Ambition in America : Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship /

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Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. The structure of political representation and the separation of powers detailed in the United States Constitution were intended to restrain self-int...

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Auteur principal: Becker, Jeffrey A., 1968-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Representative government and representation.
Power (Social sciences)
Political participation > Social aspects.
Political culture.
Citizenship.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) > États-Unis.
Gouvernement representatif > États-Unis.
Ambition > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Participation politique > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Political culture > United States.
Citizenship > United States.
Power (Social sciences) > United States.
Representative government and representation > United States.
Ambition > Political aspects > United States.
Political participation > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. The structure of political representation and the separation of powers detailed in the United States Constitution were intended to restrain self-interested ambition. Because not all citizens have a desire to rule, republican democracies must choose leaders from pools of ambitious candidates while trying to prevent those same people from exploiting public power to dominate the less ambitious. Ambition in America: Political Power and the Collapse.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (210 pages).
ISBN:9780813145068

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