LEADER 03456oam 22007094a 450 001 9910792168503321 005 20170821193115.0 010 $a0-8131-4505-8 010 $a0-8131-4525-2 010 $a0-8131-4506-6 035 $a(CKB)2560000000141490 035 $a(EBL)1676442 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001181132 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11778587 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001181132 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11139954 035 $a(PQKB)10518493 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000862410 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1676442 035 $a(OCoLC)877868065 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse32412 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30373935 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30373935 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000141490 100 $a20140331d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmbition in America$b[electronic resource] $ePolitical Power and the Collapse of Citizenship /$fJeffrey A. Becker 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cUniversity Press of Kentucky,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (211 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-306-67390-9 311 $a0-8131-4504-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface: the triumph of ambition and the collapse of citizenship? -- Introduction : the paradox of power in America -- The ambition of moral citizens : belonging and the limits of the moral community -- The ambition of interests : American constitutionalism -- The ambition of popular control : Jacksonian democracy and American populism -- The ambition to recover democratic excellence : Tocqueville and Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- To flatter and obey : the triumph of ambition -- Keeping ambition accountable : a place for political parties -- Conclusion : the collapse of modern citizenship. 330 $aMost Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. The structure of political representation and the separation of powers detailed in the United States Constitution were intended to restrain self-interested ambition. Because not all citizens have a desire to rule, republican democracies must choose leaders from pools of ambitious candidates while trying to prevent those same people from exploiting public power to dominate the less ambitious.Ambition in America: Political Power and the 606 $aPolitical culture$zUnited States 606 $aCitizenship$zUnited States 606 $aPower (Social sciences)$zUnited States 606 $aRepresentative government and representation$zUnited States 606 $aAmbition$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical participation$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical culture 615 0$aCitizenship 615 0$aPower (Social sciences) 615 0$aRepresentative government and representation 615 0$aAmbition$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPolitical participation$xSocial aspects 676 $a306.20973 700 $aBecker$b Jeffrey A.$f1968-$01574142 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792168503321 996 $aAmbition in America$93850236 997 $aUNINA