POLI 100 : On Democracy.docx
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Chapter 2: where and how did democracy develop: diffusion of democratic ideas and practices has expanded democracy, logic of equality pushed towards democratic participation, primitive democracy was present as the seemingly most natural political system in tribal societies, when people began settling down for long stretches of time in fixed communities, forms of hierarchy and domination became the most natural political system. Chapter 4: what is democracy: constitutions in democratic countries differ (no single constitution, all members under the constitution are to be treated as equals, criteria for a democratic process, effective participation all members have equal and effective opportunities to make their views known on a policy, voting equality every member has an equal an defective opportunity to vote, and all votes must be counted as equal, enlightened understanding each member must have equal and effective opportunities for learning about alternative policies and consequences, control of the agenda members must have the exclusive opportunity to.
