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Democracy
Democracy is a type of government characterized by a "rule of the people." In most democracies, citizens are equal and have the ability to vote for their political leaders.
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A representative democracy is also called a?
A rose by any name smells just as sweet.
The terms are its description, each can be refined but will use the same basic terms, and in political philosophy there is no single 'name' for such a government only examples.
A Democracy is generally known as Mobocracy1, or Communistic (Communism)1 and representative is just what it says. The USSR practiced a representative democracy for around 60 years (people were allowed to vote for any one of the two party candidates), the United States converted to a democracy around 19342 so has this form of government for the last 80 or so years (though some would argue the rule of law went out the window way before that). So pick your name for it, but the way it operates has nothing to do with the name.
1Terms from the US Manual on Citizenship Training, quoted below the other response
2Date is when the US Government ordered the destruction of the US Manual on Citizenship Training
Another Answer:
A republic
Please note:
Prepared under the direction of the Chief of Staff. War Department; Training Manual No. 2000-25 November 30, 1928
This manual supersedes Manual of Citizenship Training The use of the publication "The Constitution of the United States," by Harry Atwood, is by permission and courtesy of the author.
CITIZENSHIP Democracy:
A government of the masses. Authority derived through mass meeting or any other form of "direct" expression. Results in mobocracy. Attitude toward property is communistic--negating property rights. Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate, whether is be based upon deliberation or governed by passion, prejudice, and impulse, without restraint or regard to consequences. Results in demogogism, license, agitation, discontent, anarchy
CITIZENSHIP Republic:
Authority is derived through the election by the people of public officials best fitted to represent them. Attitude toward law is the administration of justice in accord with fixed principles and established evidence, with a strict regard to consequences. A greater number of citizens and extent of territory may be brought within its compass. Avoids the dangerous extreme of either tyranny or mobocracy. Results in statesmanship, liberty, reason, justice, contentment, and progress. Is the "standard form" of government throughout the world. A republic is a form of government under a constitution which provides for the election of
(1) an executive and (2) a legislative body, who working together in a representative capacity, have all the power of appointment, all power of legislation, all power to raise revenue and appropriate expenditures, and are required to create (3) a judiciary to pass upon the justice and legality of their government acts and to recognize (4) certain inherent individual rights.
Take away any one or more of those four elements and you are drifting into autocracy. Add one or more to those four elements and you are drifting into democracy.
Atwood. Superior to all others.--Autocracy declares the divine right of kings; its authority can not be questioned; its powers are arbitrarily or unjustly administered. Democracy is the "direct" rule of the people and has been repeatedly tried without success. Our Constitutional fathers, familiar with the strength and weakness of both autocracy and democracy, with fixed principles definitely in mind, defined a representative republican form of government. They "made a very marked distinction between a republic and a democracy * * * and said repeatedly and emphatically that they had founded a republic."
"By order of the Secretary of War: C.P. Summerall, Major General, Chief of Staff. Official: Lutz Wahl, Major General, The Adjutant General.
To what extent was white manhood suffrage achieved in the Jeffersonian democracy?
Jefferson believed a property requirement was a test of character that a man of initiative should be able to meet.
Jefferson believed a property requirement was a test of character that a man of initiative should be able to meet.
What is the 2008 Republican Primary schedule?
* Thursday, January 3 2008 - Iowa (41) * Saturday, January 5 2008 - Wyoming (12 of 28) * Tuesday, January 15 2008 - Michigan (61) * Saturday, January 19 2008 - Nevada (34), South Carolina (47) * Tuesday January 22 2008 - New Hampshire (24) * Tuesday, January 29 2008 - Florida (114) * Saturday, February 2 2008 - Maine (21) * Tuesday, February 5 2008 - Alabama (48), Alaska (29), Arizona (53), Arkansas (34), California (173), Colorado (46), Connecticut (30), Delaware (18), Georgia (72), Illinois (70), Minnesota (41), Missouri (58), Montana (25), New Jersey (52), New York (101), North Dakota (26), Oklahoma (42), Tennessee (55), Utah (36), West Virginia (18 of 30) * Saturday, February 9 2008 - Louisiana (46), Washington state (18 of 40) * Tuesday, February 12 2008 - District of Columbia (19), Maryland (37), Virginia (63), * Tuesday, February 19 2008 - Wisconsin (40), Washington state (19 of 40) * Sunday, March 2 2008 - Hawaii (20) * Tuesday, March 4 2008 - Massachusetts (43), Ohio (88), Rhode Island (20), Texas (140), Vermont (17) * Tuesday, March 11 2008 - Mississippi (38) * Tuesday, April 22 2008 - Pennsylvania (74) * Tuesday, May 6 2008 - Indiana (57), North Carolina^ (69) * Saturday, May 10 2008 - Wyoming (16 of 28) * Tuesday, May 13 2008 - Nebraska (33), West Virginia (12 of 30) * Tuesday, May 20 2008 - Kentucky (45), Oregon (30) * Tuesday, May 27 2008 - Idaho (32) * Tuesday, June 3 2008 - South Dakota (27), New Mexico (32) Source: http://www.answers.com/topic/republican-party-united-states-presidential-primaries-2008
What is the role of students in good governance?
