TY - BOOK AU - Dahl,Robert Alan ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - How democratic is the American Constitution? T2 - The Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics AV - KF4550 .D34 2001eb U1 - 342.73/02 21 PY - 2001/// CY - New Haven PB - Yale University Press KW - Constitutional law KW - United States KW - Constitutional history KW - Democracy KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10170872 ER -