{"product_id":"republic-on-trial-the-case-for-representative-democracy-paperback","title":"Republic on Trial: The Case for Representative Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Rosenthal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBurdett A. Loomis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Hibbing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite all the arguing from politicians, special interests, and political parties, Americans basically agree on the most important political issues. If only our legislators would stop fighting over obtuse policy details and really listen to what ordinary Americans want, representatives on Capitol Hill and in the statehouses would actually get something done, right? \u003cem\u003eWrong.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmericans perceive consensus when in reality there is none. The fact of the matter is Americans not only disagree on the most significant challenges facing the country, but also conflict on what to do about them. On issue after issue--crime, Social Security, homosexual rights, military intervention, abortion--the American public is deeply divided over the proper course of action. Yet our system is not flawed by this division; democracy is necessarily complex and contentious. In truth, without these messy and chaotic features of governance, our system would not be working as the Founders envisioned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn lucid and lively prose, the authors lay out criteria with which to assess our representative system. By showing students what democracy entails in practice--the in′s and out′s of legislators actually doing their jobs--they will come to see that uncertainty, competing interests, confusion, bargaining, compromise, and conflict are central to the proper functioning of our democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Rosenthal\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University. He has collaborated in activities with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the Council of State Governments (CSG), and the State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF) and worked on projects and studies for legislatures in about 35 states. Currently, he is working with NCSL, the American Political Science Association (APSA), and the Center for Civic Education on the development and communication of a new public perspective on representative democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn New Jersey, he chaired the Ad Hoc Commission on Legislative Ethics and Campaign Finance in 1990, was selected as the independent member and chair of the Redistricting Commission in 1992, and in 1993 received the Governor′s Award for Public Service. In 1995 Rosenthal received APSA′s Charles E. Merriam Award, which honors a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis recent books include \u003ci\u003eRepublic on Trial: The Case for Representative Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (Rosenthal et al., 2003) and \u003ci\u003eHeavy Lifting: The Job of the American Legislature\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurdett A. Loomis \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of political science at the University of Kansas. A former American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow and recipient of a Kemper Teaching Award, he has written extensively on legislatures, political careers, interest groups, and policymaking. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn R. Hibbing\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of political science at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His books include Stealth Democracy: How Americans Want Government to Work, cowritten with Elizabeth Theiss-Morse (2002). \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarl T. Kurtz\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the National Conference on State Legislatures' Trust for Representative Democracy. He has written, consulted, and lectured widely on American state legislatures and elections. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.98 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50375655489773,"sku":"9781568026527","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/bkz_8c3dXA9781568026527.webp?v=1785567271","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/republic-on-trial-the-case-for-representative-democracy-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}