Political Science 1020E Quiz: Comparative Politics- Democracy
19 Mar 2018
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Self-rule directly determine/enforce decisions affecting you. Rulers and ruled = one (not representation) Only example: athen"s ekklesia (people"s assembly) 40+ times a year: requirement: 20+ age + citizen. Issues include war, peace, money, law all political matters = long fractious meetings: administration = lottery chooses 500 citizens, 30+ age changes every year. Trial by jury: (vs trial by combat = physical/beast vs human reason: hundreds of jurors public decision = public good, accountability of all, including leaders, etc. Flaws: participation was still limited, large, inefficient, non-permanent bureaucracy. Steady hand to rudder to the ship of state" missing. Public reason = public good appeals collective rights over individual rights: flaws: How would this happen, how do we do this with out population size. Small group discussions vs. large state populations ex. tutorials. Scalability: large states, universal suffrage for all citizens, consolidate private interests.
