Government category: 19669 books
Blacklash
How Obama and the Left Are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
T****his country is at a crossroads**.** We can either reverse direction or nosedive into a cycle of dependency that is turning America into a welfare nation—a “government plantation” where the underclass are doomed to 21st-century servitude. Now, Deneen Borelli, one of the most visible and...
by Rick Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
The Big Picture of U.S. National Government is a comprehensive introductory text for entry-level political science or civics courses in U.S. national government and politics at the university, community college, or advanced high school level. Written by a political scientist with over een years of...
Broken Government
How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2007
The concluding volume of The New York Times bestselling trilogy
One of today's most outspoken and respected political commentators asks: How can our democracy function when the key institutions of government no longer operate as intended by the Constitution? Stepping back to assess three decades...
The Once and Future King
The Rise of Crown Government in America
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2015
This remarkable book shatters just about every myth surrounding American government, the Constitution, and the Founding Fathers, and offers the clearest warning about the alarming rise of one-man rule in the age of Obama.Most Americans believe that this country uniquely protects liberty, that it does...
Proportionality Principles in American Law
Controlling Excessive Government Actions
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2008
From the ancient origins of Just War doctrine to utilitarian and retributive theories of punishment, concepts of proportionality have long been an instrumental part of the rule of law and an essential check on government power. These concepts all embody the fundamental value that government and private...
The People's Government
An Introduction to Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
The People's Government is premised on the idea that democracy is based on two fundamental rights: freedom and liberty. Liberty is the right to be left alone, while freedom is the right to participate in a political community. How people view democracy depends on which of these two rights they think...
Common Sense Government
Works Better and Costs Less
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2010
The federal government is ailing and needs a cure. The cure lies in embracing a principle long known to the American people but little recognized by Washington—until now: common sense.
In this pathbreaking report, Vice President Al Gore, presiding over the National Performance Review, at...
American Amnesia
How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
A “provocative” (Kirkus Reviews), timely, and topical work that examines what’s good for American business and what’s good for Americans—and why those interests are misaligned.
In American Amnesia, bestselling political scientists Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson trace the economic...
The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts
How to Comply with the Key Rules and Regulations . . . and Avoid Terminated Agreements, Fines, or Worse
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
Each year, the federal government awards billions of dollars in small-business contracts. Government law attorney Steven J. Koprince teaches readers to look beyond winning a piece of the $500 billion pie and concentrate instead on the crucial but complex Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other...
A Republic No More
Big Government and the Rise of American Political Corruption
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
After the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked, Well, Doctor, what have we got-a Republic or a Monarchy?” Franklin’s response: A Republic-if you can keep it.”
This book argues: we couldn’t keep it.
A true republic privileges the common interest above the...
by Larry Elowitz
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Master Your Coursework with Collins College Outlines
The Collins College Outline for Introduion to American Government covers all the major events in the creation of both the government and legislation, from the origins of the United States and the Bill of Rights and the Constitution to the...
Smashing the DC Monopoly
Using Article V to Restore Freedom and Stop Runaway Government
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Pork-barrel projects like the $452 million “bridge to nowhere” and Keynesian economic debacles like the $840 billion stimulus package that saved as few as 600,000 jobs ($1.4 million per job) have led to a staggering $20 trillion in national debt—about $150,000 per citizen. With most members...
The Gardens of Democracy
A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
American democracy is informed by the 18th century’s most cutting edge thinking on society, economics, and government. We’ve learned some things in the intervening 230 years about self interest, social behaviors, and how the world works. Now, authors Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer argue that some fundamental...
by Mattea Kramer, Josh Silver
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2012
A comprehensive resource on what every American should know about how our government raises and spends our tax dollars
From history of the budget process to detail about the ongoing conflict in Washington, from charts explaining where every federal dollar goes to simple explanations of budget...