01436nam a2200241Ia 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021040000700062041000800069082002100077100003000098245003000128260006200158300002400220365002200244520079300266650001601059650002201075650001801097650001701115650002401132700003801156OSt20240508155725.0210719s2000    xx            000 0 und d  cAL  aeng  a320.473 UNIO223  a UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  aOutline of U S Government  aU S Ac2000bOffice of International Information Programs  a126p.bPBc21x13cm.  2Political Science  aThis book, a publication of the U.S. Department of State, clearly explains what makes the U.S. government uniquely American: the U.S. Constitution, the separation of powers, the concept of “checks and balances,” and the decentralized roles of state and local governments, and a citizenry with wide opportunity to be part of it all.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1: The Constitution: An Enduring Document
Chapter 2: Explaining the Constitution: The Federalist Papers
Chapter 3: The Executive Branch: Powers of the Presidency
Chapter 4: The Legislative Branch: The Reach of Congress
Chapter 5: The Judicial Branch: Interpreting the Constitution
Chapter 6: Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court
Chapter 7: A Country of Many Governments
Chapter 8: Government of the People: The Role of the Citizen  aGovernments  aFederalist Papers  aSupreme Court  aConstitution  aRole of the Citizen  aUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE