Communist Party of Illinois V. State Board of Elections for the State of Illinois
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Release : 1975
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Author : United States. Supreme Court
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Page : 1022 pages
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Release : 1975
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"A summary of judicial precedent on election issues other than campaign financing"--Cover.
Author : Martin Edelman
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 30,34 MB
Release : 1985-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1438401841
Although the government of the United States is traditionally viewed as a democracy, there is considerable disagreement about what democracy means and implies. In a comprehensive study Professor Edelman examines the three democratic paradigms most prevalent in America today: natural rights, contract, and competition. Theories based on these paradigms lead to different ideas of democracy, each of which yields variant interpretations of the Constitution. This close relationship between democratic theories and constitutional interpretations is analyzed in an extensive historical introduction, which focuses on some of the major thinkers in American history. Edelman's discussion shows that neither the Constitution nor the development of American political thought can serve as an authoritative basis for any one theory of democracy. Instead of a particular theory, the historical constant was an appeal to reason inherent in our basic charter. In his methodological section, Edelman argues that we must use reason to clarify the latent values inherent in the differing concepts of democracy and the consequences that flow from them. He analyzes judicial ideas in the light of three concepts deemed central to any democratic theory—citizenship, political participation, and political freedom—and concludes with a balanced account of contemporary democratic theories, the constitutional theories related to them, and a critique of both.