How Your Government Really Works: A Topical Encyclopedia of the Federal Government

by F. Erik Brooks and Frank E. Brooks

Book Overview

The U.S. government is an ever-more-complex system that few American citizens comprehend in any detail. Even some of its most basic operations, seemingly clear in concept, are in reality intricate and obscure. Although textbooks explain how the government is supposed to work in theory, they don't reveal how it actually works in practice. This book offers a concise and objective explanation of government operations, mapping the federal government's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440835977
• ISBN13: 9781440835971
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"