Tag: Republican
Republic or Democracy 7
What form of government do our states have?
How Does Our System Stack Up?
How well does our system if government stack up against others?
Political Trust & Distrust 17
Why did the framers favor federalism? What special power do the states have?
Competence, Loyalty, and Patronage
Every government needs a civil service to get things done. Yet, hiring people into the civil service tempts politicians with some bad behaviors: could the new hires be selected for…
Friends When You Need Them
If you ever anticipate you might need some friends in Congress, if you ever figured you might need some allies, why would you ever show yourself to be uncooperative? One…
WORKING TOGETHER FOR CHANGE
Change is easier when our elected representatives are working together to get something done. The good news in this context is that there is far more common ground for them to build on than you will hear from the media. You can remind them of that.
