Is this any way to run a democratic government? [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen J. Wayne, editor

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.973
• Soggetto topico: Democracy - United States
• Altri autori: WayneStephen J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Democratic theory -- pt. 2. A democratic congress? -- pt. 3. A democratic executive? -- pt. 4. A democratic judiciary?.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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?Is This Any
• Titolo autorizzato: Is this any way to run a democratic government
• ISBN: 1-58901-349-2; 1-4356-3896-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781837003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II