How Democratic Is the American Constitution?

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Robert A. Dahl, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Sr. Research Scientist Sociology, is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a corresponding member of the British Academy, and a past President of the American Political Science Association. His publications include Congress and Foreign Policy; Politics, Economics and Welfare (with C. E. Lindblom); A Preface to Democratic Theory; Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City; After the Revolution?; Polyarchy; Size and Democracy (with E. R. Tufte); Dilemmas of Pluralist Democracy; A Preface to Economic Democracy; Controlling Nuclear Weapons: Democracy Versus Guardianship; Democracy and Its Critics; Toward Democracy: A Journey; On Democracy; How Democratic is the American Constitution?, Politica e virtu' , La teoria democratica de nuovo secolo, After the Goldrush: Growing up in Skagway and On Political Equality.

出版者:Yale University Press
作者:Robert A. Dahl
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頁數:240
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出版時間:2003-12-1
價格:USD 17.00
裝幀:Paperback
isbn號碼:9780300095241
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Selected by Choice as a 2003 Outstanding Academic Title

Selected by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of "The Best of the Best from the University Presses: Books You Should Know About," 2003

Selected as an outstanding book by University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries

In this provocative book, one of our most eminent political scientists poses the question, “Why should we uphold our constitution?” The vast majority of Americans venerate the American Constitution and the principles it embodies, but many also worry that the United States has fallen behind other nations on crucial democratic issues, including economic equality, racial integration, and women’s rights. Robert Dahl explores this vital tension between the Americans’ belief in the legitimacy of their constitution and their belief in the principles of democracy.

Dahl starts with the assumption that the legitimacy of the American Constitution derives solely from its utility as an instrument of democratic governance. Dahl demonstrates that, due to the context in which it was conceived, our constitution came to incorporate significant antidemocratic elements. Because the Framers of the Constitution had no relevant example of a democratic political system on which to model the American government, many defining aspects of our political system were implemented as a result of short-sightedness or last-minute compromise. Dahl highlights those elements of the American system that are most unusual and potentially antidemocratic: the federal system, the bicameral legislature, judicial review, presidentialism, and the electoral college system.

The political system that emerged from the world’s first great democratic experiment is unique—no other well-established democracy has copied it. How does the American constitutional system function in comparison to other democratic systems? How could our political system be altered to achieve more democratic ends? To what extent did the Framers of the Constitution build features into our political system that militate against significant democratic reform?

Refusing to accept the status of the American Constitution as a sacred text, Dahl challenges us all to think critically about the origins of our political system and to consider the opportunities for creating a more democratic society.

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一如既往地简洁明晰。 对托克维尔的批评发人深省:托氏认为民主统治最大的弊端是法制和政府的不稳定,但达尔说,历史表明,民主制的崩溃只发生在初建时(二三十年),之后就表现出很强的稳定性。虽然因为没有足够多样化的经验以至于不能确定,这具体是因为什么原因…… 但全书...  

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2012年美国总统大选即将在11月6日举行,但此次异常激烈与焦灼的政治形势,让选举结果变得愈发扑朔迷离。基于民意调查,本次总统大选很有可能会产生三种罕见而令人难堪的结局,让美国复杂而不尽完美的“选举人团”投票制度遭遇史上前所未有的挑战。 【输掉普选票而当选:世纪之...  

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在代议制下,若民主意味着平等代表权的话,美国宪法当中的确有许多违背民主精神的地方,不论是在最初的宪法文本中还是在加入了诸多修正案之后都是如此。但是,这是刻意为之的吗?未必。 达尔告诉我们,即便是站在那个时代政治智慧和道德约束体现顶端的美利坚制宪者们当然也有...  

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美国著名政治学家达尔对美国宪法的非民主性、反民主规定做了独特的分析与批判。有利于打破美国宪法神话,深化美国民主改革。其中许多论点和材料都是我们耳熟能详的,但是达尔的集中概括与总结,为我们的一般性阅读与学术研究打开了思路。有很多方面,如果我们习以为常,那就会...

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13W,前半段分析美國憲法體製民主與否的時候寫得非常精彩,但後半段的敗筆就在於很多問題太大而不容易在短小的篇幅內陳述清楚。至於對最高法違憲審查的權利的討論,更是草草地淺嘗輒止瞭。

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通篇討論瞭:怎麼選代錶,代幾個錶

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13W,前半段分析美國憲法體製民主與否的時候寫得非常精彩,但後半段的敗筆就在於很多問題太大而不容易在短小的篇幅內陳述清楚。至於對最高法違憲審查的權利的討論,更是草草地淺嘗輒止瞭。

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美憲法…粗略看瞭一遍,再加某人指點瞭一番…有勁的Dahl

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