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  • Department of Labor

    Fred Israel, Cheryl Cutrona

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 1988)
    Surveys the history of the Department of Labor, describing its structure, current function, and influence on American society.

  • Impeachment

    Justine Rubinstein

    Hardcover (Mason Crest Publishers, Jan. 1, 2019)
    "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 landscape is great."--Back cover.

  • Department of the Treasury

    Mark Walston

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Surveys the history of the Treasury Department, describing its structure, function, and influence of American society

  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

    Clinton L. Doggett, Lois T. Doggett

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 1990)
    Examines the federal agency which prohibits job discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin

  • Member of Congress

    Jacqueline Laks Gorman

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Describes the duties of a member of Congress and how someone reaches that office, and looks at famous members of Congress.
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  • FBI

    Fred Israel

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, April 1, 1986)
    A history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from its founding to the present describing its functions, procedures, crime-detecting techniques, and its influence on American society.
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  • Department of the Interior

    Fred Israel

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Nov. 1, 1988)
    Surveys the history of the Department of the Interior with descriptions of its structure, current function, and influence on society.

  • Judge

    Jacqueline Laks Gorman

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Describes the duties of a judge and how someone becomes a judge, and looks at famous judges.
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  • The Department of Education

    Stephen J. Sniegoski

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Oct. 1, 1987)
    Traces the history of the Department of Education, examines the Reagan administration's attempt to reduce federal involvement in education, and discusses the department's current mission

  • What's Government?

    Nancy Harris

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Sept. 28, 2007)
    Learn all about the United States federal government. Learn the role of the three branches of government and how they work together. Discover the important role citizens play in choosing our government leaders.
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  • The Federal Reserve System

    Gary Taylor

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 1989)
    Traces the history of the Federal Reserve System, describes its responsibilities, and explains how it stabilizes the American economy
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  • The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

    Kem Knapp Sawyer

    Library Binding (Mda, Aug. 1, 1989)
    Traces the history of the Foundation, describes its responsibilities, and looks at some of the projects sponsored by the Foundation