The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic RuleLexington Books, 2004 - 162 pages The American Constitution held out the hope that ordinary people were capable of deciding their own fates, and in doing so it immeasurably elevated the dignity of common people. The organization and interplay of the parts that comprise the whole American government exist to provide people the opportunity to govern themselves and, at the same time, reveal the limits of democratic self-rule. The forgetting of these limits is not only destructive to the constitution but the nation as a whole. |
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... nature and responsibilities of leadership in the American system of constitutional democracy . In many ways the debate was confusing and contradictory . Republicans who had been willing to overlook lying or at least convenient lapses of ...
... nature and responsibilities of leadership in the American system of constitutional democracy . In many ways the debate was confusing and contradictory . Republicans who had been willing to overlook lying or at least convenient lapses of ...
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... nature and purposes of constitutional government , must not be allowed to slip away . This book is intended as a contribution to what should be a great national discussion . We would like to thank the Committee on Professional ...
... nature and purposes of constitutional government , must not be allowed to slip away . This book is intended as a contribution to what should be a great national discussion . We would like to thank the Committee on Professional ...
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... nature and problems of democracy . Since most everyone lives within a democratic horizon , they have nothing to compare de- mocracy to and no one to point out its faults . In this way , they are hampered in dealing with their social and ...
... nature and problems of democracy . Since most everyone lives within a democratic horizon , they have nothing to compare de- mocracy to and no one to point out its faults . In this way , they are hampered in dealing with their social and ...
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... nature and the human condition — was a mixed regime that combined democracy , oligarchy , and aristocracy , sharing power among the many poor , the few rich , and the even fewer well - bred . 3 The early modern political philosophers ...
... nature and the human condition — was a mixed regime that combined democracy , oligarchy , and aristocracy , sharing power among the many poor , the few rich , and the even fewer well - bred . 3 The early modern political philosophers ...
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... nature and problems of democracy : In Madison's words , " Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates , every ... natural inclinations , but must be restrained by reason and prudence . In part , this means that the people must de- fend ...
... nature and problems of democracy : In Madison's words , " Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates , every ... natural inclinations , but must be restrained by reason and prudence . In part , this means that the people must de- fend ...
Contents
James Madisons Constitution of Freedom | 9 |
Abraham Lincolns New Birth of Freedom | 25 |
Woodrow Wilsons Progressive Constitution | 50 |
Franklin Roosevelt the Great Depression and the Rise of InterestGroup Government | 67 |
Congress Increased Power and Institutional Weakness | 79 |
Presidential Leadership and the Two Publics | 98 |
The Modern Judiciary and Palliative Government Still the Least Dangerous Branch? | 112 |
Deconstitutionalization and American Foreign Policy | 126 |
National Performance Review and Madisonian Constitutionalism The Persistence of Wilsonian Administrative Thought | 136 |
Conclusion | 149 |
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About the Authors | |
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The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of ... Roger Milton Barrus No preview available - 2004 |
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