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 branches, departments, agencies, corporations, and
quasi-official bodies--and the bureaucracies that support them. The
authors effectively bridge the gap between the government's ideal,
balanced structure, laid out in the Constitution, and its actual
institutionalized form today, making this a superb resource for
students and citizens at large. Coverage of the government's inner
workings includes such subjects as executive-branch appointments,
domestic and foreign policy development and execution, the federal
budget, the legislative process, the Congressional committee
system, the drawing of Congressional districts, the levels of the
federal judiciary, aides in all three branches, and the various
government offices and oversight agencies. BL25 black-and-white
photographs BLFigures and charts capturing the structure of the
federal government and many aspects of its functioning, such as the
federal budgeting process, the apportionment of electoral votes,
and U.S. government receipts and outlays BLTimelines
BLQuick-reference chart listing past presidents, their years in
office, and their party affiliation
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