Knowing how government is organized and makes decisions is the foundation for the study of public policy, but equally important is understanding the political incentives that motivate and influence how policy actors relate to each other. Armed with these tools, students of public policy can see why government sometimes works and sometimes does not, and what needs to be done to improve government's capacity for analyzing public problems and developing solutions to them. In the same vein, the chapter suggests that few changes would do more to enhance democracy than finding ways for U.S. citizens to become better informed about public policy and more engaged with government and the policy process.