POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Industrial Revolution, Decision-Making, Presidential System
7 Nov 2013
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1975 46 democracies (29%) of all countries. 2010 114 democracies (59%) of all countries: democracy"s virtue, democracy"s fragility, democracy as process (not a product) People are sovereign, in oligarchies, few have this position. aristotle. Liberty freedom of rights, press, association, descent (oppose govt), speech, deliberate/argue/debate. Equality all citizens are equal, regardless of race, gender. i. e) everyone gets one vote. Rule of law usually in constitution, not the rule of one person, but the law instead. Institutionalized uncertainty ability to win, or lose but compete again. Losers are never out, can always rerun for elections. 1974-2013, 53 countries that were democratic had broken down: half of them returned to democracy. Democracy can be fought for and won, but can also be taken away. So far as i know, citizenship in no country carries with it the right to vote. The right to vote is conferred right in every case .
