To better understand, think of democracy as a group of friends that vote on where to go eat. There will always be that one friend who has more influence than the rest in which they hold all of the cards and choices. Once the others have voted and determined where they want to eat, the “superior” person keeps any arguments out of control by giving other offers. So essentially they all have a vote, but are heavily influenced by the “superior” people, in this case the dominant…
Representative Democracy: Representative democracy is when people of that state or country elect representatives to make decisions based on what us citizens…
If the citizens vote and get to choose on what they believe is right, they are participating in the government . In Document 2: Voting Qualifications; it says, ¨people get to vote if they meet the requirements.¨. This is a democratic feature because it gives citizens a choice and a right to make government…
The United States was founded on the basis of representative democracy. We vote officials into office that we trust to make legislation for the people. They do their best as leaders to take into account the wants and needs of the constituents. Although many people feel as if the use of direct democracy can help the constituents be happy and get what they want. However, the use of ballot initiatives are not the best option due to the fact that they will result in a mess in the American political system.…
By voting the people can elect new representatives, senators, or even presidents to replace one that did not follow through with their agenda. Through the fear of not being elected once again, the elected officials will be more inclined to listen to the people. Between the people and government, this is the largest check and balance. When the system of electing becomes skewed against the people, it is a major cause of concern. The country was built on certain principles, and the people have a right to exercise these rights.…
He believes a direct democracy “can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction” as there are no checks against the majority and it would be easy to enact malevolent policies. In the republic, he argues, there is a cure for preventing dishonorable politics and proposes republican ideals. In his republic ideal, a small group of citizens are elected by their peers as delegates to represent the whole society. This allows the small group to make the decisions on what is truly best for everyone.…
Politics, literature, and architecture are important in any culture or society. Learning about past societal influences is important so that we understand how the past has influenced present day society and culture. For example, it is important to understand the history of democracy since it is still so widely used and accepted as a political system, and see the moral reasoning behind obeying laws. It is also crucial to culturally educate oneself on the importance of the architecture of the past and its continued influence today. In this paper, I will discuss the importance of the emergence of democracy, the Crito, by Plato, and the Parthenon.…
Voting Importance The people of The United States of America have a right of voting for their representative whether that is the president or state officials when they turn 18, but most people do not take the opportunity to do so. The reason why most people do not vote is because they either do not know how to vote or they just do not know enough information on the issues. So, Why is voting so important in the United States of America?…
In a democracy, the larger part can force its will on the minority, and is ruled by…
The alternative is an indirect democracy, where people vote to elect representatives, who make the decisions for the country on behalf of the majority of people. The United States is the latter type of democracy, and…
The Athenian government was a direct democracy, meaning the citizens of the city-state had a say in the decisions they made. Although the government was based on direct democracy, only adult males could vote. The Athenians had the power to change anything in their government due to having direct democracy. This could take a turn at any time since it was a direct democracy, which could lead to some people cheating the vote. In Athens, they valued the individual over the group.…
1. The three branches of government are The Judicial branch, The Legislative branch and The Executive branch. • The legislative branch has two house and they are the senate and the house of representative. The houses of senate consist of 100 senators and only two senators are assigned to each state.…
Under the private will, members vote in a private democracy and vote for what they believe is best for them. This procedure is infallible and is the only way to satisfy everyone…
When it comes down to it direct and representative have more differences than similarities. Some of the few things that they have in common is voting, which plays a large part when it comes to letting citizens have a say in their government. One of the biggest consequence, both governments suffers is risk of corruption. In a direct democracy, citizens do not have much of a say. Not only that, but those elected do not have to fulfill any promises made before being elected.…
Not only do the people have zero power to interfere in the governing body, but they sometimes are persecuted due to their beliefs, race, language and religion. Therefore, democracy is the best policy to adapt to balance out the involvement of minorities and majorities in affairs other than…