Contents

• The contemporary relevance of The federalist / Kathleen M. Sullivan
• The assault on government ; The challenge to deliberative democracy / Alan Brinkley
• On the distinctiveness of the American political system ; The American party system ; The presidential campaign, British style ; Money in presidential campaigns / Nelson W. Polsby
• Campaign finance reform : a response to Nelson W. Polsby / Alan Brinkley
• What’s wrong with constitutional amendments? / Kathleen M. Sullivan
• Term limits / Nelson W. Polsby
• Democracy and the federal budget / Kathleen M. Sullivan
• The item veto / Nelson W. Polsby
• Liberty and community / Alan Brinkley
• Representation of racial minorities ; The balance of power between the federal government and the states / Kathleen M. Sullivan
• Relegitimizing government ; The privitazation of public discourse / Alan Brinkley
• The role of the media in representative government / Kathleen M. Sullivan
• Constitutional angst : does American democracy work? / Nelson W. Polsby