An encyclopedia covers the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the United States government
During the past two decades, many countries in the world have peacefully undergone a transition to more popular forms of self-governance. The United States represents the world model for evolving...
How is a law created? What are the different political parties, and how do they influence US politics? From spies to the Supreme Court, How the US Government Works gives the inside scoop on how the different parts US government function.
"Government Works includes a historical study of public attitudes toward government and an analysis of the functions that only government can perform to ensure a healthy future for the American people and to check the negative effects of ...
Johnson, Haynes, and David S. Broder. 1996. The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point. Boston: Little, Brown. Jones, Charles O. 1994. The Presidency in a Separated System. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution ...
Explains the three branches of the federal government--legislative, executive, and judicial--and how they work.
This accessible introduction to comparative politics offers a fresh, state-centered perspective on the fundamentals of political science.
Explains how the national, state, and local branches of government work together and separately to set up and carry out the laws of the land.
The department appointed an acting chief information officer this year to guide the development of and provide oversight for information management policy. State is using private and public sector expertise in developing a department- ...
American Government: How It Works
Learn about the history, importance, and procedures of the U.S. government at the national, state, and local levels.