How democratic is the American Constitution? [electronic resource] / Robert A. Dahl.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economicsPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2001.Description: x, 198 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 342.73/02 21
LOC classification:
  • KF4550 .D34 2001eb
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Contents:
Introduction: fundamental questions -- What the framers couldn't know -- The constitution as a model: an American illusion -- Electing the president -- How well does the constitutional system perform? -- Why not a more democratic constitution? -- Some reflections on the prospects for a more democratic constitution.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-190) and index.

Introduction: fundamental questions -- What the framers couldn't know -- The constitution as a model: an American illusion -- Electing the president -- How well does the constitutional system perform? -- Why not a more democratic constitution? -- Some reflections on the prospects for a more democratic constitution.

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