TY - BOOK AU - Edelman,Martin TI - Democratic theories and the Constitution T2 - SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues SN - 0585075786 AV - KF4550 .E36 1984eb U1 - 342.73347.302 19 PY - 1984/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - Constitutional law KW - United States KW - Democracy KW - Political science KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Government KW - Judicial Branch KW - bisacsh KW - LAW KW - Legal Services KW - Civil Procedure KW - Constitutional KW - Public KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-379) and index; The Republican Constitution -- The Constitution construed and democratic theories vindicated -- Constitutional exegesis old and new -- The challenge to tradition -- The competitive paradigm for democracy -- Realist theory -- Optimalist theory -- Liberal natural rights theory -- The functional contract -- The individualistic contract -- The utility of reason UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=7324 ER -