PSC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Limited Government, Parliamentary Sovereignty, Presidential System
18 Mar 2019
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Democracy- requires both participation as well as contestation- which in turn require guarantees of elected government, civil liberties, and fair and frequent elections. Democracies tend to promote limited government, and to protect individuals" and groups" rights to participate in politics. Must have a balance between limited and effective government: accountability- a political mechanism that offers citizens regular and realistic opportunities to remove rulers from office through peaceful, legal means. For example, tunisia"s elections are shams due to the government oppressing their competition and impeding their campaigning process. Chapter 3: democratic political regimes: contestation can be limited: in the u. s you can only really run either democrat or. Republican: a country with intense political competition and no popular participation is witnessing a battle between political elites for power in which average people have no influence. Requirements for democracy: elected government- participation and contestation must be combined in an electoral process.
