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For years, the U.S. government has been spending more money than it takes in, resulting in a national debt of more than {20}31 trillion. To fund government operations, Congress has raised the debt ceiling—the amount of money the government can borrow from banks, investors, and foreign countries—more than 70 times. If the federal government breaches the debt ceiling, the law prevents it from funding many critical services, such as paying salaries...
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"When the Founding Fathers forged the government for the newly independent United States of America, they were careful not to give too much power to any one person or group. The separation of power between the three branches of government is one of the hallmarks of American democracy. This title examines the concept of the separation of power and how it applies to the government of the United States. Text is presented in accessible chunks and supported...
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"Palestinian activist Nada Elia unpacks Zionism, from its hypermilitarism to incarceration, its environmental devastation and gendered violence. She insists that Palestine's fate is linked through bonds of solidarity to other communities crossing racial and gender lines, weaving an intersectional feminist understanding of Israeli apartheid throughout her analysis. She also looks deeper into the interconnectedness of Palestine with Black, migrant,...
29) 2054: a novel
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"Military fiction that imagines a geopolitical conflict in the year 2054"--
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From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political acumen of Abraham Lincoln via sixteen encounters before and during his presidency, bringing to light not only the strategy of a great politician who inherited a country divided, but lessons for our own disorderly present. In 1855, as the United States found itself at odds over the issue of slavery, then lawyer Abraham Lincoln composed a note on the matter...
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"The US Constitution divides the government into three branches. The country's founders created a system of checks and balances to make sure that no branch could become too powerful. [This book] . . . explores this system, looking at how it works and how it continues to structure the government"--Provided by publisher.
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Defund the police. Pass the Green New Deal. Redistribute the wealth. These are but a few of the demands that the most liberal wing of the Democratic Party has voiced in recent years. With the emergence of "The Squad" in 2018—a group of four Democratic members of Congress who embraced various far-left and socialist proposals—some liberal lawmakers have pressed their case more fervently. And with Democrats holding a razor-thin majority in the U.S....
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Since the U.S. Constitution was drafted in 1787, Americans have debated how the document, which sets forth the structure of the U.S. government, should be interpreted and applied. Some argue that the U.S. Supreme Court, which oversees the federal judiciary, should focus on the Constitution’s original meaning as the drafters understood it. This approach, supporters contend, keeps the Constitution fixed and understandable by all and limits the powers...