How Democratic Is the American Constitution?.
Title:
How Democratic Is the American Constitution?.
Author:
Dahl, Robert A.
ISBN:
9780300133721
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Fundamental Questions -- CHAPTER 2. What the Framers Couldn't Know -- CHAPTER 3. The Constitution as a Model: An American Illusion -- CHAPTER 4. Electing the President -- CHAPTER 5. How Well Does the Constitutional System Perform? -- CHAPTER 6. Why Not a More Democratic Constitution? -- CHAPTER 7. Some Reflections on the Prospects for a More Democratic Constitution -- Appendix A: On the Terms "Democracy" and "Republic" -- Appendix B: Tables and Figures -- Notes -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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