Representative democracy

believe a representative democracy is unfair. They believe the only truly fair way to voice opinion is through a direct democracy. But, the truth is, American citizens would not be able to function efficiently in a direct democracy because our political culture is far better suited for a representative democracy. Our form of government as a representative democracy works so well because the majority of Americans agree on the same views. Culture in America tends to be more suited for a…

Representative democracy is more effective for maintaining society than fascism because in a representative democracy the people are represented through their elected officials while in a fascist rule it is more focused on authoritarian rule where people have to be obedient to the ruler, where people don’t really get as much participation in the politics and making of the policies as a representative democracy. Also people have been historically to respond better to a democratic government where…

Monarchy & Democracy Have you ever learned about the Monarchy, and the Democracy governments, my Fellow Ambassadors? Well I will like to talk to you about the differences between the two countries. I will give you details, opinions, facts, about the Monarchy and the Democracy government. In a Representative Democracy the citizens have the rights to elect leaders to represent their interest and their rights in the…

In Considerations on Representative Democracy Mill argues that a form of representative democracy is the best ideal form of government. It is not an invariant ideal that holds regardless of historical or social circumstances. But he does think that it is the best form of government for societies with sufficient resources, security, and culture of self-reliance. In particular, Mill thinks that representative democracy is best because it best satisfies two criteria of all good government:…

American democracy has been the most sought after breed of government in the world. Democracy is a means for the people to choose their leaders and to hold their leaders accountable for their policies and their conduct in office. The government is not necessarily the one governing the people. Instead, the government are the ones giving the power to the government. However, this type of system only works through a majority take all system. The winners are not always winners and the losers are not…

Hereditary Representative Democracy King Mosiah introduced an assembly of rulers sustained by the people from a cast of representative judges. The judges formed the authoritative group who vouchsafed, interpreted and enforced the laws of the nation. These judges inherited their offices through what can be called a hereditary democracy because no judge ruled over the people without the consent of the majority and could be replaced depending on the will of the people. The judgeships consisted of…

job to run their lives. Dictatorship and almost every other type of government disagrees with Reagan. The type of government that agrees with him is democracy. Even though many people may not agree, representative democracy is the best government type because it supports rights of people, the participation of the community, and Representative democracy is far better suited to dealing with a large amount of people in a country. The first type of government is monarchy. Monarchy is the government…

Representative Democracy is the form of government used in Canada by which all qualified citizens have the right to elect a representative they believe will best represent their ideal rulers for the country. However, votes are not part of the Canadian political system. Long time ago, Canada’s government only had three referendums which are prohibition, conscription, and whether to accept the Charlottetown Accord, but then Canada’s voting system was not made this way. An electoral system is the…

Referendums and Representative Democracy: Responsivness, accountability and deliberation by Maija Setälä and Theo Schiller analyses how referendums affect representative democracies and their institutions. The book is broken into the three parts: referendums and models of democracy, the demand for referendums: strategies and ideologies, and referendum campaigns and voter behavior. The book attempts to take a nonbiased approach to analyzing the role of referendums in representative democracy and…

According to Robert Dahl, there are seven minimum requirements to determine if a country is democratic. These specific procedural norms must be followed in order for democracy to thrive, and although these procedures alone do not define democracy, they are necessary for its presence and continuance. Schmitter wonders if officials elected constitutionally are able to exercise power without being restrained by unelected people. Dahl sets the first criteria that, “[c]ontrol over the government…