The founding fathers v. the people paradoxes of American democracy - King, Anthony, 1934-; ebrary, Inc. (Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012)
Preface -- An assortment of puzzles -- Who-and what-were "the people"? -- The people in the house of power -- The exaltation of the people -- The people move upstairs -- Two tectonic plates, two nostalgias -- An assortment of solutions -- Democracy in America.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Democracy -- United States; Separation of powers -- United States; Constitutional history -- United States; United States -- Politics and government; United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy; Electronic books