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008 170915s2018 miuab b 001 0 eng
010 2017039472
019 1008971022
020 9781578596393|q(pbk. : alk. paper)
020 1578596394
020 |z9781578596744
035 (OCoLC)1004206706|z(OCoLC)1008971022
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050 00 JK275|b.M566 2018
082 00 320.473|223
092 320.4730
100 1 Misiroglu, Gina Renée,|eauthor.
245 14 The handy American government answer book :|bhow
Washington, politics, and elections work /|cGina
Misiroglu.
246 30 American government answer book :|bhow Washington,
politics, and elections work
264 1 Canton, MI :|bVisible Ink Press,|c[2018]
264 4 |c©2018
300 xxviii, 372 pages :|billustrations, maps ;|c24 cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
490 1 The handy answer book series
504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-325) and
index.
505 0 Timeline -- Introduction -- Introduction to the democratic
republic -- The U.S. Constitution -- Federalism -- The
U.S. Congress -- The President -- The courts -- Civil
liberties and civil rights -- Political opinion -- Publis
interest groups -- Political parties -- Campaigns and
elections -- The media machine -- The Declaration of
Independence -- The articles of confederation -- The U.S.
Constitution -- The Bill of Rights.
520 "The stakes have never been higher: national security,
civil liberties, the economy, the future of the republic.
Yet few outside Washington actually understand how our
government and political system should work, much less how
it actually operates. On one level, it's a complex,
interlocking world veiled in power brokering, bureaucracy,
and big money. On another, it's the biggest, richest,
most influential organization in the world, for better or
worse. Understanding how modern America is managed and
governed is more vital than ever, but television, radio,
newspapers, and social media frequently aim to spin,
seduce, and sell product rather than serve anything
resembling the truth. Filling the breach and answering
basic questions about how our very complex government
operates and what it promises, [this book] takes a
comprehensive look at the systems, people, and policies
that comprise American democracy, providing much-needed
clarity to the current political drama. This informative
book traces the historic development of the government,
the functions of each branch of government, and how they
work together. It provides clear and concise definitions
of who does what and why. Written in an entertaining,
reader-friendly, question-and-answer format, [this book]
deciphers the news behind the headlines through well-
researched answers to nearly 800 common questions. This
handy primer also includes numerous illustrations, graphs,
tables, a helpful bibliography, and an extensive index,
adding to its usefulness. In the midst of the overheated
rhetoric of the moment and the fast-changing, crisis-
dominated world, a well-informed citizenry armed with
[this book] is the best defense against political and
corporate chicanery!"--Amazon.com.
650 0 United States|xPolitics and government|vMiscellanea.
650 7 POLITICAL SCIENCE|xAmerican Government|xNational.|2bisacsh
650 7 POLITICAL SCIENCE|xPolitical Process|xLeadership.|2bisacsh
650 7 Politics and government.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919741
651 7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155
655 7 Trivia and miscellanea.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01921748
655 7 Miscellanea.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423854
655 7 Trivia and miscellanea.|2lcgft
776 08 |iOnline version:|aMisiroglu, Gina Renée, author.|tHandy
American government answer book|bSecond edition.|dCanton,
MI : Visible Ink Press, 2018|z9781578596744|w(DLC)
2017044527
830 0 Handy answer book series.
914 FARM251654
994 92|bCKE
