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Until 1913 and passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, US Senators were elected by state legislatures, not directly by the people. Hoebeke (archivist, U. of South Carolina) argues that Progressive Era reformers were working against the intentions of the founders of the Constitution when they passed the Seventeenth Amendment. He discusses the triumph of plebiscitary government over representative checks and balances, and offers a sometimes satiric reexamination of America's attempts to redress the problems of democracy with more democracy. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Road to Mass Democracy: Original Intent and the Seventeenth Amendment FROM THE CRITICS
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Until 1913 and passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, US Senators were elected by state legislatures, not directly by the people. Hoebeke (archivist, U. of South Carolina) argues that Progressive Era reformers were working against the intentions of the founders of the Constitution when they passed the Seventeenth Amendment. He discusses the triumph of plebiscitary government over representative checks and balances, and offers a sometimes satiric reexamination of America's attempts to redress the problems of democracy with more democracy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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