{"product_id":"how-washington-actually-works-for-dummies-9781118312957","title":"How Washington Actually Works for Dummies","description":"\u003cb\u003eGet the inside scoop on the most powerful city on Earth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eWashington, D.C.: Capital of the Free World; the most powerful city on Earth. No other country, company, or international organization can compare with the reach and wealth of the federal government. Policymaking -- the art of deciding what programs to support, what laws to pass, or what regulations to write -- is at the core of what Washington does and is what everyone, from the President on down, wants to influence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Washington Actually Works For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e isn't a dry explanation of the American system of government but a playbook for how Washington really works: who has a seat at the table, how the policymaking process works, and how one survives. It takes you inside the political process in Washington, discusses changes in recent decades, and explains how the parts fit together. You find out: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho really runs Washington\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the President's power is limited\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow Congress (and its committee structure) works\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat the bureaucrats -- the men and women behind the curtain -- do to earn your tax dollars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow lobbyists, activists, and other players influence policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a presidential election year when economic issues are center stage and the candidates will go head to head in policy debates, there's no better time to discover the ins and outs of how policy is actually made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Rushford\u003c\/b\u003e has been observing Washington's political scene since 1967 -- first as a student, then as a congressional aide during the 1970s, and, in recent decades, as a journalist who specializes in the politics of international trade and diplomacy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"For Dummies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50332457009426,"sku":"9781118312957","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b4fd8d97-995b-4e36-a07e-c5acf933e7ea.jpg?v=1727837517","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-washington-actually-works-for-dummies-9781118312957","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}