POLS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Consociationalism, Fluoride
11 Nov 2016
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Department
Course
Professor
Lecture 16
Referendum CONT
Semi direct democracies
Advantages
1. Transparency
- Goes directly to the people
- Lays it out for the people to decide
- Allows people to influence policies
2. Political socialization
- Process of engaging with the public
- More informed better
3. Bringing decisions closer to the people
- Bring people closer to the issues that affect them
- Switerland
- Allows people to talk about things that affect them
- Feel that their voice is heard
4. Political efficacy and legitimation
- People’s opiios
- Creates different dynamics then if policy was imposed by the people
5. Greater accountability
- Relates to recall votes
- E. Presidet sas elet e ad I’ll eer raised taes, the he raises taes, feel ad the
were lied to
- Recall vote to get a new election
- Happens if they are criminals, incompetent, perverts etc.
- Holds them accountable in between elections
Disadvantages
1. Money talks
- Moe a’t oie people to ote es o a referedu
- Money does play role in defeat of ballot initiatives
- 2-1 or greater pretty much for sure it will be defeated
2. Illegal or unconstitutional results
- Rule of the mod/trinary of majority
- Structured to minimize the impact of rule of mod/impact of majority
- Consociationalism > Federalism (in Canada)
- Imposes will on the minority
- Minarets (muslims)
- Should someone who is not a swiss citizen be automatically deported
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Document Summary
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