The Evolution of Government and Politics: Germany provides an opportunity to explore the government and political structure of Germany and how the nation s government evolved and changed through history. This book discusses issues such as the changes from confederation to unitary state to federation, debt, world wars, the division of East and West Germany, constitutional changes, relations with the EU, and other historical events. The young reader is encouraged to analyze past events and draw conclusions about how outside factors modified Germany s political system and world influence. The Germany title has been developed to address many of the Common Core specific goals, higher level thinking skills, and progressive learning strategies from informational texts for middle grade and junior high level students.