LAW1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Direct Democracy, Community Building, Autocracy
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Video 1: particular model of government, democracy origins from greece. Compulsory to vote in aus but not in us: direct democracy, people have a very direct input into the way the legal system operates. Why least worst system of government: can be justified on instrumental or intrinsic grounds. Factors can disengage from the political process: problems of democracy, aus large and complex societies, different beliefs and values, difficult to find solutions to social problems. In practice these both rights are legally compromised: prisoners cannot vote. Video 2: means different to different people. What does the constitution say: the constitution makes australia a constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy, responsible government, elected by people on behalf who is governed, collectively referred to as the executive. Supports free market, property rights, consumer sovereignty and the rule of law. Liberal: denotes a society that values individual autonomy, human rights, liberty and social equality, capitalism and liberalism can conflict, achieving the balance, through a functional classification.
