POL111H5 Lecture 2: Liberal Democracy con't
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Pol111 class 3 lecture 2 the world of liberal. Democracy if you want the gov"t to pay attention to you vote!! Basic characteristics of small l liberal and small d democracy. Feature 3 policies made with rules/procedures in public. 3rd characteristic is government can"t operate in secret. Liberal democracies pass laws by an open process. There is advanced warning when something will be debated (laws)/ no such thing as secret government (things are advanced noticed) In liberal democracy the government must justify and explain what they are doing in public forums, each day. Vertical accountability of government, exercised through regular elections. : the government is accountable to the people, the ultimate source. Horizontal accountability; means that the prime minister and cabinet, in us system it is. The existence of private sphere promotes political pluralism important for democracy to function. In any list of liberal democracies, canada ranks high.