The role of student or any other civic minded individuals would be to act as a check and balance on public or semi public institutions that they are maintaining adequate 'good governance'.
Good Governance would best be described as acting in the interest of the entities that they are entrusted to manage/ look after.
So a student would be best placed to check view and assess whether these individuals are acting in their personal self interest or in the interest of the bodies that they are purporting to supervise.
Canada has an indirect democracy'' what does this term mean?
Direct democracy is when everyone within a community knows each other and the laws they make directly affects them, but as there are too many people are present in a community, indirect democracy is used. Indirect democracy means taht not everyone within a community gets a say, they only get to vote for someone that will represent them.
What are some characteristics of democracy?
Democracy is a political system in which the will of the majority of the governed becomes the law. It's where the people are the supreme power, the only lobby that matters to every legislator. So, the characteristics of democracy can only be imagined, since there has never been a democracy on Earth, yet. A real democracy would first systematically uncorrupt itself. Then it would create laws that promote peace, justice and prosperity, because this is what the vast majority of all populations desire and would vote for without hessitation. Mankind only recently got the technology to define the true will of a population or even all of humanity. So, you can expect to see an emerging effort start real democracy very soon. When it happens, support it and become involved for your children's children's sake. One definite aspect of democracy will be Prosperity for posterity!
Solon's reforms were mainly aimed at ending the social turmoil in oligarchic Athens - getting rid of debt-slavery and absolute aristocratic control. It was a compromise which did not solve the problem of power, and could not last, so the common people supported a tyrant to act on their behalf and enforce their rights.
After getting tired of the tyrants, they supported Cleisthenes who established an assembly where the people could actually vote on what they wanted, rather than putting up with what a Council or Tyrant thought was good or sufficient for them. So Cleisthenes' reforms were far more important than those of Solon's settlement which was not a democracy - allowing the aristocratic Council of the Areopagus to maintain dominant power.
Unfortunately the Persian War saw the return of the aristocrats who led the war effort, and retained power afterwards. It took another 20 years for Ephialtes to wrest power from the Council and re-establish democratic rule and sideline the Council again - for which they assassinated him. It was then left to his deputy, Pericles, to cement and extend Athens' democracy.
Is slavery incompatible with the most fundamental American principles?
Freedom and liberty are considered to be two fundamental American principles, and slavery is certainly incompatible with both. Slavery was officially abolished in the US in 1865.
Democracy is a system of government where the people rule directly by voting on every decision that must be made. It is not practical for any real government larger than a village or small town, due to the cost of the extremely frequent elections (possibly daily) and the personal and work time its people lose to participate in those elections.
A democratic republic is a reasonable compromise, where the people vote for representatives at infrequent but periodic elections and those representatives vote on the decisions that must be made.
Which country is the worlds largest democracy out of China Korea India and japan?
India is the most populous democracy with over 800 million individuals of voting age. In the recent election which made Narendra Modi the Prime Minister of India, over 300 million Indians turned out to vote.
How can people participate in the law-making process as well as upholding their democratic values?
Participating in the law-making process is explicitly a democratic endeavor, probably the most central one.
Should America abandon the two party system?
Yes. Only after America abandons the two party system could American systems have proper political rights in America.
And with the current political system and Constitution, this will never happen.
What is the most common form of democracy in today's world?
the most common form of democracy is............. first past the post i think?
I think democracy is fair because it is an ideology where the main body of citizens elect politicians to represent them in the best way they can. It is fair because whoever gets majority vote is best for the job. You wouldn't expect a country who lives under democracy to elect a crap politician to represent them. Whoever gets the most votes is the best for the job in their eyes.
Was john hanson a republicon or a democratic?
Democratic, I believe. You may want to check that on Wikipedia or a book, however. :) Hope I helped!
What are characteristics of democracies?
• Democracy is government in which power and civic responsibility are exercised by all adult citizens, directly, or through their freely elected representatives.
• Democracy rests upon the principles of majority rule and individual rights. Democracies guard against all-powerful central governments and decentralize government to regional and local levels, understanding that all levels of government must be as accessible and responsive to the people as possible.
• Democracies understand that one of their prime functions is to protect such basic human rights as freedom of speech and religion; the right to equal protection under law; and the opportunity to organize and participate fully in the political, economic, and cultural life of society.
• Democracies conduct regular free and fair elections open to citizens of voting age.
• Citizens in a democracy have not only rights, but also the responsibility to participate in the political system that, in turn, protects their rights and freedoms.
• Democratic societies are committed to the values of tolerance, cooperation, and compromise. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, "Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit."
Why is debate important in a democracy?
Debate informs people as to the issues and possible solutions so that consensus as to what should be done can be built.
Why is UK classified under democracy?
The UK has a representative democracy, the Prime Minister is voted into power by the British public.
It is also a constitutional monarchy, with a limited monarch as a figurehead.
What does Anthony believe is required for a government to be a democracy?
All people need to be equal
