Children’s / Teenage general interest: Politics and government

Peggy Flanagan is the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.

Book bans are a topic that has taken the US by storm.

Book bans are a topic that has taken the US by storm.

Peggy Flanagan is the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.

In 2020, US Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett became the fifth woman to serve on the country's highest court.

After the traumas of slavery and the Civil War came the Reconstruction era.

What is the legislative branch?

Prepare readers for the next presidential election with this engaging introduction to the Legislative Branch.

On December 18, 2019, Donald Trump became the third president in US history to be impeached by the House of Representatives.

Growing up on Chicago's South Side, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson loved school and her family.

How can you make your voice heard when you're not old enough to vote?

What should you do if you see someone bullying another person at school?

What does it mean to be elected to political office?

In early 2018, teen-led March for Our lives events across the United States protested gun violence, demanded change to save lives, and registered voters toward that end.

Arguably one of the most prominent US Supreme Court Justices at the moment, Sonia Sotomayor has paved her own way to enact profound changes and reforms, despite the obstacles that stood in her way.

In the spring and summer of 2020, several high-profile cases put a renewed spotlight on law enforcement's use of force in the United States, especially against Black people.

Introduce readers to the concept of propaganda by analyzing examples from the past and present.

What are the functions of the Executive Branch of government?

Is it fair for another kid to keep a pen you lost, since he's the one who found it?

While popularized by President Donald Trump, the term "e;fake news"e; actually originated toward the end of the 19th century, in an era of rampant yellow journalism.

Stacey Abrams is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and voting rights activist.

The Capitol Building is a busy place in Washington, D.

Ivanka Trump may have come to fame as the daughter of prominent businessman, TV personality, and President Donald Trump-but she has plenty to be proud of on her own.

Provide readers with an engaging and relevant introduction to voting and elections leading into a presidential election year.

Nancy Pelosi is the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House-and she's done it twice.

In the borderlands between the United States and Mexico, America's largest cat-the jaguar-is fighting to regain its kingdom.

This timely introduction to checks and balances explores how the three branches of government work together.

What are checks and balances?

In early 2020, the United States lost about 25 billion dollars a day during the economic shutdown caused by COVID-19.

August 18, 2020, marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited states and the US government from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex.

Learn all about conspiracy theories that have emerged from the past to today.

Malala Yousafzai's activism has placed her in grave danger from the Taliban, but she remains determined to defend girls' right to an education around the world.

A founder of the United States turned cultural phenomenon thanks to the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton helped create American democracy.

What is the judicial branch?

What is the executive branch?

COVID-19 shocked the world in 2020.

What are the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.

John Lewis was known as one of the most courageous leaders of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

Give readers an engaging look at the media and government, perfect for study ahead of the next presidential election.

With the latest Supreme Court Justice confirmation process making headlines, this book provides readers with a relevant and timely introduction to the Judicial Branch.

Under cover and in secret during World War II, Allied spies and secret agents worked behind the scenes to send messages, take pictures, and find out about the enemy's plans.

In 2017 the secretive Asian country of North Korea publicly demonstrated its arsenal of new bombs, missiles, and cyber and chemical weapons.

American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever to serve in the US Congress.

Self-steering bullets, drone swarms, and super-soldiers are at the front lines of tomorrow's military.

We live in an era of misinformation, much of it spread by authority figures, including politicians, religious leaders, broadcasters, and, of course, apps and websites.

What is the best way to cheer up a friend?

Globi geht dem Thema Demokratie auf den Grund.

Donald Trump has been an unusual political leader ever since he was first elected to the US's highest office in 2016.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Mary Kom, one of the worlds greatest boxers.