Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Government?

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Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Government?

Name: Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Government?
Brand: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9781589010055
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Edited by Stephen J. Wayne, Preface by Stephen J. Wayne
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: May 15, 2004
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 254 x 178 mm
Weight: 410 g
Pages: 208

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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 we live? I s This Any Way to Run a Democratic Government? examines the theory and practice of American democracy and the dichotomy that currently exists between them. The contributors assess both the reasons-and the consequences-of this division between the theory of democracy and how it is played out in actuality. Focusing on the here and now, this book is about the institutions, process, and politics of government: how well they work; whether they meet the criteria for a viable democratic system; and the extent to which they contribute to good public policy.

Preface Part I: Democratic Theory 1. Issues of Democratic GovernanceStephen J. Wayne 2. The Civic Foundations of American DemocracyBeth Stark Part II: A Democratic Congress?3. Campaign Contributors and DemocracyPeter Francia, John C. Green, Wesley Joe, Paul S. Herrnson, Lynda W. Powell, Benjamin Webster, and Clyde Wilcox 4. Money and the Possibility of Democratic GovernanceMichael Bailey 5. Women in Congress: Descriptive Representation and Democratic Governance Courtenay Daum Part III: A Democratic Executive? 6. A Government That Looks Like America?Joseph A. Ferrara 7. The Promise and Peril of Presidential Polling: Between Gallup's Dream and the Morris NightmareJeremy D. Mayer and Lynn Kirby 8. Democratic Government and the Unilateral PresidencyMargaret Tseng 9. Can the Federal Budget Be Democratic? OMB's Invisible HandLynn Ross Part IV: A Democratic Judiciary?10. Does a Real Democracy Need Judicial Review? The Supreme Court as an Antidemocratic InstitutionEmily H. Hoechst 11. Entering the "Political Thicket": The Unintended Consequences of the Supreme Court's Reapportionment DecisionsSteve Glickman Conclusion 12. Is This Any Way To Run A Democratic Government?Stephen J. Wayne

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