powers; Executive power; Legislative power;
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The limits of presidential power : a citizen's guide to the law / by Manheim, Lisa,author.(CARDINAL)354561; Watts, Kathryn,author,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Checks and balances -- The President's powers -- The President's toolkit -- How Congress checks the President -- How the Executive Branch checks the President -- How Courts check the President -- How states check the President -- How outsiders check the President -- Climate change: a case study -- Ways to get involved.
Subjects: Law for laypersons.; Executive power; Presidents; Separation of powers;
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The activist : John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, and the myth of judicial review. by Goldstone, Lawrence,1947-(CARDINAL)763108;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-283) and index.Traces the events surrounding the 1803 legal decision regarding judicial review that ultimately gave the Supreme Court the right to determine how the Constitution and its laws are interpreted.
Subjects: Judicial review; Separation of powers;
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Checks and balances : a look at the powers of government / by Kowalski, Kathiann M.,1955-(CARDINAL)269722; Kowalski, Kathiann M.,1955-Balancing act.(CARDINAL)397705;
Includes bibliographical references (page 39) and index.Introduction : a new government with three branches -- Problems with the Articles of Confederation -- Congress at work -- The President and the veto power -- The courts and judicial review -- The states and the people -- What could they do? -- Checks and balances among the three branches of government.Discusses what limits different parts of the U.S. government are given to keep any one part from having too much power.670LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Separation of powers; Separation of powers;
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Removal : a novel of suspense / by Murphy, Peter,1946-(CARDINAL)400885;
Subjects: Legal fiction (Literature); Political fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Murder; Presidents; Separation of powers;
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Governmental checks and balances / by Harris, Duchess,author.(CARDINAL)494649;
Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index.Congress versus Andrew Johnson -- Creating checks and balances -- Congress checks the president -- Congress checks the courts -- Congress checks itself -- The president checks Congress -- Ohter presidential checks -- Judicial checks and balances -- Other checks and balances.970L
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; Separation of powers; Civil rights.;
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