Book contents
- American Factions
- American Factions
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Note
- Table of Cases
- Part IThe Curse of Faction
- Part IIRemedies for the Curse of Faction
- Part IIIDemocratization of the Republic
- 11From Representation to Democratization
- 12Democratization of American Governments
- Part IVA Weakened Constitutional Structure
- Part VA Republic, if We Can Keep It
- Epilogue
- Index
11 - From Representation to Democratization
from Part III - Democratization of the Republic
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2026
Book contents
- American Factions
- American Factions
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Note
- Table of Cases
- Part IThe Curse of Faction
- Part IIRemedies for the Curse of Faction
- Part IIIDemocratization of the Republic
- 11From Representation to Democratization
- 12Democratization of American Governments
- Part IVA Weakened Constitutional Structure
- Part VA Republic, if We Can Keep It
- Epilogue
- Index
Summary
The founding generation condemned political parties as the archetypal manifestation of political factions. Yet they quickly sorted themselves into the Federalist and Jeffersonian Republican parties. As the Framers anticipated, the nation has experienced growing partisanship and a winner-takes-all, majority rules, understanding of the political process. A result has been what might be called a soft tyranny of the ruling majority faction.
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- American FactionsHow the US Constitution Can End Extreme Partisanship, pp. 181 - 190Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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