Congress. The Senate. The House of Representatives. The President. The Supreme Court. The Federal Reserve. It takes a lot of offices and bureaucrats to run a country the size of America. Still, how many people actually KNOW what each branch of the American government does, why they do it, and why they were created? The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the American Government explains, in a readable and concise matter, how the government works and explains the functions of the different branches of government.