Search Results: Returned 12 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 12
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c1996., Putnam Call No: 813 .54 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When a Japanese airliner plows into the Capitol building killing the President and most of the members of his Cabinet and Congress, Jack Ryan reluctantly assumes the role of Commander in Chief and must simultaneously calm the nation, conduct an investigation, reassemble the government, and face off with the country's enemies.
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1997., Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Call No: 353.03 CON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the formal and inherent powers of the nation's foremost elected office.
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1996., Salamander Book Call No: REF 973.092 PRESIDENCY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Evaluates the origins and developments of the Office of the presidency and the political system of which it forms an integral part; includes chapters on the vice presidents and the first ladies, as well as photos of hundreds of presidential artifacts from a host of collections all over the world.
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2012., Juvenile, Enslow Publishers Call No: 352.23 THO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Learn about how the President is elected, what the Presidential duties are, and who runs the nation if the President gets sick"--Provided by publisher.
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[2016]., ABC-CLIO Call No: 325.23 PRE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Documents decoded.Summary Note: "This volume uses ... primary documents as a portal for understanding the evolution and present parameters of presidential power, the relationship between America's three branches of government, and why wartime often leads presidents to claim expansive powers and authority"--Provided by publisher"--Provided by publisher.
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c1985., Childrens Press Call No: 353.03 22 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the special powers invested in the presidential office and discusses the use of these powers by individual presidents throughout United States' history.
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c2005., Juvenile, Schlessinger Media Call No: DVD 320.4 Thr Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American government for children.Summary Note: When it comes to the American government, checks and balances are the key to success. That's because the Founding Fathers distributed the government's powers among three distinct branches: Executive, judicial and legislative.
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2012., Primary, Capstone Press Call No: E Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Pebble plus : the U.S. government.Summary Note: Text and photographs provide a brief introduction to the U.S. Presidency.
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2007., Pre-adolescent, Chelsea Call No: 342.73 06 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great Supreme Court decisions.Summary Note: Describes the various events involving the Watergate scandal that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, the involvement of the Supreme Court, and a decision that limits the president's power.
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-- United States versus Nixon2007., Juvenile, Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 342.73 VAN METER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great Supreme Court decisions.Summary Note: Provides insight into the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Nixon. Details the political events leading up to the case and the impact of the verdict on Nixon and the rest of the country. Also explains the significance of the decision in relation to constitutional law.
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2009., Primary, Children's Press Call No: 352.23 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American symbolsSummary Note: Presents an illustrated introduction to the duties and responsibilities of the President of the United States.
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c2007., Greenhaven Press Call No: 353.03 ROL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: At issue. Volume: American politicsSummary Note: A collection of twelve essays on issues concerning presidential powers, including surveillance programs, identifying and detaining enemy combatants, and permitting torture.
