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Madison's Metronome: The Constitution, Majority Rule, and the Tempo of American Politics
Greg Weiner
Madison's Metronome: The Constitution, Majority Rule, and the Tempo of American Politics
Greg Weiner
Challenges longstanding suppositions that James Madison harboured misgivings about majority rule, arguing instead that he viewed constitutional institutions as delaying mechanisms to postpone decisions until after public passions had cooled and reason took hold.
208 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 2, 2019 |
ISBN13 | 9780700628957 |
Publishers | University Press of Kansas |
Pages | 208 |
Dimensions | 149 × 226 × 15 mm · 294 g |