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Redeeming American Democracy: Lessons from the Confederate Constitution - Couverture rigide

Derosa, Marshall

 
9781589804722: Redeeming American Democracy: Lessons from the Confederate Constitution

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The warring ideas of centralization and decentralization are at the core of modern political debates about the national economy, U.S. foreign policy, and citizens' cultural values--just as they were among our Founding Fathers. With the election of Abraham Lincoln, the concept and practice of centralization in U.S. government gained power. In contrast, the Confederate constitution carried decentralization even further than the original Constitution and added a number of features that could stand us in good stead in this time of big government and excessive rules.

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