What type of democracy will maintain the peace?
For the past 50 years, we have been fighting to attain the island of Luucane. The fight is now finally over and our building phase has begun. I have constructed a type of government that will enable the people of Luucane to live together in harmony. Our island will follow a system of democracy. To begin, democracy can be defined as a system of government that is run by the people. The people would cast their votes on whom they believe is worthy to represent them. The officials who were successfully elected would then reflect on their people’s votes and take action based on their people’s behalf. There are a few key elements that come into play when speaking of a democratic system. First and foremost …show more content…
A representative democracy is when people select other people to act on their behalf. The United States of America is a perfect example of a representative democracy. In the United States we have different officials for different levels; city, country, state, and federal. In a representative democracy, citizens will oftentimes standby and let their decisions be made for them by their representatives. Three main principles of a representative government are popular sovereignty, political equality, and political liberty. Starting off with popular sovereignty, the government will reflect their policies on the wishes of the people. For example, if the people desire less violence in the community, the government will pass laws that may regulate offensive behaviors or dangerous firearms. As stated before, a representative democracy’s government official will be elected by their people. The elections in a representative democracy will be no different from a direct democracy, the people will be able to vote fairly. The elections are also free to attend. In a representative democracy, high quality information will be provided to everyone. The election’s result will be based on majority rules. There are a few cons for majority rules, one being “majority tyranny”. “Majority tyranny” is when the favor goes to the majority rules and the minority gets left out. The second principal is political equality; everyone is “all equal in the eyes of the law”, meaning one person, one vote. Nobody’s vote will be more valued than the other. The last principle of a representative democracy would be political liberty. All of the citizens have rights to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association. Freedom of speech guarantees that a citizen is allowed to say whatever they want to whatever they what, whomever they want, and won’t get punished for
For the past 50 years, we have been fighting to attain the island of Luucane. The fight is now finally over and our building phase has begun. I have constructed a type of government that will enable the people of Luucane to live together in harmony. Our island will follow a system of democracy. To begin, democracy can be defined as a system of government that is run by the people. The people would cast their votes on whom they believe is worthy to represent them. The officials who were successfully elected would then reflect on their people’s votes and take action based on their people’s behalf. There are a few key elements that come into play when speaking of a democratic system. First and foremost …show more content…
A representative democracy is when people select other people to act on their behalf. The United States of America is a perfect example of a representative democracy. In the United States we have different officials for different levels; city, country, state, and federal. In a representative democracy, citizens will oftentimes standby and let their decisions be made for them by their representatives. Three main principles of a representative government are popular sovereignty, political equality, and political liberty. Starting off with popular sovereignty, the government will reflect their policies on the wishes of the people. For example, if the people desire less violence in the community, the government will pass laws that may regulate offensive behaviors or dangerous firearms. As stated before, a representative democracy’s government official will be elected by their people. The elections in a representative democracy will be no different from a direct democracy, the people will be able to vote fairly. The elections are also free to attend. In a representative democracy, high quality information will be provided to everyone. The election’s result will be based on majority rules. There are a few cons for majority rules, one being “majority tyranny”. “Majority tyranny” is when the favor goes to the majority rules and the minority gets left out. The second principal is political equality; everyone is “all equal in the eyes of the law”, meaning one person, one vote. Nobody’s vote will be more valued than the other. The last principle of a representative democracy would be political liberty. All of the citizens have rights to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association. Freedom of speech guarantees that a citizen is allowed to say whatever they want to whatever they what, whomever they want, and won’t get punished for