How Government Works

Want to learn more about how our government actually works?

If you want to know more about how presidential primary elections work in the United States, click here.

If you want to a breakdown of how the presidential national election works in the United States, click here.

Throughout this website, we have stressed that local elections matter just as much, if not more, than national elections. For an explanation on how Tennessee government operates and makes decisions that affect your everyday life, click here.

For more specific information on each governmental process and position, click here. Here is the first video in this fantastic series  courtesy of PBS Digital Studios: