Checks and Balances: A Look at the Powers of Government

by Kathiann M. Kowalski

Book Overview

What are checks and balances? They are limits that keep different parts of government from having too much power. But just what are these limits? And how do they help our government run more smoothly?... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076136515X
• ISBN13: 9780761365150
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6