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BL
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784244
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b604257
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Bruce Miroff [and others].
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The Democratic debate : : American politics in an age of change\ Bruce Miroff [and others].
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5th ed
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| Publication Statement
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Australia ; Boston: Cengage/Wadsworth, ©2010.
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xxii, 489 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0547216386
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: 9780547216386
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| Notes
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Prev. ed.: The democratic debate / Bruce Miroff, Raymond Seidelman, Todd Swanstrom. 2007.
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| Contents
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Part I: FOUNDATIONS. 1. Introduction: The Democratic Debate. 2. The Revolution and the Constitution: Origins of the Democratic Debate. 3. The American Political Economy. 4. Public Opinion and Political Culture: Can the People Be Fooled? Part II: PARTICIPATION. 5. Where Have All the Voters Gone? 6. Campaigns: Organized Money versus Organized People. 7. US Parties: Who Has a Vote? 8. The Media: Who Sets the Political Agenda? 9. Interest Group Politics: Elite Bias. 10. Mass Movement Politics: The Great Equalizer. Part III: INSTITUTIONS. 11. Congress: A Vehicle for Popular Democracy? 12. Presidential Leadership and Elite Democracy. 13. Bureaucracy: Myth and Reality. 14. The Judiciary and the Democratic Debate. 15. State and Local Politics: The Dilemma of Federalism. Part IV: POLICY. 16. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. 17. Economic and Social Policy: The Democratic Connections. 18. Foreign Policy in the National Security State.
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"With the compelling historic tension between elite and popular models of democracy as a framework, THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE offers a compelling examination of American democracy. From anti-federalism to contemporary social movements, special attention is given to people whose inspirational actions made a difference. Recent events, including Enron, the evolution of the Christian Right, the protests against the War in Iraq, and the Terry Schiavo case, provide relevance and a new perspective on politics."
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Politics and government
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United States -- Politics and government.
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United States.
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JK276.B783 2010
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Bruce Miroff
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| Parallel Title
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American politics in an age of change
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