Deliberation and the Restoration of America's Democratic Potential

Elkin Terry Jack taught American government and political science for thirty-four years at Gulf Coast Community College. Long a principal in the College's Citizen Leadership Institute, Professor Jack contributes a weekly political commentary on NPR station WKGC.Edward N. Wright taught political science and public administration at the U.S. Air Force Academy, the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, and Florida State University. Professor Wright retired as the Dean and CEO of Florida State University's regional campus in Panama City, Florida in 2005.

• Part 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Public Talk: A Political Paradigm ReconsideredChapter 3 To Form a More Perfect Union: The Constitutional Basis of American PoliticsChapter 4 Federalism and the Need for CommunitasChapter 5 Political Parties and the Ideal of an Inclusive PublicChapter 6 The Congress – The Center of the American Constitutional SystemChapter 7 The American PresidencyChapter 8 The JudiciaryChapter 9 In Search of a Public Transformation: Community Collaboration and the Origin of PoliticsPart 10 About the AuthorsPart 11 Index