How did democracy become so vulnerable in America? Donald Trump is a shrill warning of the political system's fragility, but he alone is not the problem. The vulnerability is broader and deeper-and looms still. Even before Trump ran for president, his disdain for the rules and norms of democracy and the US Constitution was well-known by many prominent Republicans who were unable to stop his nomination. Trump's presidency is the culmination of a series of political decisions since the late 18th century that ceded party nominations to small cliques of ideologues. Democracy Under Fire provides a…mehr
How did democracy become so vulnerable in America? Donald Trump is a shrill warning of the political system's fragility, but he alone is not the problem. The vulnerability is broader and deeper-and looms still. Even before Trump ran for president, his disdain for the rules and norms of democracy and the US Constitution was well-known by many prominent Republicans who were unable to stop his nomination. Trump's presidency is the culmination of a series of political decisions since the late 18th century that ceded party nominations to small cliques of ideologues. Democracy Under Fire provides a readable, if disturbing, history of American democracy and proposes recommendations to restore it.
Lawrence R. Jacobs is founder and director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance (CSPG) and holds the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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* Chapter One. The Making of Democratic Vulnerability * Part I. A New Synthesis: Democracy and Order * Chapter Two. Strong Democracy and Political Representation, 1776 to 1787 * Chapter Three. The American Form of Democracy, 1796 to 1836 * Part II. Abandoning Democratic Institutions * Chapter Four. Progressive Frustrations: Institutional Limits and Reform Prophesies, 1880s to 1920s * Chapter Five. Political Elites and the Failure to Protect Democratic Institutions, 1960s to 1972 * Part III. Reviving American Democracy * Chapter Six. The Ills of Primary Elections and Democratic Deformation * Chapter Seven. Renewing American Democracy and Restraining Political Elites
* Chapter One. The Making of Democratic Vulnerability * Part I. A New Synthesis: Democracy and Order * Chapter Two. Strong Democracy and Political Representation, 1776 to 1787 * Chapter Three. The American Form of Democracy, 1796 to 1836 * Part II. Abandoning Democratic Institutions * Chapter Four. Progressive Frustrations: Institutional Limits and Reform Prophesies, 1880s to 1920s * Chapter Five. Political Elites and the Failure to Protect Democratic Institutions, 1960s to 1972 * Part III. Reviving American Democracy * Chapter Six. The Ills of Primary Elections and Democratic Deformation * Chapter Seven. Renewing American Democracy and Restraining Political Elites
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