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What are political systems judged by? |
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| Values, principles, and structures of democracy |
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| there is no real meaning to the word. But it can been seen as a form of civic life and political system. |
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What are the two types of democracy? |
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| What does a liberal democracy focus on? |
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| What does a nonliberal democracy focus on? |
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| Does a true democracy exist? |
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| What is "Popular self-government"? |
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| It is the beginning concept of democracy thats principlas rest in the poeple as a whole are considered the foundation of political life. The people are the ultimate source of authority. THeir interests and welfare are the principlas of government, and their rights are the foundation of justice. |
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| How is political power legitimized in a democracy? |
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| In order for a political system to be legit the people must give their consent and authorize it. |
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How do people authorize the government? |
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| They can either do it in an implicit way or in an explicit way. |
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| What are two examples of giving authority explicitly? |
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1. Voting 2. Running for office |
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| What is implicit authorization? |
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| Agreeing to stay where you are. |
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| In what two ways do people consent the political system? |
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1. by their actions 2. by the policies |
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| What is the fundamental precondition for the very concept of self-government? |
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| self government or self-rule |
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| the fundamental plan of the political system at its beginning and approve the subsequent design of its institutions. (To author) |
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| to the conduct of the offices of government established as part of that system, includng the actions and policies of those insitituions. (agree to) |
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| What is the concept of democracy centered on? |
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| sovereignty of the people or popular sovereignty |
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| Can somone ever give up their soveirgn power? |
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| In a representative democracy does one give up their soverein power? |
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| No they simply authorize others to act on their behalf, they do not surrender power; they delegate it to others who serve as their trustees. |
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| From people -> to people in political power |
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| Does democracy require one to respect the minority? |
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| the protection of a full range of individual rights or the right of minoritites to be treaded differently. |
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| What is constitutionalism? |
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| the principle of a full range of limits on government. |
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| Does Democracy include liberalism and Constatuitionalism? |
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| What is the purpose od liberal theory? |
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| Protect the rights of the poeple |
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The capacity of the indivdual to act autonomously. |
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| The capacity of the people as an independent polity to govern themselves. |
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| Is a good government purley public liberty or private liberty? |
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| It must be a mixture of both. |
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a political theory where the essential purpose of government and politics is the protection of the autonomy and rights of the individual, beginning with the individual's right to life. It also grounds itself on the protection of life, liberty, and property of individuals. |
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A liberal democracy is designed to___. |
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protect the political, economic, civil, and personal rights of the individual as fundamental to the very nature of the political system. |
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What is the community-centered theory (nonliberal theory)? |
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That all political authority should originiate in the collective acts of the people as a unity or the acts of founders serving on their behalf. |
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When can the well-being of the people as a whole become the foremost and may take precedence over certain rights and interests of particulare individuals? |
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| In a nonliberal or illiberal democracy. |
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List 3 examples of illiberal. |
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cuba england parliament civic virtue free political expression distribution of wealth (communism) limits on religion |
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| List examples of liberal. |
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seperation of powers self-interest all free expression economic rights |
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| What is a social democracy? |
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providing for the welfare of the constituent groups of the society is paramount. Examples are Enland and Canada |
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| What two types of nonliberal democracies does Cuba have? |
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| communal commonwealths and modern "electoral democracies" |
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What is a direct democracy? |
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| citizens rule directly, usually through popular assemblies. |
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| What is a representative democracy? |
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| Where citizens choose individuals to rule in their place or on their behalf, and delegatepower to one or more legislative bodies. |
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| What is a majoritarion democracy? |
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| laws are passed by a simple majority vote either by the people or legislative assemblies. |
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| What is supermajoritation democracy? |
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| Where more than two thirds or three quarters of a legislative branch must agree to pass a law. |
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