This timely introduction to checks and balances explores how the three branches of government work together. Historical context and examples illustrate the vision of our founding fathers for a responsible government.

"What do taxes, jury duty, and being good citizens have to do with helping our government? Using engaging, age-appropriate language and colorful photos, readers understand our responsibilities as American citizens and learn how to take active roles in our government"-- Provided by publisher.

Three women--White House chief of staff Melanie Kingston, White House correspondent Dale Smith, and president Charlotte Kramer--struggle through a year filled with lies, tragedies, and difficult decisions.

Cast of characters -- The President -- Dinner at Cambridge -- The handoff -- Phony dossier -- Digging dirt -- Crossfire hurricane -- Surveillance abuse -- The morning after -- Inside job -- Inside the West Wing -- Enemies in Congress -- The administrative state -- Interview with President Donald J. Trump -- Fake news -- Coordinated leaks -- Mueller -- IG report -- Pleas and verdicts -- Against all odds -- Epilogue: Accomplishments. Two Trump campaign...

What are unalienable rights? Who are the 13 original colonies? What makes the Declaration of Independence so important? Find out in simple language what this historical document rally means to you and America.

Frum argues that "Trump and his administration are damaging the tenets and accepted practices of American democracy, perhaps irrevocably. As he and his family enrich themselves, the presidency itself falls into the hands of the generals and financiers who surround him ... [The author then examines] how Trump could push America toward illiberalism, what the consequences could be for our nation and our everyday lives, and what we can do to prevent it"--Amazon.com....

Traces the life of Alexander Hamilton, an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean who rose to become George Washington's aide-de-camp and the first Treasury Secretary of the United States.

The first half of the twentieth century was a murderous period as political ideologies grew into wars that killed tens of millions of people. Fear of Communism sparked a hysteria in the United States that led to two red scares and the rise and fall of McCarthyism. This book looks at the events that created credible concerns about Communism and those that allowed baseless allegations to ruin the lives of innocent Americans. A timeline plots the history...

From Obama's former communications director and current co-host of Pod Save America comes an account of how politics, the media, and the Internet changed during the Obama presidency and how Democrats can fight back in the Trump era.

"Former Congressman and current Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz explains how we ended up with a politicized federal bureaucracy that actively works to promote the Democrat party agenda and undermine Donald Trump. The liberal media loves to characterize the Obama years as free of scandal. They pretend this is true because virtually every office in the executive branch worked to withhold evidence of wrongdoing, silence witness testimony, destroy...