POLI 2051 Chapter : Chapter 1 American Gov 1
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Read the example about democracy on pages 2-3. Many citizens had to wait until the 1965 voting rights act, which provided powerful federal government protections for all american citizens wishing to exercise their right to vote. Democracy- a system of self-government by the people; rule by the many. ------ rule by the people . Democracy"s central idea is that ordinary people want to rule themselves and are capable of doing so. 3. a form of government most conductive to economic growth and material well-being: a form of government under which human beings, because they are free, are best able to develop their natural capacities and talents. Direct democracy- a form of political decision-making in which all citizens, meeting in small assemblies, decide the public business. Example----(p. 7) in small towns throughout new england, local policies and budgets are decided upon at regular town meetings, in which the entire town population is invited to participate.
