POG 110 Lecture 7: POG 110 Democracy Key Concept Sheet
12 Nov 2015
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Pog 110: what democracy is . and is not: key concept sheet. Public realm: coercion making of collective norms and choices that are binding on society and backed by state. Liberal conception of democracy democratic approach extend the realm through regulation, subsidization, or collective ownership of property: citizens: the most distinctive element in democracies: historically severe restrictions on citizenship. As narrow a public realm as possible versus socialist or social- Popularly elected officials can exercise constitutional powers without override from unelected officials (eg. military officers and civil servants: the polity is self-governing (not constrained by some other overarching system) How democracies differ: consensus: the different interests and goals of yourself and your classmates) All citizens may not agree on the goals of political action or role of the state (think about. Not all citizens take equal part in politics (we will discuss voter turnout further: access:
