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02883aam a2200433 i 4500 001 C52AA7BEC19D11EEA89D2B6520ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240202013317 008 231101s2024 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023051296 020 $a 1476691711 020 $a 9781476691718 035 $a (OCoLC)1410824150 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JF494 M557 2024 084 $a POL040000 $a POL040000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Miller, Richard Lawrence, $e author. 245 10 $a Senators beholden to the people : $b Lincoln and the doctrine of instruction / $c Richard Lawrence Miller. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2024] 300 $a vii, 122 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "The republic's founders debated whether to have a government based on direct democracy (in which the general population decided public policy questions, as in a New England town meeting) or representative democracy (in which those decisions were made by senators and congressmen on behalf of the general population). A related issue was whether the general population should have the "right of instruction" which gave citizens authority to expel from office government officials who disobeyed the desires of the population. The right of instruction is now largely forgotten but in former times was considered so important that it was routinely included in state constitutions. This book examines the competition between direct democracy and representative democracy in the United States, focusing particularly on the doctrine of instruction, through the lens of the pre-presidential career of Abraham Lincoln."-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Preface -- Part 1. Instruction -- Part 2. Election of Senators by State Legislatures -- Part 3. Lincoln's Experiences with U.S. Senate Campaigns -- Epilogue: A Modest Proposal. 650 0 $a Direct democracy $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Representative government and representation $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Representative government and representation $z United States $x History. $x History. 650 0 $a Constituent power $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Constituent power $z United States $x History. $x History. 650 0 $a Legislative bodies $z United States $x History. $x History. 610 10 $a United States. $b Senate $b Senate $x History. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 19th century. 650 0 $a U.S. states $x Politics and government $y 18th century. 650 0 $a U.S. states $x Politics and government $y 19th century. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240305043432.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C52AA7BEC19D11EEA89D2B6520ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search