A Constitutional Democracy Voices And Votes
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A Constitutional Democracy
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Author : Edward Delon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-11-07
A Constitutional Democracy written by Edward Delon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-07 with categories.
Readers will gain knowledge of fundamental democratic principles, the purpose and functions of government, and an understanding of America's history. By integrating ethics, politics, economics and history, readers will be able to smartly use their critical thinking skills when considering controversial political issues, from public policy to political candidates.
Citizenship As Foundation Of Rights
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Author : Richard Sobel
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-10-26
Citizenship As Foundation Of Rights written by Richard Sobel and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-26 with Law categories.
Citizenship as Foundation of Rights explains what it means to have citizen rights and how national identification requirements undermine them.
The Voice Of The People
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Author : Betsy Maestro
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 1998
The Voice Of The People written by Betsy Maestro and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with categories.
For more than two hundred years, Americans have gathered every November to vote. The country has grown and changed during that time, and so has our Constitution, but the basic system of "government of the people, by the people, and for the people" remains the same. How do our leaders, from local mayors on up to Presidents and Supreme Court Justices, go about getting their jobs, and just what are their jobs? Learn what every good citizen needs to know about American democracy in action.
The Right To Vote
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Author : Alexander Keyssar
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2009-06-30
The Right To Vote written by Alexander Keyssar and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with History categories.
Originally published in 2000, The Right to Vote was widely hailed as a magisterial account of the evolution of suffrage from the American Revolution to the end of the twentieth century. In this revised and updated edition, Keyssar carries the story forward, from the disputed presidential contest of 2000 through the 2008 campaign and the election of Barack Obama. The Right to Vote is a sweeping reinterpretation of American political history as well as a meditation on the meaning of democracy in contemporary American life.
Referendum Democracy
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Author : M. Mendelsohn
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2001-09-25
Referendum Democracy written by M. Mendelsohn and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-25 with Political Science categories.
As the referendum becomes a more regular component of decision making, it leaves few, if any, institutions, processes and values of democracy untouched. Political actors of all kinds - including political parties and interest groups - seek to use the referendum device to further their own objectives. The end result is a different kind of democracy than existed before. This book lays out the comparative research agenda on the impact of referendums on the practice of liberal democracy.
How Democratic Is The American Constitution
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Author : Robert A. Dahl
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2003-11-10
How Democratic Is The American Constitution written by Robert A. Dahl and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-10 with Law categories.
In this provocative book, one of our most eminent political scientists questions the extent to which the American Constitution furthers democratic goals. Robert Dahl reveals the Constitution's potentially antidemocratic elements and explains why they are there, compares the American constitutional system to other democratic systems, and explores how we might alter our political system to achieve greater equality among citizens. In a new chapter for this second edition, he shows how increasing differences in state populations revealed by the Census of 2000 have further increased the veto power over constitutional amendments held by a tiny minority of Americans. He then explores the prospects for changing some important political practices that are not prescribed by the written Constitution, though most Americans may assume them to be so.
The East Asian Challenge For Democracy
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Author : Daniel A. Bell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-08-12
The East Asian Challenge For Democracy written by Daniel A. Bell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-12 with Political Science categories.
The rise of China, along with problems of governance in democratic countries, has reinvigorated the theory of political meritocracy. But what is the theory of political meritocracy and how can it set standards for evaluating political progress (and regress)? To help answer these questions, this volume gathers a series of commissioned research papers from an interdisciplinary group of leading philosophers, historians and social scientists. The result is the first book in decades to examine the rise (or revival) of political meritocracy and what it will mean for political developments in China and the rest of the world. Despite its limitations, meritocracy has contributed much to human flourishing in East Asia and beyond and will continue to do so in the future. This book is essential reading for those who wish to further the debate and perhaps even help to implement desirable forms of political change.
Beyond Citizenship
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Author : Peter J. Spiro
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-02
Beyond Citizenship written by Peter J. Spiro and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02 with Law categories.
These communities, Spiro argues, are replacing bonds that once connected people to the nation-state, with profound implications for the future of governance."--BOOK JACKET.
How To Save A Constitutional Democracy
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Author : Tom Ginsburg
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2018-10-05
How To Save A Constitutional Democracy written by Tom Ginsburg and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-05 with Law categories.
Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self rule. In the United States, the election of Donald Trump marked a decisive turning point for many. What kind of president calls the news media the “enemy of the American people,” or sees a moral equivalence between violent neo-Nazi protesters in paramilitary formation and residents of a college town defending the racial and ethnic diversity of their homes? Yet, whatever our concerns about the current president, we can be assured that the Constitution offers safeguards to protect against lasting damage—or can we? How to Save a Constitutional Democracy mounts an urgent argument that we can no longer afford to be complacent. Drawing on a rich array of other countries’ experiences with democratic backsliding, Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z. Huq show how constitutional rules can either hinder or hasten the decline of democratic institutions. The checks and balances of the federal government, a robust civil society and media, and individual rights—such as those enshrined in the First Amendment—do not necessarily succeed as bulwarks against democratic decline. Rather, Ginsburg and Huq contend, the sobering reality for the United States is that, to a much greater extent than is commonly realized, the Constitution’s design makes democratic erosion more, not less, likely. Its structural rigidity has had the unforeseen consequence of empowering the Supreme Court to fill in some details—often with doctrines that ultimately facilitate rather than inhibit the infringement of rights. Even the bright spots in the Constitution—the First Amendment, for example—may have perverse consequences in the hands of a deft communicator, who can degrade the public sphere by wielding hateful language that would be banned in many other democracies. But we—and the rest of the world—can do better. The authors conclude by laying out practical steps for how laws and constitutional design can play a more positive role in managing the risk of democratic decline.
Disenfranchising Democracy
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Author : David A. Bateman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-10-25
Disenfranchising Democracy written by David A. Bateman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-25 with History categories.
Disenfranchising Democracy examines the exclusions that accompany democratization and provides a theory of the expansion and restriction of voting rights.