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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 328.73 EAN: 9780486447353 ISBN: 0486447359 Label: Dover Publications Manufacturer: Dover Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: January 19, 2006 Publisher: Dover Publications Studio: Dover Publications Related Items:
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 Rating: - Wilson's Insights Still Stand 100 Years LaterIn the gutsiest political manifesto of American history, Woodrow Wilson dared to say that the Founding Fathers had it wrong. What's amazing is that his analysis holds up after 100 years. Wilson believed that "separation of powers" did not exist, and that the building impenetrable walls between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches produced abdication of responsbility. Wilson held up as a model the Westminster cabinet form of government as a model of clarity, openness, and responsibility. ... Read More 
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