Tensions Of American Federal Democracy

Author : Jared Sonnicksen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000533190
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tensions of American Federal Democracy written by Jared Sonnicksen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tensions of American Federal Democracy uses an original analytical framework combined with comparative perspectives – including those of other modern federal democracies – to explore the jigsaw puzzle that is the state of American federal democracy. The USA has a complex political system prone to "divided government", which has become highly polarized in recent years. The reasons for this extend further and deeper than party diversification or rising populism. This book provides an original contribution encompassing the US polity and its overall development. The author explores how the US constitution has predisposed branches and levels of government to multiple forms of separation of power and constituency; and how developments in democratic and federal government over time have fostered more competition, diffusion, and decoupling, despite earlier trends to more cross-branch and cross-level cooperation. The book thus addresses a multifaceted inquiry, interrogating and conceptualizing the connections between institutions, ideas, and political development, while exploring the interlinkage between the institutional parameters of multidimensional division of powers, constitutional political ideas and their contestation, and the limitation of the state in the US federal democratic system. This book will appeal to students and scholars of political science, American government and constitutional politics, federalism, comparative politics, and political theory.

Author : Martha Derthick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521640398
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dilemmas of Scale in America's Federal Democracy written by Martha Derthick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-06-13 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nationalist and local traditions vie within the American federal system and the American experiment with self-government. Bringing together contributions from history, political science and sociology, this book focuses primarily on the local, seeking to recapture its origins, explain its current impact and assess its worth.

Author : Arthur Benz
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487509006
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Federal Democracies at Work written by Arthur Benz and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applying an innovative approach to capture varieties and dynamics of federal democracies, this collection examines the conditions, mechanisms and practices that make federal democracies work.

Author : Temple University. Center for the Study of Federalism
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching about American Federal Democracy written by Temple University. Center for the Study of Federalism and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten essays discuss federal democracy, the form of government of the United States. The first essay discusses the origins of American federalism. The second examines why we have a federal system, the functions federalism serves, and the consequences of federalism for the American political system. Federalism in the Constitution and constitutional law are treated in the third essay. The importance of cultural pluralism in American life and the role of American federalism in supporting pluralism are the foci of the fourth essay. The roles that the local community, the states, and political parties play in the federal system are examined in essays 5, 6, and 7, respectively. State, local, and professional roles in citizenship education are discussed in the eighth essay. The ninth essay explores how high school U.S. history and government textbooks approach federalism. The concluding essay describes resources on federalism that can be used in curriculum development at the secondary and college levels. Many of the essays are followed by topics for further study and suggested readings for teachers. (RM)

Author : Robert W. Hoffert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Politics of Tensions written by Robert W. Hoffert and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher J Bosso
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429981996
Total Pages : 663 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Government written by Christopher J Bosso and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Woven through this text is the unifying theme that American politics represents “conflict and compromise,” in direct opposition to the increasingly commonly held view that all politics is dirty and all politicians are crooks. By presenting a balance of essential factual content with a broad assessment of system dynamics and their policy effects, the authors provide an accessible yet sophisticated overview of American politics. Features: Coherent theme of “conflict versus compromise” in the American political system Consistent examination of American history for institutional development Emphasis on the positive role of citizenship in shaping good government Each chapter is accompanied by primary source readings Concise 12 chapter format"

Author : James A. Thurber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Divided Democracy written by James A. Thurber and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Meg Jacobs
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400825822
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Democratic Experiment written by Meg Jacobs and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-10 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a series of fascinating essays that explore topics in American politics from the nation's founding to the present day , The Democratic Experiment opens up exciting new avenues for historical research while offering bold claims about the tensions that have animated American public life. Revealing the fierce struggles that have taken place over the role of the federal government and the character of representative democracy, the authors trace the contested and dynamic evolution of the national polity. The contributors, who represent the leading new voices in the revitalized field of American political history, offer original interpretations of the nation's political past by blending methodological insights from the new institutionalism in the social sciences and studies of political culture. They tackle topics as wide-ranging as the role of personal character of political elites in the Early Republic, to the importance of courts in building a modern regulatory state, to the centrality of local political institutions in the late twentieth century. Placing these essays side by side encourages the asking of new questions about the forces that have shaped American politics over time. An unparalleled example of the new political history in action, this book will be vastly influential in the field. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Brian Balogh, Sven Beckert, Rebecca Edwards, Joanne B. Freeman, Richard R. John, Ira Katznelson, James T. Kloppenberg, Matthew D. Lassiter, Thomas J. Sugrue, Michael Vorenberg, and Michael Willrich.

Author : Anthony R. DiMaggio
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438476957
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Power in America written by Anthony R. DiMaggio and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzing major political institutions such as Congress, the courts, the presidency, and the media, this book chronicles how the interests of affluent Americans—particularly business, professional, and corporate interests—dominate over those of "average" citizens. Anthony R. DiMaggio examines American political behavior, as it relates to lobbying, citizen activism, media consumption, and voting, to demonstrate how the public is often misinformed and manipulated regarding major political and economic matters. However, record public distrust of the government and the increasing popularity of mass protests suggest that most Americans are deeply unhappy with the political status quo, and many are willing to fight for change. Political Power in America details this interplay between a political system dominated by the affluent few and the rise of mass political distrust and protest. It offers information and tools needed to better understand the democratic deficit in American politics, while providing opportunities for discussing what we might do to address the mounting crisis of declining democracy.

Author : David A. Moss
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674971450
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy written by David A. Moss and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historian David Moss adapts the case study method made famous by Harvard Business School to revitalize our conversations about governance and democracy and show how the United States has often thrived on political conflict. These 19 cases ask us to weigh choices and consequences, wrestle with momentous decisions, and come to our own conclusions.