TY - BOOK AU - Feinberg,Barbara Silberdick TI - The national government T2 - First book SN - 0531201554 (HC : lib. bdg.) : AV - JK40 .F45 1993 U1 - 320.973 20 PY - 1993/// CY - New York PB - F. Watts KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - Juvenile literature KW - sears N1 - Includes bibliographical references, index, and glossary; The constitution : making compromises -- The legislature : cooperating to make laws -- The executive : compromising to carry out laws -- The judiciary : deciding legal disputes -- Government by compromise : taking the time to settle differences; Library Talk; School Library Journal; Wilson's Junior High School; 6.9; Follett Library Resources; 4-6; Baker & Taylor; 5-8; Follett Library Resources N2 - Surveys how our federal system operates, discussing the constitution and the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government ER -