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Book SynopsisFocusing on the tension between elite and popular models of democracy, individuals and movements that made a difference, and recent events, THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE makes American democracy become more relevant, compelling, and lively.
Trade Review1. Introduction: The Democratic Debate. 2. The Revolution and the Constitution: Origins of the Democratic Debate. 3. The Dilemma of American Federalism. 4. The American Political Economy. 5. Public Opinion and Political Culture: Can The People Be Fooled? 6. Democracy and Voting. 7. Campaigns: Organized Money versus Organized People. 8. U.S. Parties: Who Has a Voice? 9. The Media: Who Sets the Political Agenda? 10. Interest Group Politics: Popular Pressure or Elite Bias? 11. Mass Movement Politics: The Great Equalizer. 12. Congress: A Vehicle for Popular Democracy? 13. Presidential Leadership and Elite Democracy. 14. Bureaucracy: Myth and Reality. 15. The Judiciary and the Democratic Debate. 16. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. 17. Economic and Social Policy: The Democratic Connections. 18. Foreign Policy in the National Security State.
Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Democratic Debate. 2. The Revolution and the Constitution: Origins of the Democratic Debate. 3. The Dilemma of American Federalism. 4. The American Political Economy. 5. Public Opinion and Political Culture: Can The People Be Fooled? 6. Democracy and Voting. 7. Campaigns: Organized Money versus Organized People. 8. U.S. Parties: Who Has a Voice? 9. The Media: Who Sets the Political Agenda? 10. Interest Group Politics: Popular Pressure or Elite Bias? 11. Mass Movement Politics: The Great Equalizer. 12. Congress: A Vehicle for Popular Democracy? 13. Presidential Leadership and Elite Democracy. 14. Bureaucracy: Myth and Reality. 15. The Judiciary and the Democratic Debate. 16. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. 17. Economic and Social Policy: The Democratic Connections. 18. Foreign Policy in the National Security State.
