How democratic is the American Constitution? / Robert A. Dahl.
How democratic is the American Constitution? / Robert A. Dahl.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, c2001.
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N342.7302/ 13
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English
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Physical content
x, 198 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction: Fundamental Questions -- Ch. 2. What the Framers Couldn't Know -- Ch. 3. The Constitution as a Model: An American Illusion -- Ch. 4. Electing the President -- Ch. 5. How Well Does the Constitutional System Perform? -- Ch. 6. Why Not a More Democratic Constitution? -- Ch. 7. Some...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2001.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2001.
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Summary
"In this book, one of our most eminent political scientists poses the question, "Why should we uphold our Constitution?" The vast majority of Americans venerate the American Constitution and the principles it embodies, but many also worry that the United States has fallen behind other nations on crucial democratic issues, including economic equalit...
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How democratic is the American Constitution? / Robert A. Dahl.
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The Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-190) and index.
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English.
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c2001.
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N342.7302/ 13
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74Vvb5EglEll
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0300092180 :
9780300092189 (cloth : alk. paper)
0300092180 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780300092189 :
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342.7302
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991015010719702626
