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Understanding the rule of law

no one is above the law
Defines the rule of law, its development, and its application in the United States, and examines threats to the rule of law in such areas as First Amendment rights, religious freedoms, and search and seizure.
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I can be a police officer

Readers of this concise and entertaining volume will learn how police officers help children as well as about the cool ways they get around including on horseback!.
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Careers for the 21st century video library

Explores eight specialty occupations and lists typical job duties and identifies where and how to receive the necessary education and training.

Law & justice

Explains how laws and legal systems work here and in different countries, and introduces readers to the relationship between law and justice.

Why do we have laws?

Provides an introduction to the U.S. Constitution, looks at the process by which laws are created, discusses who is allowed to make and enforce laws, and tells why laws are sometimes changed.

Laws and the judicial system

2019
Readers are introduced to the many facets of the United States judicial system.

Street law

a course in practical law
2010

The gay liberation movement

before and after Stonewall
This book explains the emergence of the modern gay liberation movement, from its early years prior to the Stonewall riots of 1969 and its continuation into the 1970s.

Collecting taxes

This book paints a vivid and engaging picture of the people who levy taxes and legislate tax reforms, imparting the necessity of tax collection.

Massachusetts body of liberties

This book explains the Massachusetts body of liberties as well as why and how those liberties impact Americans today.

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