| Description |
xii, 179 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
"A Twentieth Century Fund book." |
| Contents |
Contemporary relevance of The federalist / Kathleen M. Sullivan -- Assault on government / Alan Brinkley -- Challenge to deliberative democracy / Alan Brinkley -- On the distinctiveness of the American political system / Nelson W. Polsby -- American party system / Nelson W. Polsby -- Presidential campaign, British style / Nelson W. Polsby -- 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 M. Sullivan -- Term limits / Nelson W. Polsby -- Democracy and the federal budget / Kathleen M. Sullivan -- Item veto / Nelson W. Polsby -- Liberty and community / Alan Brinkley -- Representation of racial minorities / Kathleen M. Sullivan -- Balance of power between the federal government and the states / Kathleen M. Sullivan -- Relegitimizing government / Alan Brinkley -- Privatization of public discourse / Alan Brinkley -- Role of the media in representative government / Kathleen M. Sullivan -- Constitutional angst : does American democracy work? / Nelson W. Polsby. |
| Subject |
Democracy.
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Representative government and representation.
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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 M., 1955-
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| ISBN |
0393046192 : $23.00 |
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