POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Freeriding, Organizational Commitment, Proportional Representation
13 Nov 2012
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Rules of the game laws (that protect our human rights), rules that govern the restrictions of politicians. Unique from the rule of man the rule of the individual. Laws allow us to manage diversity we vote towards the centre. Political parties go towards the centre we have a more harmonious way of doing politics. Majoritarianism democracy, through electoral rules reflect the will of the majority flaw #1: normative commitment in democracy. Institutionalized uncertainity: destabilizing force but what makes it stable. The not knowing of what party will win makes democracy stable the ability for chance. It"s the institutionalized uncertainty that gives us our stability. Individuals are treated equally your one vote equals the weight of another man"s vote. (i) equality of opportunity. Political equality rules of democracy apply equally to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity and gender: the rules of democracy are applied equally to all. Procedural democracy: process of democracy the rules of the game.
