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Democratic theories and the Constitution /

Main Author: Edelman, Martin.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1984.
Series:SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues
Subjects:
Constitutional law > United States.
Democracy.
Political science > United States.
Democracia.
Política > EE. UU.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Constitutional law.
United States.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=7324
Table of Contents:
  • The Republican Constitution
  • The Constitution construed and democratic theories vindicated
  • Constitutional exegesis old and new
  • The challenge to tradition
  • The competitive paradigm for democracy
  • Realist theory
  • Optimalist theory
  • Liberal natural rights theory
  • The functional contract
  • The individualistic contract
  • The utility of reason.

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