The perfect complement to existing textbooks on American government, Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Current American Government presents significant and timely articles selected from CQ's Weekly Report to provide up-to-date examinations of current issues and controversies.Following most textbooks on American government, this book is divided into four sections: foundations of American government, political participation, government institutions, and politics and public policy.By reprinting articles largely as they appeared originally in the Weekly Report, the Guide's editors provide a handy source of information about contemporary political issues. The date of original publication is noted to give the reader a time frame for the events described. And, page number references to related and background articles in the Weekly Report and the CQ Almanac are provided to facilitate additional research on topical events.