How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
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"How Democratic Is the American Constitution?" is a scholarly book by political scientist Robert A. Dahl that critically examines the undemocratic features and historical compromises embedded in the U.S. Constitution.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Democratic Is the American Constitution? Context triple: [Robert A. Dahl, notableWork, How Democratic Is the American Constitution?]
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A.
Field Notes on Democracy
Field Notes on Democracy is a collection of political essays by Arundhati Roy that critiques contemporary Indian democracy, nationalism, and state power.
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The Court and the Constitution
The Court and the Constitution is a scholarly book by legal scholar and former U.S. Solicitor General Archibald Cox examining the role and evolution of the Supreme Court in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
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C.
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty is a political economy book that explores how the balance between state power and societal forces shapes the emergence and preservation of freedom across different countries and historical periods.
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D.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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E.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Democratic Is the American Constitution? Target entity description: "How Democratic Is the American Constitution?" is a scholarly book by political scientist Robert A. Dahl that critically examines the undemocratic features and historical compromises embedded in the U.S. Constitution.
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A.
Field Notes on Democracy
Field Notes on Democracy is a collection of political essays by Arundhati Roy that critiques contemporary Indian democracy, nationalism, and state power.
-
B.
The Court and the Constitution
The Court and the Constitution is a scholarly book by legal scholar and former U.S. Solicitor General Archibald Cox examining the role and evolution of the Supreme Court in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
-
C.
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty is a political economy book that explores how the balance between state power and societal forces shapes the emergence and preservation of freedom across different countries and historical periods.
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D.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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E.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political scientist ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| argues |
constitutional rules shape the possibilities of democratic politics
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the U.S. Constitution is not fully democratic by modern standards ⓘ |
| author | Robert A. Dahl ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
debates on constitutional reform in the United States
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theory of democracy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
Electoral College
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difficulty of constitutional amendment in the United States ⓘ equal representation of states in the U.S. Senate ⓘ lifetime tenure of Supreme Court justices ⓘ original constitutional compromises over slavery ⓘ |
| examines |
comparisons between U.S. constitutional system and other democracies
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counter-majoritarian features of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ founding era political compromises ⓘ role of the Supreme Court in American democracy ⓘ tension between federalism and democracy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparative evaluation of democratic institutions
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historical compromises in the U.S. Constitution ⓘ undemocratic features of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional studies
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political science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession | political scientist ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
comparative democratic theory
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normative evaluation of democratic legitimacy ⓘ |
| hasTitle | How Democratic Is the American Constitution? self-link ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in American democracy
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scholars of constitutional law ⓘ students of political science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States Constitution
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constitutional design ⓘ democracy ⓘ political institutions of the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing scholarly debates about constitutional democracy
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systematic critique of the U.S. constitutional framework ⓘ |
| notableWork | How Democratic Is the American Constitution? self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| proposes | democratic reforms to U.S. constitutional arrangements ⓘ |
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Subject: How Democratic Is the American Constitution? Description of subject: "How Democratic Is the American Constitution?" is a scholarly book by political scientist Robert A. Dahl that critically examines the undemocratic features and historical compromises embedded in the U.S. Constitution.
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