US Congress for Kids: Over 200 Years of Lawmaking, Deal-Breaking, and Compromising, with 21 Activities

US Congress for Kids: Over 200 Years of Lawmaking, Deal-Breaking, and Compromising, with 21 Activities — page 3
INTRODUCTION pinion poll after opinion poll continues to show that the majority of Americans do not like their Congress very much When ques tioned about their individual representative or senator they are less inclined to be critical they feel the man or woman they have sent to Congress is doing an OK job Not a great job an OK job Of the three branches of govern ment the legislative Congress executive the president and all agencies under his or her control and judicial the courts it is the legislative the one that makes the laws that gets the lowest approval ratings And yet our founding fathers considered Congress to be the most important of the three branches That is why they listed it first when crafting the US Constitution This book has been written in the hopes of showing you despite all the criticism what an amazing institution Congress is For 225 years it has given us the democracy we cherish It was there to overthrow slavery challenge exec utive branch authority give women the right to vote make major strides in civil rights and pro vide the necessary advice and consent rulings among