What is government? [Social Studies Matters!]by Finn, Peter 

BTSB Prebound(PowerKids, 2024)

BTSB #: 335180 Available

Dewey: 320.973/NAges: 6-10   


Genres:

Subjects: Political science - United States United States - Politics and government

Summary: While most people are not involved daily in the government's operations, they enjoy services that the government provides, drive on roads that the government helps maintain, attend schools that the government funds, and-yes-pay taxes to make it all happen. Helps readers recognize the importance of local, state, and national governments, how they operate, and the significance of participating in government when possible.

You call this democracy? : how to fix our government and return power to the people by Rusch, Elizabeth 

Paperback(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020)

BTSB #: 771825 Available

Dewey: 320.973/NAges: 12-16   
AR: 8.7 MG+ Lexile: 1140

Genres:

Subjects: Democracy - United States Youth - Political activity - United States United States - Politics and government

Summary: America is the greatest democracy in the world ... isn't it? Author Elizabeth Rusch examines some of the more problematic aspects of our government but, more importantly, offers ways for young people to fix them.