Double majority

ID Number: 160026059 Tutorial Name and Code: Moral and Political Controversies PY1011 Tutor Name: Ravi Thakral Essay Question: Mill might object to Waldron’s anti-constitutionalism by saying that it increases the likelihood of a tyranny of the majority. Construct an objection along these lines on Mill’s behalf and discuss whether it successfully undermines Waldron’s position. Essay Title: A Sufficient, Mill-inspired response to Waldron’s Anti Constitutionalism I hereby declare that the…

John Stuart Mill and Alexis de Tocqueville, both were advocates for individual freedom, and liberty through democracy. Mill and Tocqueville both feared tyranny, and promoted democracy so that citizens could have individual liberties, and thoughts. Mill’s ideal citizen in a democracy would be participatory, and opinionated in their beliefs. His citizen would not curtail any other citizen’s belief, no matter how far off of their beliefs it is. Tocqueville’s ideal citizen would be one who…

Tocqueville put a lot of faith in traditionally republican views about the size of government and the rolls it should take on. He had seen the effect of a large centralized government in France and believed that it most often lead to “ternary of the majority” or basically mob rule with no checks on power. He believed that natural state of democracy in the U.S flowed from the churches to the local governments to the state governments and finally to the federal government. He thought that…

In contemporary America, Donald Trump, is the latest example of a flaw built directly into the American political system: an electoral system in which the majority rules and there is no minority representation, because the winner takes all. Except, in the 2016 American presidential election, the majority winner did not win; Trump lost the popular vote to Clinton by over 2.8 million votes. Therefore, the Trump phenomenon is not the end of democracy as we know it, or even the end of the world. The…

Steven and Dan. The meaning of tyranny of the majority can be broken down. Tyranny means cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control. I feel that tyranny of the majority is an oppression by the majority to the minority. I think if you are part of the majority that your mind conforms to what everyone else in the majority thinks. A good example that was discussed in lecture would be the American Indians. American Indians were the majority in this country until europeans started to…

in America and pull from a variety of other authors to back his claims. As well, I will build upon his threats using more contemporary theorists and thinkers. In his book Tocqueville discussed two threats to democracy in America, tyranny of the majority, and soft despotism. The threat that is most interesting, in regards to this paper, is his idea of soft despotism. Tocqueville made sure to make the distinction between despotism and soft despotism. He described despotism as “[the] tyrannical,…

democracy and society, under Participatory democracy. However, the country will be better under majoritarian democracy. But the minorities might struggle even more if the democracy is all depended by the majority. Ultimately, the Civil Right Movement will not be resolved, as everyone only follows the majority but they neglect the voice from the minorities. Hence, it shows there are limitation for equal and fair government and democracy to the United…

John Stewart Mill’s On Liberty is essential to understand not only liberty and the limits of government, but also on the limits of the majority and democracy to vitalize each individual to pursue his or her fullest potential. This is invaluable to understand for the best and the most prosperous path for the society to live in. To further explore Mill’s concept of liberty, two supplementary readings that I’ve used are a scholarly published article titled—John Stuart Mill and the “Marketplace of…

Tocqueville: Final Exam In Tocqueville’s Democracy in America he is hopeful because of the similarities and sameness that American democracy and French democracy shared and continue to share. Democracy is a pivotal part to America and the way of life American’s are accustomed to. From the founding fathers to the first colonies of New England democracy has always been a part of it. A country without full democracy cannot survive, looking at slavery when African Americans were no longer allowed…

States…[is] their overpowering strength…[and] the inadequate securities against tyranny. (310)” Based on this statement, he worries that if all of the power resides in the majority, they will have complete control, as equality has made everyone equal, and nothing will stop them from completing what they wish (307). To control the majority, they need to have obstacles, but without those obstacles, legislature may pass laws controlling what is just, resulting in a change of character amongst the…