How Our Government Really Works: American Government-For Real!! Volume II

This is a high school-level civics textbook, but readers of all ages will benefit from it.Discover the inner workings of our government so that you can become an effective, engaged citizen and be equipped for self-government. This is necessary if you wish to preserve and enhance our great Republic.What does government actually do, and does it do too much or too little?What are the basics about elections? Who funds these campaigns?.See how Congress works “behind the veil.” Deals. Trades. Power.Two major political parties dominate our politics. How does that work?We elect a president who relies on bureaucracy to serve us? Working?What about lobbyists, activists, and others who have influence?Then there is the outsized influence of media, in all its forms.Whether you are a teen, college student, or any adult, this book arms you with the knowledge to reclaim and assert your rights, and to “bestow the blessings of liberty to our posterity.” Learn how to do it.Dave Racer is the former Chair and President of the Constitution Educational Foundation, and founder of The Declaration Foundation. His courses, taught to teens, on how we designed our government to work and how it actually works, have been completed by hundreds of students. Read more