The only democracy the United States has is the act of voting. The United States of America is a Constitutional Republic with very limited democracy. The only real impact of voting expansion, was people who were not allowed to vote, were now able to vote.
The only democracy the United States has is the act of voting. The United States of America is a Constitutional Republic with very limited democracy. The only real impact of voting expansion, was people who were not allowed to vote, were now able to vote.
Oppurtunity, Rights, Liberty, Democracy and Equality
The Civil Rights Movement expanded democracy for African-Americans and helped similar movements for other groups.
The gay rights movement is not about the expansion of democracy (or its contraction). The gay rights movement, like all rights movements is the assertion of the countermajoritarian measures against the general will of the people in order to preserve the general values of society.
The two events that had the greatest bearing on the development of democracy in England were the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215, this limited the rights of the King, and people's rights enshrined in law rons. The second event that had a huge impact of democracy in England was the Glorious Revolution.
American democracy is based on one man, one vote. Within the democracy are the Bill of Rights which include ten human rights. The impetus for creation of these documents and form of government were the wrongs sustained under other forms of government.
Countermajoritarianism and a respect for minority rights are required in a liberal democracy.
You could say this as it was originally said by the Constitutional Founders:A Democracy is the ability of 51% of the people to remove the rights of the other 49%A Democracy has no respect for the rights of an individual, they are subject to the whims of the majorityA Democracy is Mobocracy, rights of an individual is communistic; the will of the majority shall rule
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Woman's rights
They added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
Evolution theory is not one of the 8 tenets of American democracy. Individual worth, minority rights, and equality are some of the tenets.
A Weakness of the American Democracy is government structure can be argued with fact that they give too much freedom and rights to the people who could en dang the lives of others.