POL114H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Universal Suffrage
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Lecture 5 - democratic state. Possible ways to define democracy. Yes - us, saudi arabia, uae. No - us before 1965, lichtenstein before 1984. But also - south africa under apartheid. Defining a democracy presents the same problem as defining a state. Lets try to compare 2 democratic states - us and canada. Executive named by ruling party of coalition. Executive elected through popular vote. Us and canada are differentlydemocratic. Citizens accept decisions of elected. Gore > bush in popular vote. Needs to win electoral college vote. Fl election official certified bush as winner. Fore sued to keep recount going. Bush sued to stop recount. Us supreme court decided in favor of bush. Not more orderly, consensual, stable or governable. Do not have more open economies. Which country is most democratic: us, canada, finland, none of the above. Weber what a sate is. Tilly how modern stats are formed.
