POLS 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Representative Democracy, Individualism, Democratic Deficit
4 Apr 2018
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On three sets of institutions in one country, dealing with different issues and for different purposes: parliamentary democracy with a cabinet government, in typical. Created to give a voice to the majority so that a few (oligarchy) would never be able to lose their views again. Preventing the abuse of power from the few. Let the many select people to represent them. In british tradition, the trained will do a better job than the many. Recognition that these few must fill a certain role and have expertise. The system recognizes leadership, but imposes restrictions on leadership = the essence of parliamentary cabinet. Democracy from british tradition: judicial system. Supreme court: relies on the charter as a set of rules. These rules protect individual liberties (freedom and rights). Charter is necessary in a world where there are individuals who do not have the elites behind them. One person discriminated by people could invoke the charter and go in front of the.
