POLI 279 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Public Sphere, Civil Society
15 May 2016
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All citizens should have the right to chose their own government. Also assumption that the government chosen should be accountable to the people. Citizens should have the right to change their government. Citizens should be free to form political parties. Routine and often basis to change government if they see fit. Fair transparency: political rights, political equality. Regime censitaire you get a vote in a society if you make s certain level of income. Own property and have money and the economic elite who has the privilege of voting and directing these societies. Principe capacitaire bachelors degree, men or woman . Democracy: supporting characteristics ( 4 characterisrics: civil society. Adam smith advocated private vs private sphere. Institutions organized by private citizens : private sphere. Compliant bureaucracy ( private society ) : you don"t have un elected people making decision. Constitution of laws should be the fundamental document to govern over a democratic society.
