You will be reading this book after the 1988 elections when the American people 'spoke' at the polls and elected a new president to lead them during the twentieth century's last decade. The legacy of the Reagan years is still very much with us as President George Bush and his cabinet and new officeholders in both elected branches tackle the problems confronting our nation and strive to make our government by the people work. This special 1989 edition of Government by The People helps explain the 1988 elections and the key policies and processes of contemporary government. We have included new material on controversies over Supreme Court nominations.