How Our Government Really Works: Despite What They Say

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The framers of the U.S. Constitution created a blueprint for government unlike any other in history, maximizing individual freedom and building a powerful nation. But in times of ideological partisanship, their visionary purpose is often obscured by disinformation spread by pundits and politicians. How Our Government Really Works provides an antidote to such manipulations and misunderstandings. By examining divisive issues like federalism, checks and balances, activist vs. traditionalist judges, and the roles of ...
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The framers of the U.S. Constitution created a blueprint for government unlike any other in history, maximizing individual freedom and building a powerful nation. But in times of ideological partisanship, their visionary purpose is often obscured by disinformation spread by pundits and politicians. How Our Government Really Works provides an antidote to such manipulations and misunderstandings. By examining divisive issues like federalism, checks and balances, activist vs. traditionalist judges, and the roles of Congress, the president, the federal bureaucracy and the, it articulates what our framers meant and provides readers with an understanding of the way our system of government is intended to work.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780983618492
  • Publisher: Bardolf & Company
  • Publication date: 8/1/2012
  • Pages: 256
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.58 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 6, 2013

    Very educational yet left wing biased.

    First of all I want to say the book was very well written and educational and I enjoyed it immensley. If your looking for a modern explination of how our government works then this book is for you. With that said the author states that this book is a non biased look at the history and how thegovernment should work, yet time and time again I felt the book to have left wing biase. Several parts of the book point to George Bushs failures or the public over looking Ronald Reagan illegal actions as president. On the other hand President Obama and other democrats are talked about in a very positive standpoint. I would be very suprised to find that the author was not very much a liberal orprogressive democrat. In closing i would still reccommend the book just with the understanding that it does seem to hav bias.

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  • Posted September 15, 2012

    Must Read!

    What a great book! Easy to read and it is a great refresher on American History and how the Framers put together our Constitution out of necessity. Rubin does a great job describing the systems of our government and why the Framers believed in federalism. I really liked how the book explains the system of government and how political parties, the media and interest groups are intertwined in our government workings. He explains how each aspect of the government REALLY works, not what we here from media, politicians and those who espouse their opinions as if they know. I highly recommend this book. It is a MUST read for every American.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 17, 2012

    This is an easy to read yet very informative book on what both p

    This is an easy to read yet very informative book on what both political
    parties, interest groups and the media have done to distract Americans
    from noticing that our ability to be fairly represented in Washington is
    steadily being weakened. A "must read" for anyone wondering
    how the Constitution came about and how it outlined the blueprint for a
    federal government that is routinely misrepresented and misunderstood.
    Great read!

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