Updated in a new 24thedition<i>Government by the People, National, State, and Local Edition</i>demonstrates that politics matters by emphasizing the accomplishments of a government<i>of the people</i>,<i>by</i><i>the people,</i>and<i>for</i><i>the people.</i>Building on decades of authoritative scholarship, this completely updated text continues to offer accessible, carefully crafted, and straightforward coverage of the foundations of American politics, as well as a consistent focus on the achievements of a government by the people.