American Democracy In Peril : Eight Challenges To America's Future - 5th edition

Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Preface
Introduction: Models of Democracy
Precursors to Modern Democratic Theory
Protective Democracy
Developmental Democracy
Pluralist Democracy
Participatory Democracy
The Models Compared

1. The First Challenge: Separation of Powers

The Founders' Work
The Jeffersonian Model
The Separation of Powers and Democratic Values
The Parliamentary Alternative
Meeting the Challenge: Bridging the Separation of Powers

2. The Second Challenge: The Imperial Judiciary

The Least Democratic Branch
A Brief History of Judicial Review
Two Cases of Judicial Usurpation
Can Judicial Review Be Made Consistent with Democracy?
The Judicialization of American Politics as a Challenge to Democracy
Meeting the Challenge: Revitalize American Democracy

3. The Third Challenge: Radical Individualism

Individualism in the American Tradition
American ''Habits of the Heart''
The Flaws of Libertarianism
Our Pathological Politics of Rights and Interests
The Failed Opportunity to Build Community after 9/11
Meeting the Challenge: Balance Rights with Responsibilities

4. The Fourth Challenge: Citizen Participation

Citizen Participation and Democratic Theory
Citizen Political Participation
Signs of Civic Disengagement
The New Citizen Activism
Participation as a Challenge to Democracy
Meeting the Challenge: More, Not Less, Participation

5. The Fifth Challenge: Trivialized Elections

Equal Representation
Deliberation
Control
Meeting the Challenge: Reform Electoral Institutions, Promote Democratic Deliberation

6. The Sixth Challenge: The ''Privileged Position'' of Business

American Politics as Pluralist Heaven
Business: The ''Privileged'' Group
Why Business Privilege Is a Threat to Democracy
Objections to the Privileged-Position-of-Business Thesis
Meeting the Challenge: Democratic Action to Reduce Business Privilege

7. The Seventh Challenge: Inequality

Equality and Democratic Theory
The End of the American Dream?
The Persistence of Racial Inequality
Economic Inequality's Challenge to Democracy
Meeting the Challenge: Policies to Promote Equality

8. The Eighth Challenge: The National Security State

A Brief History of the National Security State
Secrecy
Centralization
Repression
Distortion
Meeting the Challenge: Reform to Achieve True Security

Notes
Index