TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taylor,Steven J.L.
TI  - The Unfinished American Project: Founding Sins, Institutional Failures, and Expanding Democracy to Form a More Perfect Union 
SN  - 9783111559742
AV  - JK1726 .T39 2024
U1  - 320.973 23/eng/20241016
PY  - 2024///]
CY  - Berlin, Boston
PB  - De Gruyter
KW  - Democracy
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - African American/Black Politics
KW  - Campaign Finance
KW  - Congress, House of Representatives, Senate
KW  - Electoral College
N1  - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Chapter One Introduction to The Unfinished American Project --; Chapter Two Democratic Shortcomings in Selecting the Chief Executive --; Chapter Three Democracy Compromised in the Legislative Branch --; Chapter Four The Judicial Branch Sends Mixed Messages on Expanding Democracy --; Chapter Five The U.S. Territories: More than Four Million Unenfranchised Citizens --; Chapter Six Conclusion and Proposals for Change --; List of Figures --; List of Tables --; Bibliography --; Subject Index --; Author Index; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - This book delves into democratic deficiencies in the United States federal government, especially those that disenfranchise minority communities. It highlights key contemporary and persistent challenges to American democracy, examines them in their historical context, and proposes reforms to remedy them. It will serve as unique secondary text for US government & politics, African American racial & ethnic politics, and public policy courses
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111558394
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783111558394
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783111558394/original
ER  -