Republic at risk : an introduction to American politics
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Republic at risk : an introduction to American politics
Cambridge University Press, 2022
2nd ed
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Previous ed.: Brooks/Cole, 1990
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-254) and index
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When people have the freedom to further their own personal interests in politics, the results may be disastrous. Chaos? Tyranny? Can a political system be set up to avoid these pitfalls, while still granting citizens and politicians the freedom to pursue their interests? Republic at Risk is a concise and engaging introduction to American politics. The guiding theme is the problem of self-interest in politics, which James Madison took as his starting point in his defense of representative government in Federalist 10 and 51. Madison believed that unchecked self-interest in politics was a risk to a well-ordered and free society. But he also held that political institutions could be designed to harness self-interest for the greater good. Putting Madison's theory to the test, the authors examine modern challenges to the integrity and effectiveness of US policy-making institutions, inviting readers to determine how best to respond to these risks.
Table of Contents
- Preface to the second edition
- Introduction
- 1. Some enduring questions and relevant concepts
- 2. Big answers, bigger questions: Madison's theory of the republic
- 3. Citizen participation in politics: an interest in self-interest?
- 4. Who's in charge here? Voting choice in elections
- 5. Interest groups and pluralist theory: self-interest in the republic reconsidered
- 6. Political parties: an alternative to the republic?
- 7. A pivotal politics model of the policy process: the separation of powers re-imagined
- 8. Congress: representation and power
- 9. Presidential leadership: beyond self-interest?
- 10. The Supreme Court: another way out of the problem of self-interest?
- 11. Conclusion: self-interest and representative government
- Appendix Federalist 10 and 51 by James Madison
- References
- Index.
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