The Mild Voice of Reason

Preface
1: Introduction
2: The Creation of Deliberative Democracy in the United States
3: Deliberation, Democracy, and Policymaking
4: Bargaining and Collective Decisions: The Limits of Explanation
5: Interest, Ambition, and the Character of Lawmakers
6: Deliberation and the Lawmaking Process
7: The President's Contribution to Congressional Deliberations
8: Public Opinion and Democratic Statesmanship
Appendix: Case Studies of Congress: Domestic Legislation, 1946-1970
Notes
Index