The United States: An Experiment in DemocracyHarper, 1920 - 332 páginas |
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... elected by an electoral college , but now in fact elected directly by the people , for a term of four years . Aside from a limited right of vetoing laws passed by Congress , the chief function of the President is to " take care that the ...
... elected by an electoral college , but now in fact elected directly by the people , for a term of four years . Aside from a limited right of vetoing laws passed by Congress , the chief function of the President is to " take care that the ...
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... elected by the people , or by officials ap- pointed by some one who is himself elected by the people . But who are the people ? And do the legislative bodies and executive officials always represent the wishes of the people ? The people ...
... elected by the people , or by officials ap- pointed by some one who is himself elected by the people . But who are the people ? And do the legislative bodies and executive officials always represent the wishes of the people ? The people ...
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... elected representatives . Their effect is in some measure to transform elected officials from representatives to agents of the people . Meantime , the trend toward a greater de- gree of democracy has taken the form of an extension of ...
... elected representatives . Their effect is in some measure to transform elected officials from representatives to agents of the people . Meantime , the trend toward a greater de- gree of democracy has taken the form of an extension of ...
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