Reddit reviews Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
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> Most people don't truly understand how our three branches of government really work.
That's because high school civics class gloss over all the "boring" details. Most people have this idea that if you're elected to Congress, you propose a bill on the floor, it either gets a yes or no vote, then the President either signs it or vetoes it.
That isn't how it works AT ALL.
I implore everyone to read Act of Congress by Robert Kaiser. That book should be in every AP government class in the Country. Once you dive deep into how Congress actually functions from day-to-day, you realize that our Civics class are absolute garbage tier in educating the populace.
Robert Kaiser's Act of Congress is one of the best accounts of the internal functioning of Congress I have ever read. He looks at the push to pass Dodd Frank and goes in depth into how it was written and passed.
Personally, I think if you're interested in domestic and Congressional politics, this is a must read.
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