Title Republic on trial : the case for representative democracy / Alan Rosenthal ... [and others].

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2003]
	©2003

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	JK1726 .R73 2003	Available	---

Description	xiv, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	1. What does the public think? -- 2. What did the framers have in mind? -- 3. Where do people stand on issues? -- 4. What makes legislators tick? -- 5. How are legislators linked to their constituencies? -- 6. How special are the special interests? -- 7. Why is the political process contentious? -- 8. What makes legislators and legislatures accountable? -- 9. How well have legislatures been working? -- 10. Representative democracy does work.
Subject	Democracy -- United States.
	Democracy.
	United States.
	Representative government and representation -- United States.
	Representative government and representation.
	Legislators -- United States.
	Legislators.
	Political participation -- United States.
	Political participation.
	United States -- Politics and government -- Public opinion.
	Politics and government.
	Public opinion.
	Public opinion -- United States.
Added Author	Rosenthal, Alan, 1932-2013.
ISBN	1568026528 alkaline paper