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035 _a(DE-B1597)9783111558394
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082 0 4 _a320.973
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aTaylor, Steven J. L.
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe Unfinished American Project :
_bFounding Sins, Institutional Failures, and Expanding Democracy to Form a More Perfect Union /
_cSteven J. L. Taylor.
264 1 _aBerlin ;
_aBoston :
_bDe Gruyter,
_c[2024]
264 4 _c2024
300 _a1 online resource (X, 171 p.)
336 _atext
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tContents --
_tChapter One Introduction to The Unfinished American Project --
_tChapter Two Democratic Shortcomings in Selecting the Chief Executive --
_tChapter Three Democracy Compromised in the Legislative Branch --
_tChapter Four The Judicial Branch Sends Mixed Messages on Expanding Democracy --
_tChapter Five The U.S. Territories: More than Four Million Unenfranchised Citizens --
_tChapter Six Conclusion and Proposals for Change --
_tList of Figures --
_tList of Tables --
_tBibliography --
_tSubject Index --
_tAuthor Index
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aThis 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.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Nov 2024)
650 0 _aDemocracy
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
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653 _aAfrican American/Black Politics.
653 _aCampaign Finance.
653 _aCongress, House of Representatives, Senate.
653 _aElectoral College.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9783111558394
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783111558394
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