Suchergebnisse

Disappearing glaciers -- Changing the land -- Human impact on the land -- Devastating deforestation -- Overhunting and over farming -- Water woes -- Moving mountains -- Conservation counts -- Earth Day and "going green" -- Government protection -- What can you do?

The Legislative Branch -- The Articles of Confederation -- The Two Houses -- The Elastic Clause -- The House of Representatives -- The Powers of the House -- The Senate -- The Powers of the Senate -- Congressional Districts -- The Majority and the Minority -- The Speaker and the President Pro Tem -- Congressional Committees -- The Filibuster -- Making Laws -- Taxes and Budgets -- Declaration of War -- Trade, Commerce, and Coins -- Confirmation of Appointees -- Impeachment.

From Ancient Greece to the Enlightenment -- Branches of government -- Checks and balances -- The U.S. Constitution -- The Legislative branch -- The powers of the Legislative branch -- The Executive branch -- The powers of the Executive branch -- The Judicial branch -- The powers of the Judicial branch -- Legislative checks and balances -- Executive checks and balances -- Judicial checks and balances -- Necessary and proper -- Executive orders -- Internal checks and balances -- Separation of Powers around the world -- The British system -- The Mexican system.

"Drones are becoming more and more common every day. While flying drones can be fun, many law enforcement agencies and militaries around the world use drones for important and dangerous missions. This book explores the different kinds of drones used by the police and military, as well as the different kinds of missions they perform."--

Early computers -- What do you use computers for? -- Email, IMS, and social media -- The rise of cyberbullying -- Making the world smaller -- Hackers and cybercrime -- Staying safe -- Computers on the job -- A changing workplace -- Computer addiction -- Taking the good with the bad