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Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Government?
Stephen J. . Ed(S): Wayne
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Paperback. Has our system of checks and balances between the three branches of our federal government undergone changes for good or ill over the years since the Constitution was set as the cornerstone of our nation? This book examines the theory and practice of American democracy and the dichotomy that currently exists between them. Editor(s): Wayne, Stephen J. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Has our system of checks and balances between the three branches of our federal government undergone changes for good or ill over the years since the Constitution was set as the cornerstone of our nation? How stand our political traditions, our personal freedoms, our purported equality, our sense of governance "of, by, and for the people"? Are we the democratic nation we set out to be, or do we have a distance to go to achieve this ideal? Alternatively, is approaching a democratic ideal desirable today in the light of the smaller, more integrated, and dangerous world in which ... Read more
Has our system of checks and balances between the three branches of our federal government undergone changes for good or ill over the years since the Constitution was set as the cornerstone of our nation? How stand our political traditions, our personal freedoms, our purported equality, our sense of governance "of, by, and for the people"? Are we the democratic nation we set out to be, or do we have a distance to go to achieve this ideal? Alternatively, is approaching a democratic ideal desirable today in the light of the smaller, more integrated, and dangerous world in which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589010055
SKU
V9781589010055
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Ref
99-50
About Stephen J. . Ed(S): Wayne
Stephen J. Wayne is a professor of government at Georgetown University and the author of The Road to the White House, and coauthor of Presidential Leadership.
Reviews for Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Government?
"The title of this book asks the right question, and Wayne and his contributors provide cuttingedge public law and political science responses. If you want your students to get up to speed on the most important issues in the study of American politics, this volume would be a good place to start." - Richard M. Pious, Adolph and Effie Ochs ... Read more