POL111H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Limited Government, Representative Democracy, Liberal Democracy
Document Summary
Firstly, the beginning of class introduced the essay topics and outlined ways in which each topic should be approached. Important information on formatting was also noted, this is all available under the essay section on blackboard. Secondly, the reminder of class focused on the topic of liberal democracies in terms of defining their nature and important features. A lowercase l is used when referring to liberal ideology and an uppercase l is used when referring to the liberal political party. Similarly, a lowercase c is used when referring to conservative ideology and an uppercase c is used when referring to the conservative party. Focuses on the concept that power can easily be abused and in turn seeks to put limits on what the government can do. It is based on the rule of law, these laws are established to once again limit government. It is not the only form of democracy.
