American Government
By: Jane Wilcox Smith, Carol Sullivan ; program consultant, Grant Wiggins
Series: Foundations series
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boston, Mass.
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780785468523
Copyright date: 2010
Notes: Grades 9-12.
Designed for students reading near a sixth grade level. Explicit reading strategies, vocabulary support, and a carefully written and designed student page make this a book students can read. - Publisher.
Table of contents: title: Foundations of American government; title: Political behavior : government by the people; title: The legislative branch; title: The executive branch; title: The judicial branch; title: Political and economic systems; title: Participating in state and local government; title: Special features. Issues of our time; title: Citizenship 101; title: Landmark decisions of the Supreme Court; title: Government in your life; title: Biography; title: How government works; title: Infographics, charts, graphs, and tables; title: Political cartoons; title: Document-based assessment; title: Maps; title: Constitution quick study guide