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democracy/liberal democracy
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A political system where the people rule. They vary greatly, most adults can vote, freedom of expression w/o punishment, frequent & fair elections, access to alternative sources of information, freedom to form political parties, organizations, interest groups that are independent of the gov't. Note: not an economic system. Liberal democracy: limited gov't, capitalism needed to have limits to protect workers being abused, doesn't own corporations but might regulate them.
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3rd wave/Samuel Huntington
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Political scientist. Democracy is like a wave, it goes in and goes out. Wrote 3rd wave in 1974. A theory on the rise of democracy. 40 democratic countries in 15-20 years
76-116 "democratic" countries that have elections |
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Political Culture
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The psychology of a nation in regards to politics.
Ideology- 1. belief of a problem. 2. Why? What's wrong with society. 3. How to fix it/cure 4. Create a movement The problem with ideology is that nothing will make everyone happy. |
