POLSCI 1G06 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: The Federalist Papers, Direct Democracy, Charlottetown Accord
12 Aug 2016
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In the modern context, democracy is almost universally advocated as the ideal model for organizing political life. Democracy comes from the greek demos (people) and kratos (rule) But - what this rule of the people means and how it has been translated into actual political practice is historically and culturally variable. In this lecture we will focus on two forms: Direct democracy and indirect democracy examine their justifications and explore their particular institutional structures. At times, the context of democracy can go as far as two groups declaring war on each other for not practicing democracy. In the context of political science, when we start to look at how democracy in practice, it varies. It depends on where in the world you are looking at, and when in the world you are looking at it. A political system where there are no specialized distinctions between governors and governed.
