How Long to Read A People's Parliament/A Citizen Legislature

How Long Does it Take to Read A People's Parliament/A Citizen Legislature?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 3 minutes to read A People's Parliament/A Citizen Legislature by Keith Sutherland

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Two essays, printed back to back in a single volume, offer complementary solutions to the democratic deficit in Britain and the USA. In his book The Party's Over: Blueprint for a Very English Revolution (2004), Keith Sutherland questioned the role of the party in the post-ideological age and concluded that it would be better for government ministers to be appointed by headhunters and held to account by a people's parliament selected by lot. This completely revised and updated edition includes a study of the recent literature on deliberative polling. The American founders proposed that their legislature should be 'an exact portrait, in miniature, of the people at large'. Whether or not this was true at the time, the exponential growth of the population, skyrocketing campaign funding, the power of pressure groups, the grease of the pork-barrel and the dominance of charisma and demagoguery means that the US Constitution could now better be described as a kleptocracy. This pioneering essay proposes selecting Congressional members by random lot (leaving the Senate and Presidency unchanged) to 'restore a direct, powerful voice in Washington to the whole of America'. Originally published in 1985, this new edition includes an introduction by political scientist Peter Stone.

How long is A People's Parliament/A Citizen Legislature?

A People's Parliament/A Citizen Legislature by Keith Sutherland is 296 pages long, and a total of 75,776 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A People's Parliament/A Citizen Legislature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 54 minutes to read A People's Parliament/A Citizen Legislature aloud.

What Reading Level is A People's Parliament/A Citizen Legislature?

A People's Parliament/A Citizen Legislature is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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