What would Madison do? : the Father of the Constitution meets modern American politics / Benjamin Wittes and Pietro S. Nivola, editors.
| Other author | Wittes, Benjamin editor. |
| Other author | Nivola, Pietro S. editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2015. |
| Description | xi, 240 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction / Pietro S. Nivola and Benjamin Wittes -- Mr. Madison's Communion Suit : Implementation-Group Liberalism and the Case for Constitutional Reform / John J. DiIulio Jr. -- Constitution Surprises : What James Madison Got Wrong / William A. Galston -- Overcoming the Great Recession : How Madison's "Horse and Buggy" Managed / Pietro S. Nivola -- Gridlock and Our Madisonian Constitution / R. Shep Melnick -- Rescuing Compromise / Jonathan Rauch -- A Model for Deliberation or Obstruction : Madison's Thoughts about the Senate / Jack Rakove -- On the Mutability of Our Laws / Martha Derthick -- James Madison and the Character of American Education / Eugene Hickok -- Courting Public Opinion : James Madison's Strategy for Resisting Federal Usurpations / Lynn Uzzell -- Madison's Vacillations-and Ours : Seeing a Founder, an Opposition Leader, a Muddle-Through Executive, and a Wartime President in Ourselves / Benjamin Wittes and Ritika Singh. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2015019158 |
| ISBN | 9780815726579 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0815726570 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780815726746 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0815726740 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40025241973 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E342 .W48 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |