| Description |
xii, 179 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
"A Twentieth Century Fund book." |
| Contents |
The contemporary relevance of The federalist / Kathleen M. Sullivan -- The assault on government ; The challenge to deliberative democracy / Alan Brinkley -- On the distinctiveness of the American political system ; The American party system ; The presidential campaign, British style ; Money in presidential campaigns / Nelson W. Polsby -- Campaign finance reform : a response to Nelson W. Polsby / Alan Brinkley -- What's wrong with constitutional amendments? / Kathleen |
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M. Sullivan -- Term limits / Nelson W. Polsby -- Democracy and the federal budget / Kathleen M. Sullivan -- The item veto / Nelson W. Polsby -- Liberty and community / Alan Brinkley -- Representation of racial minorities ; The balance of power between the federal government and the states / Kathleen M. Sullivan -- Relegitimizing government ; The privitazation of public discourse / Alan Brinkley -- The role of the media in representative government / Kathleen M. Sullivan |
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-- Constitutional angst : does American democracy work? / Nelson W. Polsby. |
| Subject |
Democracy -- United States.
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Representative government and representation -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| Added Author |
Polsby, Nelson W.
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Sullivan, Kathleen, Ph. D.
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| ISBN |
0393046192 23.00 |
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