POLI 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter Reading: Judicial Restraint, Speech From The Throne, Henry Morgentaler
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Bold: definitions not from the book, due to lack of clarity. Aristocracy: few rulers, for the common good. Tyranny of the majority: authority democratically supported by majority, makes policies that only benefit majority, ignore rights and welfare of minority. Equality: granting of equal political power to all citizens. Liberty: sphere of human thought and action that is private, all individuals have right to make choices themselves. Direct democracy: regime where all citizens were involved in political decision making. Parliamentary democracy: regime where political decisions are made by a representative body called parliament. Representative democracy: democracy limited to a group of elected representatives. Republican: full and final authority is placed in the hands of the elected representatives. Liberal democracy: combination of political principles of liberty and democracy. Private sphere: sphere of human thought and action that is private, enabling us to have the rights to make choices for ourselves.
