POLS 1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Polyarchy
18 Apr 2018
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Maximal: equality among citizens and some degree of equality between the government and citizens, continuing responsiveness: at every moment, the government should reflect the population and what we want. By definition, governments can"t be continuously responsive because the population won"t always agree, therefore there"s always a loser. The right of all citizens to 1. formulate preferences and political views: express those views, and 3. have them treated equally by the government, competition/contestation v. participation. No competition and participation: closed hegemony > no participation, These rights depend on a small set of freedoms representation by one voice. Most americans are willing to put the us here, great britain. Little competition, high participation: countries that have elections, one name on the ballot. High competition, low participation: a lot of choices and political views, but participation is mostly coming from a specific group. 19th century chile: after independence, voting requirements were so strict that only 2,000-3,000 people could have voted.
