Schudson said the Constitution shaped citizenship in fundamental ways.<ref name="Schudson">{{Cite book
| last = Schudson
| first = Michael
| title = The Good Citizen: A Brief History of American Civic Life
| publisher = Simon & Schuster
| date = 1998
| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=aawMAQAAMAAJ
| isbn =0-684-82729-8 }}</ref>{{rp|8}} But elections in early American politics did not generate much interest<ref name="Schudson"/>{{rp|12}} while "open discussion of differences" was generally avoided.<ref name="Schudson"/>{{rp|18}} Citizenship later shifted to a polity of essentially "self-absorbed citizens", according to his analysis.<ref name="Schudson"/>{{rp|241}} |
Schudson said the Constitution shaped citizenship in fundamental ways.[1]: 8 But elections in early American politics did not generate much interest[1]: 12 while "open discussion of differences" was generally avoided.[1]: 18 Citizenship later shifted to a polity of essentially "self-absorbed citizens", according to his analysis.[1]: 241
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