Week 6 Flashcards
(22 cards)
is a form of government in which supreme power is held by the people and exercised directly or through elected representatives.
Democracy
The word comes from the Greek for “people’s rule.”
Democracy
Nowadays the concept generally implies majority rule, minority and individual rights, equality of opportunity, equality under the law, and civil rights and liberties.
Democracy
is a government characterized by the twin pillars of democratic institutions
Liberal Democracy
typically occur in capitalist economies and stress private property rights. The approach emphasizes individual rights over the popular will.
Liberal Democracies
stresses self-rule by a free and equal people, sees government as an expression of the “people’s will,” and thus seeks to maximize citizen participation. It does this both electorally and in other ways, as it recognizes that the outcomes of elections do not always reflect the popular will.
Popular democracy
is the form of government in which legislation is enacted by representatives who are elected by the citizenry.
Representative (or indirect) democracy
In contrast to direct democracy, the majority delegates power to a minority nominated to act in their interest. The minority is mandated to do this either in response to the majority’s express wishes or according to the representatives’ own judgment.
Representative (or indirect) democracy
form of government in which the citizenry itself makes legislative decisions instead of delegating the power to elected representatives.
Direct (or participatory) democracy
This is often considered the “purest form of democracy”. Referendums and petitions, in which all voters can participate, are examples of direct democracy.
Direct (or participatory) democracy
in which all voters can participate, are examples of direct democracy.
Referendums and petitions
based on the belief that economic equity and social equality—can be achieved through democratic institutions via redistribution of wealth within a mixed-market economy in a welfare state.”
Social democracy
learned through education, socialization, exposure to politics, public life, and day-to-day experiences.
Citizenship
does not just happen naturally in response to increased public space or political opportunity.
Citizenship
is more than voting or fulfilling public obligations. It is not only choosing officials and using the system;
Citizenship
involves making and shaping the system’s structures and rules.
citizenship
took shape in the 18th century western world.
Civil citizenship
emerged from struggles in the 19th century.
Political citizenship
power is the result of open competition; fair winners and losers; public arena is free and equal.
Pluralist
A common vision of citizenship is helpful for?
advocacy
It emphasizes rights to participate in the exercise of political power whether as a voter, a candidate, or public official.
Political Citizenship
It refers to the rights that are necessary for individual freedom, such as the rights to free speech and assembly, property rights, and equal rights before the law.
Civil Citizenship
