How democratic is the American Constitution?

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dahl, Robert Alan, 1915-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2001.
Series:Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of 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.