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02930aam a2200397 i 4500 001 9EA2A584F0B811EE9EC0998A3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240402011628 008 230627t20242024mdua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023020220 020 $a 1421448335 020 $a 9781421448336 035 $a (OCoLC)1391212396 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d JHE $d YDX $d CLE $d LJW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK275 $b .S737 2024 082 00 $a 320.973 $2 23/eng/20240116 100 1 $a Stearns, Maxwell L., $e author. 245 10 $a Parliamentary America : $b the least radical means of radically repairing our broken democracy / $c Maxwell L. Stearns. 264 1 $a Baltimore, Maryland : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c 2024. 300 $a viii, 369 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "This work identifies our two-party, comparatively non-representative form of democracy as the main culprit of why American politics are so dysfunctional-and shows us how to fix it"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : Happier birthdays, better parties -- Part 1. How we got here. The third constitutional crisis -- The third-party dilemma -- Constitutional gridlock: How a system we managed for two centuries suddenly went off the rails -- The end of trust: Experts, the government, and the media -- Part 2. The world tour. The European tour: England, France, and Germany -- Democratic variations: Israel, Taiwan, Brazil, and Venezuela -- Part 3. Three amendments that will fix our broken system. Reinventing the House of Representatives: More voices, more parties, more power -- Reinventing presidential elections: The art of coalition politics -- Reinventing presidential removal: How "no confidence" instills confidence -- Part 4. The politics of ratification and envisioning parliamentary America. Achieving coalition governance: The politics of passing these amendments -- Parliamentary America: Toward better politics, further reforms, and a civil society -- Conclusion: From "We the People" to "We the framers." 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Political parties $z United States. 650 0 $a Proportional representation $z United States. 650 0 $a Coalition governments $z United States. 651 6 $a Ãtats-Unis $0 (CaQQLa)201-0373679 $x Politique et gouvernement $0 (CaQQLa)201-0112282 $y 21e siècle. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0373679 650 6 $a Représentation proportionnelle $0 (CaQQLa)201-0407727 $z Ãtats-Unis. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0407727 776 08 $i Online version: $a Stearns, Maxwell L. $t Parliamentary America $d Baltimore : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024. $z 9781421448336 $w (DLC) 2023020221 941 $a 1 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20240402013352.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9EA2A584F0B811EE9EC0998A3BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search