Fort Morgan Public Library

Includes a history of the IRS, how it works and why Americans pay taxes.

Introduces the history and functions of the oldest government agency, which conducts our foreign relations.

This book explains how the three branches of government work together to make, enforce, and interpret laws.

Laws and regulations affect nearly every aspect of our daily lives: the food we buy, the homes and apartments we live in, the roads we drive on, and even the ways we use our smartphones. Yet for many Americans, the process of how laws are made remains a mystery--something that happens far off in Washington D.C., behind closed doors and away from the public. This book helps clarify that process by taking you on the journey of a law from its introduction...

"When America's Founding Fathers were setting up the new government, they wanted to ensure their leaders would be held accountable. For that reason, they established rules and regulations around the practice of impeachment--the ability to charge, convict, and remove a public official should he or she become corrupted by power or fail to carry out the duties of the office. The impeachment process is rarely used, but its potential to alter the political...