POLI 101 Study Guide - Liberal Democracy, Aristocracy, Social Inequality
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Regime: a system of rule or ruling: institutions, principles that inform institutions. Aristotle: whose interests are being served by the system. Few are pure mostly mixture but usually lean to one. Kingship commitment to common good < benevolent dictator. Tryranny: gain of individual, nothing for public good. Aristocracy: elites pledged to greater good rarest. Oligarchy: elites work to ensure their own dominance or self interest. Polity: best of both broad participation and commitment to public good. Values and principles inform commitment to democracy and limit majority rule. Regime principles and values are shortcuts to meaning of common good. Direct democracy referendums which are binding or plebiscites which are not. Indirect parliamentary democracy form of representative government similar to the uk. Indirect, a role for crown, monarchy vs republic or presidential. High implementation cost = high legitimacy election = plebiscite = referendum. Can be promoted through constitutions and human rights acts. Positive equality = help minorities via protection and representation.
