Katherine Krieg – författare

The president is the leader of our country. Learn all about the responsibilities the most important job in our country, the people, or Cabinet, who he chooses to help him carry out and perform these responsibilities, as well as the qualifications needed to run for president. Elections, term limits, and how we depend on our president to represent our country as the proud democracy it is are all in a day’s work for the United States president! This book will allow students to determine the main idea of a text; recount thekey details and explain how they support themain idea.

The United States Congress is the only branch of government chosen exclusively by the people! Made up of the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, there are 535 members in Congress. Meeting several times a year in the capitol building in Washington, D.C., they work to make laws for our country, as well as many other important tasks. The term limits of House and Senate members are discussed, as well as the qualifications, background, and jobs each of these important people contribute to represent the citizens of the United States of America! This book will allow students to quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

It is the Supreme Court’s job to make sure the rights of the U.S. Constitution are upheld. The Supreme Court is also known as the judicial branch of the government. The Court checks on the President and the U.S. Congress. It makes sure that neither is breaking the rules in the Constitution. Every day these important men and women must interpret the Constitution and hear court cases that could not be decided in a lower court. Learn all about the Highest Court in our country, the terms and ranks of each member and what role they play to balance the scales of justice! This book will allow students to explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.