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How democratic is the American Constitution?
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- Creator
- Robert A. Dahl
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Second edition
- New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2003
- Physical Details
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- x, 224 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- ISBNs
- 0300095244, 9780300095241, 097263570X, 9780972635707
- OCLC
- ocm52783753
- Previous ed.: New Haven, Conn.; London: Yale University Press, 2001.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-216) 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 -- Further reflections: changing the unwritten constitution -- Appendix A: on the terms "democracy" and "republic" -- Appendix B: tables and figures