How democratic is the American Constitution? [electronic resource] /
Robert A. Dahl.
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2001.
- x, 198 p. : ill.
- The Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics .
- Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-190) and index.
Introduction: fundamental questions -- What the framers couldn't know -- The constitution as a model: an American illusion -- Electing the president -- How well does the constitutional system perform? -- Why not a more democratic constitution? -- Some reflections on the prospects for a more democratic constitution.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Constitutional law--United States. Constitutional history--United States. Democracy.