{"product_id":"students-guide-to-congress-cq-press-9780872895546","title":"Student\u0026#8242;s Guide to Congress","description":"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 \u003cem\u003eStudent′s Guide to Congress, \u003c\/em\u003ewill stimulate discussion among your students. The book covers topics such as: \u003cbr\u003e ?  \u003cul\u003e Origins of Congress Powers of Congress Congressional Procedures Congressional Leadership Elections and Constituents \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent's Guide to Congress is the second title in the brand new \u003cem\u003eStudent′s Guide to the U.S. Government Series\u003c\/em\u003e, which\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003epresents 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach \u003cem\u003eGuide \u003c\/em\u003eis divided into three sections: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart One \u003c\/strong\u003eThree essays, each addressing a provocative question about the book's topic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Two \u003c\/strong\u003eA-Z entries covering key concepts and terms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Three \u003c\/strong\u003ePrimary Source Library of legislation, Supreme Court cases, and other historical documents\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe user-friendly design includes: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e Pro\/Con debates Maps  Timeline  Charts  Photos  Political cartoons  Profiles of decision makers And much more! \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eStudent′s Guide to the U.S. Government Series \u003c\/em\u003efrom 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 \u003cem\u003eStudent′s Guide to the U.S. Government Series \u003c\/em\u003eoffers valuable resources for government, politics, and history classes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cq Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0872895548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872895546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CQ Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.03h x 8.57w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2009 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2009 - Recommended - Readable","brand":"Cq Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44063446958335,"sku":"9780872895546","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25be76d0-2a49-455b-a371-09c707e5565f.jpg?v=1685389604","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/students-guide-to-congress-cq-press-9780872895546","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}