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The evils of such a system which are mainly those of minority domination must be carefully distinguished from those which result from majority control . The critics of American political institutions have as a rule ignored the former or ...
The evils of such a system which are mainly those of minority domination must be carefully distinguished from those which result from majority control . The critics of American political institutions have as a rule ignored the former or ...
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by which the will of the majority shall be permitted to guide the course of the government only under controlling checks that experience has shown to be necessary to secure for the minority its share of the benefit to the whole people ...
by which the will of the majority shall be permitted to guide the course of the government only under controlling checks that experience has shown to be necessary to secure for the minority its share of the benefit to the whole people ...
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4 September 25 , 1804 . have such majority , then , from the persons having the highest numbers , not exceeding three , on the list of those voted for as President , the House of Representatives shall choose , immediately , by ballot ...
4 September 25 , 1804 . have such majority , then , from the persons having the highest numbers , not exceeding three , on the list of those voted for as President , the House of Representatives shall choose , immediately , by ballot ...
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Contents
I | 1 |
A message of hope and a promise of action First Inaugural Address | 5 |
The clash of cultures C A Eastman 1915 | 11 |
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| Title | The Making of American Democracy: 1865-1960 Volume 2 of The Making of American Democracy: Readings and Documents, Ray Allen Billington |
| Editor | Ray Allen Billington |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962 |
| ISBN | 0209540710, 9780209540712 |
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