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... Press , 1989. A thoughtful discussion of direct versus representative democracy , as well as a review of initiative , referendum , and recall devices . Dahl , Robert A. Democracy and Its Critics . New Haven , Conn .: Yale University Press ...
... Press , 1989. A thoughtful discussion of direct versus representative democracy , as well as a review of initiative , referendum , and recall devices . Dahl , Robert A. Democracy and Its Critics . New Haven , Conn .: Yale University Press ...
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... press conference . These meetings with the press can be a double - edged sword . They give the president an opportunity to present his point of view to the public , but they also allow the press to raise issues a president might rather ...
... press conference . These meetings with the press can be a double - edged sword . They give the president an opportunity to present his point of view to the public , but they also allow the press to raise issues a president might rather ...
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... Press , 1991 ) . 11. For an argument that voters look ahead to the economic future and reward or punish the president based on rational expectations , see Michael B. MacKuen , Robert S. Erickson , and James A. Stimson , " Peasants or ...
... Press , 1991 ) . 11. For an argument that voters look ahead to the economic future and reward or punish the president based on rational expectations , see Michael B. MacKuen , Robert S. Erickson , and James A. Stimson , " Peasants or ...
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Politics and Political Science | 1 |
The Purposes of Government | 7 |
The Paradox of Democracy | 15 |
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