Includes index of key words

The beginnings -- The Constitution and the Bill of Rights -- Congress -- The Executive Branch -- The Presidential Cabinet -- The Judiciary -- Other key governmental services -- State and local governments -- The political system -- Voting and elections -- Presidential elections -- Other elections -- Major issues -- Appendices. Concord hymn ; The Declaration of Independence ; Preamble and Bill of Rights ; Key amendments ; The House of Representatives ; The Cabinet ; Recent presidential elections ; Index of key words ; Exercise answers

A collection of thirteen units geared to the intermediate to advanced English language learner presenting the structure, workings and history of the U.S. politics and government as well as vocabulary related to these subjects; includes two audio CDs containing the 13 units' reading passages and an answer key to support self-study

Compact discs