2026 Civics Programming

• Books 
  • The United States Government Manual
  • Separation of Power Series
  • A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works
  • Understanding the US Government (DVD)
  • Civic Minded: What Everyone Should Know about the US Government
  • Youth
    • Civics: democracy rules! By Shannon Weber
    • What does the president do? By Kathleen Connors
    • What does Congress do? By  Kathleen Connors
    • For Which We Stand

• Selections from our collection:
  • Government: How Local, State, and Federal Government Works (Hoopla)
  • Great Courses: The Power of the Presidency (Hoopla)
  • Great Courses: The Framework of US Federalism (Hoopla)
  • Great Courses: A Roadmap of the Federal Bureaucracy (Hoopla)
  • Government for Kids (Hoopla)
  • Executive Branch (Hoopla)

• PBS Crash Course: Federal Checks & Balances
• American Bar Association: Federal Checks & Balances Video
• Separation of Powers Learning Module - Constitution Center

Reference & Suggested Reads

• State of Michigan Citizen's Guide to State Government 2025-2026 (Download PDF)
• State of Michigan Website: Three Branches of State Government
• Books
  • Michigan's Company K
  • It's My State! Michigan
  • Becoming a State Governor by Emily Jankowski Mahoney
  • TADL Catalog search: Michigan history

• MI Authors and Illustrators, Library of Michigan
• Michiganology
• Michigan History Magazine (Requires Michigan Driver's License to log in)
• MI Activity Pass

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Prints double-sided on a 8.5 x 11 sheet  Click here to download.