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1 - Updating the Framers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2023

Stephen M. Maurer
Stephen M. Maurer
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University of California, Berkeley
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This chapter reviews the Framers basic design principles, including separation of powers, federalism, and a frank recognition that all governments are and must be coercive.  It then presents a simple baseline for describing voter (un-)happiness with whatever policies the government adopts. The chapter ends with a detailed roadmap of succeeding chapters.

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Separation of powerscollective actionchecks and balancestyranny of the majority.
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We Hold These Truths
Updating the Framers' Vision of American Democracy
 , pp. 6 - 23
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Updating the Framers
  • Stephen M. Maurer, University of California, Berkeley
  • Book: We Hold These Truths
  • Online publication: 30 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108990646.003
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  • Updating the Framers
  • Stephen M. Maurer, University of California, Berkeley
  • Book: We Hold These Truths
  • Online publication: 30 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108990646.003
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  • Updating the Framers
  • Stephen M. Maurer, University of California, Berkeley
  • Book: We Hold These Truths
  • Online publication: 30 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108990646.003
Available formats
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