West's American Government Author:Roger LeRoy Miller West's American Government is a comprehensive study of American Government as it exists today. Extensive, thorough coverage of the three branches of federal government. Entire unit on state and local government. Economics is covered as part of governmental policy on the national, state, and local levels. Citizenship skills are rein... more »forced in every chapter. Case studies in every chapter emphasize the day-to-day functions of our governmental process. Controversial, timely issues are discussed, using primary sources.« less