PP203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Maximilien Robespierre, School Prayer, Glaucon
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* liberal democracy? (with protection of individual rights) - we often assume liberal rights and democratic procedures go together. * constitutional monarchy (though queen is a figurehead) - vestige of time when. * universal suffrage (vs. limited democracy where only men with property vote) "no one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. " * hereditary monarchy? (dominant for centuries in europe) * military dictatorship - (later roman empire, 20th cen. * dictatorship of communist party (in name of the people) Majority of adults have right to vote in free elections (simple def) " strange woman lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses. " As rule by the common people (the poor, the lower class) - ancient view.
