Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Government?

Stephen J. Wayne is a professor of government at Georgetown University and the author of The Road to the White House, and coauthor of Presidential Leadership.

"The title of this book asks the right question, and Wayne and his contributors provide cuttingedge public law and political science responses. If you want your students to get up to speed on the most important issues in the study of American politics, this volume would be a good place to start." - Richard M. Pious, Adolph and Effie Ochs Professor of American Studies, Barnard College; and author of The Presidency; "Wayne and his contributors offer a thoughtful collection of essays on the theory and practice of American democracy. The questions that they examine are crucial to understanding the American system of government today, especially as the nation confronts issues of civic participation, balancing civil rights with fighting the war on terrorism, creating a fair campaign finance system, restraining presidential powers, among others. This volume provides a useful framework for analyzing this variety of issues confronting our democratic system and thus would be a nice supplemental text for courses in democratic theory or contemporary American politics." - Mark J. Rozell, professor and chair, Department of Politics, The Catholic University of America; and co-editor of The Christian Right in American Politics: Marching to the Millennium"

• Preface Part I: Democratic Theory 1. Issues of Democratic GovernanceStephen J. Wayne 2. The Civic Foundations of American DemocracyBeth Stark Part II: A Democratic Congress?3. Campaign Contributors and DemocracyPeter Francia, John C. Green, Wesley Joe, Paul S. Herrnson, Lynda W. Powell, Benjamin Webster, and Clyde Wilcox 4. Money and the Possibility of Democratic GovernanceMichael Bailey 5. Women in Congress: Descriptive Representation and Democratic Governance Courtenay Daum Part III: A Democratic Executive? 6. A Government That Looks Like America?Joseph A. Ferrara 7. The Promise and Peril of Presidential Polling: Between Gallup's Dream and the Morris NightmareJeremy D. Mayer and Lynn Kirby 8. Democratic Government and the Unilateral PresidencyMargaret Tseng 9. Can the Federal Budget Be Democratic? OMB's Invisible HandLynn Ross Part IV: A Democratic Judiciary?10. Does a Real Democracy Need Judicial Review? The Supreme Court as an Antidemocratic InstitutionEmily H. Hoechst 11. Entering the "Political Thicket": The Unintended Consequences of the Supreme Court's Reapportionment DecisionsSteve Glickman Conclusion 12. Is This Any Way To Run A Democratic Government?Stephen J. Wayne