The Central Meaning of Republican Government:  Popular Sovereignty, Majority Rule, and the Problem of the Denominator

dc.contributor.author	Amar, Akhil
dc.date	2021-11-25T13:34:56.000
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-26T11:49:28Z
dc.date.available	2021-11-26T11:49:28Z
dc.date.issued	1994-01-01T00:00:00-08:00
dc.identifier	fss_papers/981
dc.identifier.contextkey	1666480
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13051/5402
dc.description.abstract	Like the apostle Paul, Republican Government has been "made all things to all men." The concept is indeed a spacious one, and many particular ideas can comfortably nestle under its big tent. Surprisingly, however, few modern scholars seem even aware of the central meaning of Republican Government--of the main pole that keeps the big top up, as it were. Today, I shall describe this central pillar as understood and acted upon in the Founding, Antebellum, and Civil War eras.
dc.title	The Central Meaning of Republican Government: Popular Sovereignty, Majority Rule, and the Problem of the Denominator
dc.source.journaltitle	Faculty Scholarship Series
refterms.dateFOA	2021-11-26T11:49:28Z
dc.identifier.legacycoverpage	https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/fss_papers/981
dc.identifier.legacyfulltext	https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1969&context=fss_papers&unstamped=1

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