America's Democratic Republic

by Edward S. Greenberg, Benjamin I. Page

Part of the popular ";Penguin Academics"; Series, America's Democratic Republic is a brief, affordable book in an accessible trade-like format that explores the clash between the democratic aspirations of the American people and the republican foundations of our Constitution. Written with a lively, narrative style, this text traces the storyline of American government and focuses on the .long standing and inescapable tension between the country’s 18th Century republican Constitutional foundations and the democratic aspirations of the American people. The thematic framework helps students to consider American government and politics as a hybrid--rooted equally in the founder’s intentions to restrain the majority and the people’s growing demand for a more fully realized democracy. In this manner, America’s Democratic Republic provides an engaging narrativ

Genres: Textbooks

704 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2004

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was supposed to have taken a course on American Government prior to being accepted into grad school. I was accepted with the agreement that I take this class in a 'short course' fashion. The class was Thursday night, Friday night and all day Saturday. After finishing the class I wish that I had taken this class over a full semester. There was a lot of information in this book that I had never known, and as an interested citizen I should have known. 450 pages of text in three days is just too much. But the good news is that this was a survey class of what I will be studying for the next two years, so I should get my fill of it by then...

[Knarik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative.