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CHAPTER 2. What the Framers Couldn’t Know

  • Robert A. Dahl
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How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Fundamental Questions 1
  5. CHAPTER 2. What the Framers Couldn’t Know 7
  6. CHAPTER 3. The Constitution as a Model: An American Illusion 41
  7. CHAPTER 4. Electing the President 73
  8. CHAPTER 5. How Well Does the Constitutional System Perform? 91
  9. CHAPTER 6. Why Not a More Democratic Constitution? 121
  10. CHAPTER 7. Some Reflections on the Prospects for a More Democratic Constitution 141
  11. CHAPTER 8. Further Reflections: Changing the Unwritten Constitution 159
  12. Appendix A: On the Terms “Democracy” and “Republic” 179
  13. Appendix B: Tables and Figures 185
  14. Notes 195
  15. For Further Reading 215
  16. Index 217
https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300133721-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Fundamental Questions 1
  5. CHAPTER 2. What the Framers Couldn’t Know 7
  6. CHAPTER 3. The Constitution as a Model: An American Illusion 41
  7. CHAPTER 4. Electing the President 73
  8. CHAPTER 5. How Well Does the Constitutional System Perform? 91
  9. CHAPTER 6. Why Not a More Democratic Constitution? 121
  10. CHAPTER 7. Some Reflections on the Prospects for a More Democratic Constitution 141
  11. CHAPTER 8. Further Reflections: Changing the Unwritten Constitution 159
  12. Appendix A: On the Terms “Democracy” and “Republic” 179
  13. Appendix B: Tables and Figures 185
  14. Notes 195
  15. For Further Reading 215
  16. Index 217
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