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Author Mueller, Dennis C

Title Constitutional democracy / Dennis C. Mueller
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 382 pages) : illustrations
Series Oxford University Press paperback
Oxford University Press paperback
Contents I: The Problems; 1 Democracy in America; 2 Democracy in Other Parts of the World; II: The Constitutional Perspective; 3 The Constitutional Premise; 4 Why Have Government?; 5 The Nature of a Constitution; III: Institutions to Reveal and Advance a Community's Interests; 6 Federalism; 7 Direct Democracy; 8 Representative Democracy: Proportional Representation; 9 Representative Democracy: Two-Party Government; 10 The Two Systems of Representation Compared; 11 The Parliamentary Voting Rule; IV: Institutions to Constrain Government; 12 The Referendum; 13 Bicameralism; 14 Rights
Summary This work examines how the basic constitutional structure of governments affects what they can accomplish. The author illuminates the links between the structure of democratic government and it achievements, by drawing comparisons between the American and other government systems around the world
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-370) and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Democracy.
Representative government and representation.
Comparative government.
Democracy -- United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
Comparative government
Democracy
Politics and government
Representative government and representation
Democratie.
Grondwetten.
SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1423760727
9781423760726
1602568537
9781602568532