01630cam a22003374a 4500001000800000005001700008006001900025007001500044008004100059020004000100035002500140035001700165040001200182043001200194050002300206100003300229245006600262260004800328300003200376490005900408504006600467505032100533533015200854650003901006650004301045650001501088655002901103710001701132830005601149856008701205631355920150202180325.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||010718s2001    ctua    sb    001 0 eng    z978-0300092180 (cloth : alk. paper)  a(CaPaEBR)ebr10170872  a(NNC)6313559  aLCcPUL  an-us---14aK F4550b.D34 20011 aDahl, Robert A.,d1915-2014.10aHow democratic is the American Constitution?cRobert A. Dahl.  aNew Haven :bYale University Press,cc2001.  ax, 198 p. :bill. ;c22 cm.1 aThe Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]-190) and index.0 aIntroduction: 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2007.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aConstitutional lawzUnited States. 0aConstitutional historyzUnited States. 0aDemocracy. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc. 0aCastle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics.40uhttp://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6313559zClick here for full text.