
Democracy as Popular Sovereignty
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Chapter 1: Democracy as Popular Sovereignty
1.1 A historical model of democracy and some common justifications
1.2 The model applied
1.3 Rule by the people but without the people
1.4 Democracy as popular sovereignty
1.5 Are the people capable of being sovereign?
1.6 Does the majority principle undermine popular sovereignty?
Chapter 2: The Institutions of Popular Sovereignty
2.1 Introductory remarks
2.2 Direct universal participation
2.3 Direct participation through sortition
2.4 Indirect participation through representation I: Electoral systems
2.5 Indirect participation through representation II: The constituent-representative relationship
Chapter 3: A Democratic Constitution
3.1 Setting the stage
3.2 The lifetime of the constitution
3.3 Democratic rights
3.4 Popular sovereignty and excessive wealth
3.5 The separation of powers
3.5.1 The legislative-higher executive continuum
3.5.2 The lower executive
3.5.3 The judiciary
3.6 Constitutional review
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