The Children’s Spot
A snapshot review of a book related to the Non-fiction Feature
Also in this Weekly Bulletin:
The Non-fiction Feature: Enhancing Government by Erwin Chemerinsky
The Product Spot: Cornell Law – Legal Information Institute
The Pithy Take
This book cleanly presents the complexities of the federal government: what the legislature, judiciary, and executive branches do, how a bill becomes a law, who’s in the president’s cabinet, how judges are elected, and much more. A useful guide for children learning about the function of government and how they can grow to participate as intelligent voters.
The U.S. government collects taxes so it can pay for things the country needs. For example, taxes help to pay for highways and bridges. U.S. taxes pay for uniforms, ships, and airplanes for the army, navy, and air force. Some of the taxes help people who do not have much money to buy things like food and medicine.
