First, we started from Shambaugh/Weinstein book, and the West Wing episodes. Shambaugh/Weinstein book is about introduction of the Art of policy making process. From the web book description, it says Author Paul J. ... The midterm study guide he provided for us helped me a lot about knowing the course materials, especially the White House staff members. ... Finally, I think I will keep both Birkland and Shambaugh/Weinstein book. ...

• Word Count: 1058
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Golding wrote this book to support the idea that Democracy is the superior form of government, especially over totalitarianism. ... Democracy is present in the book from the beginning. ... They chose Ralph as chief because he was the one blew the conch, the one who seemed to take charge and to guide everyone away from chaos and into some form of order. ...

• Word Count: 870
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

American Government Study Guide Theocracy - a system of government in which God himself rules personally or through chosen representatives. ... Joshua 1:8 - "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shall meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shall make thy way prosperous, and then thou shall have good success." ...

• Word Count: 606
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Locke's' book "Two Treatises of Government" he argued that when a government is unfit to rule the citizens of its country the masses should overthrow it. ... In Hobbes book "Leviathan" he argued that humans are not rational and could not properly make decisions for themselves, therefore concluding that man is bad in nature. ... This means that a rare above average man needs to take the steps to become supreme leader and guide the people in the way they see best fit, as did Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. ...

• Word Count: 1226
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate