"Developed by literacy experts, this book introduces obeying laws to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

Activity book for young readers on how the Supreme Court works, organized by the principles of the Constitution the Court has dealt with over the years.

Explains the role and importance of the judicial branch of the United States government.

"In 2020, police killings caught on bystander video placed US police under scrutiny and spurred activists to call for reform. Learn the history and factors behind police brutality in the US, especially in Black communities"--

At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln, who had been involved in more than three thousand cases -- including more than twenty-five murder trials -- during his two-decades-long career, was hired to defend him. Lincoln's debates with Senator Stephen Douglas the previous fall had gained him a national following, transforming the little-known, self-taught...

Presents a study of the constitutional right to bear arms in the United States, exploring both sides of the issue, its history, political aspects, and more.

This title offers emergent readers an introduction to the creation of and reasons for rules and laws at home, at school, and in the community.

"This book offers a history of the gun laws in America, an analysis of the people and events that shaped the topic, and the current status of the topic"--

"1906 bestseller shockingly reveals intolerable labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards as it tells the brutally grim story of a Slavic family that emigrates to America full of optimism but soon descends into numbing poverty, moral degradation, and despair. A fiercely realistic American classic that will haunt readers long after they've finished the last page." --Amazon.com

"While many people associate the phrase "law and order" with popular television, politicians and pundits in recent years have frequently used the phrase when discussing current issues and proposed solutions to problems. However, what does this phrase actually mean? Engaging fact boxes and full-color photographs augment the informative text, giving readers a better understanding of what "law and order" means and how it affects people. With this information,...