10 Things That Every American Government Student Should Read

Many important documents exist that might provide further insight into why our government has developed as it has and how it works today. To help provide some of these insights, this reader contains important selections from works of political philosophy, from seminal court cases, and from essays and books written by pioneers in the field of political science. We hope that having access to these readings will allow students to think more deeply and critically about what they read in their textbooks and to come to a richer understanding of our government's foundations and institutions.