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Book

Exploring the legislative branch

Call Number

  • J 328.73 SMIT (CEN)

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Publication Information

Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2020]

Physical Description

32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Audience

Grades: 4 to 6.

Summary

"Prepare readers for the next presidential election with this engaging introduction to the Legislative Branch. Learn how the Legislative Branch enacts laws that impact your daily life through fact-filled sidebars, historical context, and examples from the present day"--

Contents

  • What does the legislative branch do?
  • What does Congress look like?
  • How does the legislative branch make laws?
  • How the legislative branch affects you
  • Who's right?

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