We are taught in civics class that the Constitution provides for three basic branches of government: executive, judicial, and legislative. While the President a

In recent years, many Americans and more than a few political scientists have come to believe that democratic deliberation in Congress—whereby judgments are m

This volume assesses the strengths and weaknesses of deliberative democracy.

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Deliberation, in recent years, has emerged as a form of civic engagement worth reclaiming. In this persuasive book, Sandra M. Gustafson combines historical lite