How Democratic Is the American Constitution?

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"How Democratic Is the American Constitution?" is a scholarly book by political scientist Robert A. Dahl that critically examines the undemocratic features and historical compromises embedded in the U.S. Constitution.

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A. Field Notes on Democracy
Field Notes on Democracy is a collection of political essays by Arundhati Roy that critiques contemporary Indian democracy, nationalism, and state power.
B. The Court and the Constitution
The Court and the Constitution is a scholarly book by legal scholar and former U.S. Solicitor General Archibald Cox examining the role and evolution of the Supreme Court in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
C. The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty is a political economy book that explores how the balance between state power and societal forces shapes the emergence and preservation of freedom across different countries and historical periods.
D. Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
E. Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
Target entity description: "How Democratic Is the American Constitution?" is a scholarly book by political scientist Robert A. Dahl that critically examines the undemocratic features and historical compromises embedded in the U.S. Constitution.

A. Field Notes on Democracy
Field Notes on Democracy is a collection of political essays by Arundhati Roy that critiques contemporary Indian democracy, nationalism, and state power.
B. The Court and the Constitution
The Court and the Constitution is a scholarly book by legal scholar and former U.S. Solicitor General Archibald Cox examining the role and evolution of the Supreme Court in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
C. The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty is a political economy book that explores how the balance between state power and societal forces shapes the emergence and preservation of freedom across different countries and historical periods.
D. Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
E. Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ political scientist ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ
argues	constitutional rules shape the possibilities of democratic politics ⓘ the U.S. Constitution is not fully democratic by modern standards ⓘ
author	Robert A. Dahl ⓘ
contributesTo	debates on constitutional reform in the United States ⓘ theory of democracy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
critiques	Electoral College ⓘ difficulty of constitutional amendment in the United States ⓘ equal representation of states in the U.S. Senate ⓘ lifetime tenure of Supreme Court justices ⓘ original constitutional compromises over slavery ⓘ
examines	comparisons between U.S. constitutional system and other democracies ⓘ counter-majoritarian features of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ founding era political compromises ⓘ role of the Supreme Court in American democracy ⓘ tension between federalism and democracy ⓘ
focusesOn	comparative evaluation of democratic institutions ⓘ historical compromises in the U.S. Constitution ⓘ undemocratic features of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
genre	constitutional studies ⓘ political science ⓘ
hasAuthorProfession	political scientist ⓘ
hasForm	monograph ⓘ
hasPerspective	comparative democratic theory ⓘ normative evaluation of democratic legitimacy ⓘ
hasTitle	How Democratic Is the American Constitution? ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readers interested in American democracy ⓘ scholars of constitutional law ⓘ students of political science ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	United States Constitution ⓘ constitutional design ⓘ democracy ⓘ political institutions of the United States ⓘ
notableFor	popularizing scholarly debates about constitutional democracy ⓘ systematic critique of the U.S. constitutional framework ⓘ
notableWork	How Democratic Is the American Constitution? ⓘ
proposes	democratic reforms to U.S. constitutional arrangements ⓘ