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Kowalski, Kathiann M.

Checks and Balances: A Look at the Powers of Government

40 pp. | Lerner | February, 2012 | Library ISBN 978-0-6713-6515-0 $27.93
(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: How Does Government Work? series. These books provide accessible overviews of the U.S. government. Documents looks at the creation of three essential documents from the late 1700s. The other volumes discuss running for elected office and the three branches of government. Lots of archival illustrations and/or photographs break up the concise, choppily written texts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Searchlight Books: How Does Government Work? titles: Checks and Balances, Judges and Courts, The President, Vice President, and Cabinet, The Congress, Getting Elected, and Documents of Freedom.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

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