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American Politics: A Very Short Introduction by Richard M. Valelly is a compact political science primer that explains how the United States political system works, where it came from, and why it remains difficult to reform. Written for students and general readers, the book belongs to Oxford University Presss Very Short Introductions series and uses a clear, analytical approach rather than a partisan one. Valelly does not treat American politics as a set of isolated institutions. Instead, he presents it as a long-running constitutional system shaped by historical continuity, conflict, and adaptation. The book covers Congress, the presidency, the Supreme Court, parties, bureaucracy, public opinion, polling, the electorate, and the political economy. Its purpose is to show how an eighteenth century constitutional design still structures twenty first century politics, even as social change, inequality, and new forms of communication alter how power is exercised.