Research Catalog

Title

Citizen democracy : political activists in a cynical age / Stephen E. Frantzich.

Author

Frantzich, Stephen E.

Publication

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2005.

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Description

viii, 247 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Series Statement

People, passions, and power

Uniform Title

People, passions, and power.

Subject

Political participation > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-236) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: Countering the Culture of Cynicism: Keeping the Fans in the Stands -- The Constitution and Democratic Theory -- Rewriting the Constitution: One Man's Journey to Lend Madison a Hand: Gregory Watson -- Federalism -- Do Ask, Do Tell: Howard and Connie Clery, Maureen and Richard Kanka, and Donna Norris -- Civil Rights -- Taking the Bus and Driving Public Policy for Us: Rosa Parks -- Being a Good Sport, or, Won't You Be on My Team? Bernice Sandler -- Civil Liberties -- Let's Just Run That One Up the Flagpole: Gregory Lee (Joey) Johnson -- All Dressed Down and Nowhere to Go: A Pilot's Checklist: Martha McSally -- Public Opinion -- Citizen. Action.Org: Shabbir Safdar and Jonah Seiger -- Interest Groups -- From Grief to Anger to Action: Making One MADD: Candy Lightner -- Wouldn't You Just Love to Live Here? Lois Gibbs -- Campaigns and Elections -- Registering as a Protest, or, I'll Vote for That: Richard A. Cloward and Frances Fox Piven -- Changing the Ecology of Politics: Introducing a New Breed: Brian Trelstad -- Direct Democracy -- A Taxing and Revolting Job: Howard Jarvis -- Congress -- Power Letter Writing: Women in the Military Academies: Barbara Brimmer and Valerie Schoen -- The Mystery of the Smoking Gun: Merrell Williams -- The Presidency -- Just What the Doctor Ordered: Dr. Kristin Zarfos -- The Judicial Process and the Courts -- Unaffirmative Action: Carl Cohen -- A Hard Guy to Live With: Jack Kevorkian -- The Bureaucracy -- If You Can't Lick 'Em, Enjoin 'Em: Jean Anne Hlavacek and Diane Sackett Nannery -- Kids in Action.

ISBN

• 0742529525 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0742529533 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2003026324

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library