LEADER 03210nam 2200625 450 001 9910463664603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7391-8660-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000544677 035 $a(EBL)1629202 035 $a(OCoLC)871223863 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001132708 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12442944 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001132708 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11155580 035 $a(PQKB)10375474 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1629202 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1629202 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10906707 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL577894 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000544677 100 $a20140819h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe path of American public policy $ecomparative perspectives /$fAnne Marie Cammisa and Paul Christopher Manuel 210 1$aLanham, Maryland ;$aPlymouth, England :$cLexington Books,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (239 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-8661-2 311 $a0-7391-8659-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Contents""; ""List of Images""; ""Preface. Along the Bumpy, Cobblestoned Path""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1. Of Ideas and Institutions: The Foundational Tension of American Democracy""; ""Chapter 2. The Path of Political Development in Great Britain and the United States: A Brief Comparative History""; ""Chapter 3. Agenda Setting and Agenda Control: Case One: A Legislative History of the 1994 Republican Contract with America""; ""Chapter 4. Agenda Setting and Agenda Control: Case Two: The 2008a???2010 Battle over Healthcare"" 327 $a""Chapter 5. What if American Democracy Were on a Different Path?""""Chapter 6. Conclusion: Ideas and Institutions Matter""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Authors"" 330 $aAmong all the worlds' democracies, the American system of government is perhaps the most self-conscious about preventing majority tyranny. The American constitutional system is predicated on an inherent ideational and institutional tension dating back to the foundation of the nation in the eighteenth century, which constrains innovative policy development. Namely, the framers designed a system that simultaneously seeks to protect the rights of the minority out of power and provide for majority rule. These opposing goals are based on the idea that limiting governmental power will guarantee indi 606 $aPolitical planning$zUnited States 606 $aComparative government 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government 607 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical planning 615 0$aComparative government. 676 $a320.60973 700 $aCammisa$b Anne Marie$0935475 702 $aManuel$b Paul Christopher 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463664603321 996 $aThe path of American public policy$92107196 997 $aUNINA