<Tab/>In order to understand how the American government works, one must address the questions, who governs and for what purpose. However, the obvious answer may not be the correct one. Many may think that those who govern are the people or perhaps politicians. In actuality, there is no definite individual or particular group who governs. Instead governing is a process, which involves several groups (voters, candidates, parties, executive officials etc) …showed first 75 words of 771 total…

…showed last 75 words of 771 total…However the Constitution enables us to understand what institutions govern and what powers aren't entitled to those who govern and those who are governed.<Tab/> <Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/>Bibliography . American Government: Policies and Institutions Houghton Mifflin Company Boston 1998<Tab/> Excerpts from Dahl's Who Governs? John Locke's Essay Concerning Civil Government