Bad for Democracy: How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the PeopleU of Minnesota Press - 263 pages |
Contents
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1 How the President Becomes a Superhero | 29 |
2 Voting and the Incredibly Shrinking Citizen | 69 |
3 Presidential War Powers and Politics as War | 109 |
4 Going Corporate with the Unitary Executive | 145 |
Reclaiming Democratic Power for Ourselves | 183 |
Acknowledgments | 223 |
Bibliography | 227 |
Index | 237 |
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Bad for Democracy: How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the People Dana D. Nelson No preview available - 2008 |
Bad for Democracy: How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the People Dana D. Nelson No preview available - 2008 |
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