The Case for Representative Democracy: What Americans Should Know about Their Legislatures.

Autor/inn/en	Rosenthal, Alan; Kurtz, Karl T.; Hibbing, John; Loomis, Burdett
Institution	National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver, CO.; American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.; Center for Civic Education, Calabasas, CA.; Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Center on Congress.
Titel	The Case for Representative Democracy: What Americans Should Know about Their Legislatures.
Quelle	(2001), (66 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	1-58024-127-1
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Citizen Participation; Citizenship Education; Democracy; Government (Administrative Body); Government Role; Legislation; Legislators; Political Attitudes; Political Issues; Political Power; Public Affairs Education; Secondary Education; Social Studies; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Citizenship; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Demokratie; Government; Regierung; Gesetzgebungslehre; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Politischer Faktor; Politische Macht; Sekundarbereich; Gemeinschaftskunde; USA
Abstract	This guide is a revised and adapted version of a previous monograph, "A New Public Perspective on Representative Democracy: A Guide for Legislative Interns." The guide focuses on civic perspective: how citizens view the political institutions, processes, and people that are fundamental to representative democracy in the United States. It describes the core features of representative democracy in the U.S. Congress and the state legislatures and provides exercises that enable people to make judgments about the U.S. political system. On-line resource materials augment the guide. The following chapters comprise the bulk of the guide: (1) "What Makes Legislators Tick?"; (2) "How Legislators Are Linked to Constituents"; (3) "Where People Stand"; (4) "How Special Are Interests?"; (5)"Why the Process Is Contentious"; and (6) "What Makes the System Accountable?" Contains 4 figures, 8 tables, and a resource list of books, magazines, and Web sites. (BT)
Anmerkungen	National Conference of State Legislatures, 1560 Broadway, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202 (No. 9390: $10); Tel: 303-830-2200; Fax: 303-863-8003; E-mail: (INFO@NCSL.ORG); Web site: http://www.ncsl.org/.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC