Madison's Metronome: The Constitution, Majority Rule, and the Tempo of American Politics

by Greg Weiner

Book Overview

In the wake of national crises and sharp shifts in the electorate, new members of Congress march off to Washington full of intense idealism and the desire for instant change--but often lacking in any sense of proportion or patience. This drive for instant political gratification concerned one of the key Founders, James Madison, who accepted the inevitability of majority rule but worried that an inflamed majority might not rule reasonably.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700628959
• ISBN13: 9780700628957
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"