Democracy and political ignorance : why smaller government is smarter

Democracy and political ignorance why smaller government is smarter

One of the biggest problems with modern democracy is that most of the public is usually ignorant of politics and government. Many people understand that their votes are unlikely to change the outcome of an election and don't see the point in learning much about politics. This creates a nation o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Somin, Ilya, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford Law Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press cop. 2016
Edición:2nd ed
Materias:
Democracia > Estados Unidos.
Sociología electoral > Estados Unidos.
Derecho constitucional > Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos > Política y gobierno.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The extent of political ignorance
  • Do voters know enough?
  • The rationality of political ignorance
  • The shortcomings of shortcuts
  • Foot voting vs. ballot box voting
  • Political ignorance and judicial review
  • Can voter knowledge be increased?

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