Student's Guide to Congress

<p style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Who is running America—Congress or the President? The way Congress works: How does an idea become a law? Imagine how questions like these in <em>Student's Guide to Congress </em>will stimulate discussion among your students. The book covers topics such as:<br />?</span>  </p><ul style=margin-top: 0in;> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Origins of Congress</span></li> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Powers of Congress</span></li> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Congressional Procedures</span></li> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Congressional Leadership</span></li> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Elections and Constituents</span></li></ul><p><span>Student’s Guide to Congress is the second title in the brand new <em>Student's Guide to the U.S. Government Series</em> which<em> </em>presents essential information about the U.S. government in a manner accessible to high school students. In a unique three-part format these titles place at the reader’s fingertips everything they need to know about the evolution of elections Congress the presidency and the Supreme Court from the struggles to create the U.S. government in the late eighteenth century through the on-going issues of the early twenty-first century.</span><span> </span></p><p><strong><span>Each <em>Guide </em>is divided into three sections:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Part One </span></strong><span>Three essays each addressing a provocative question about the book’s topic</span></p><p><strong><span>Part Two </span></strong><span>A-Z entries covering key concepts and terms</span></p><p><strong><span>Part Three </span></strong><span>Primary Source Library of legislation Supreme Court cases and other historical documents</span><strong><span> </span></strong></p><p><strong><span>The user-friendly design includes:</span></strong> </p><ul style=margin-top: 0in;> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Pro/Con debates</span></li> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Maps </span></li> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Timeline  </span></li> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Charts </span></li> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Photos </span></li> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Political cartoons </span></li> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>Profiles of decision makers</span></li> <li style=margin: 0in 0in 0pt;><span>And much more!</span></li></ul><p><span>The <em>Student's Guide to the U.S. Government Series </em>from CQ Press is written so that students need no prior knowledge to understand the fundamental concepts presented. By placing at hand—in thought-provoking essays easy-to-understand encyclopedic entries and pivotal primary source documents—the essential information needed by student researchers and educators the <em>Student's Guide to the U.S. Government Series </em>offers valuable resources for government politics and history classes.</span></p>