economics of kenya
MOI UNIVERSITY
WEST CAMPUS
KIPTAGICH CENTRE
NAME REG NO
Annette. A. Omondi CPR/1000/11
Elseba Kokeyo CPR/1001/11
COURSE CODE: CMM 40
COURSE TITLE:
LESCTURER: Mr Masinde
TASK: Assignment
QN: Discuss democracy while paying special attention to; definitions, principles and the role of media in the promotion of democracy.
DEMOCRACY
INTRODUCTION
Democracy can be defined first and foremost as a system of government that involves the replacement of government officials through free and fair elections that are characterized by active participation, protection of human rights and of all the citizens in the nation and done by majority rule either exercised directly or through elected representatives.
Democracy can also be defined as a system of government which constitutes of four elements:
1) Political system – This is the choosing and replacement of government through free and fair elections.
2) Active participation of the people in a nation as citizens in political and civic life.\
3) Protection of human rights of all citizens.
4) Rule of law in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens
In addition, democracy can be defined as majority rule, in other words, a government by the people exercised either directly or through elected representatives. It’s a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges. Lastly, it is a state in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them, or by the elected agents under a free electoral system.
PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY
These are the rules governing democracy; they include:
1) Rule of law
It expects every citizen to obey the law whereby no one is above it and anyone who violates it is held accountable. In other words, democracy dictates that the law be equally, fairly and consistently exercised. This may also be referred to as the due process of law.
2) Accountability
All elected leaders
WEST CAMPUS
KIPTAGICH CENTRE
NAME REG NO
Annette. A. Omondi CPR/1000/11
Elseba Kokeyo CPR/1001/11
COURSE CODE: CMM 40
COURSE TITLE:
LESCTURER: Mr Masinde
TASK: Assignment
QN: Discuss democracy while paying special attention to; definitions, principles and the role of media in the promotion of democracy.
DEMOCRACY
INTRODUCTION
Democracy can be defined first and foremost as a system of government that involves the replacement of government officials through free and fair elections that are characterized by active participation, protection of human rights and of all the citizens in the nation and done by majority rule either exercised directly or through elected representatives.
Democracy can also be defined as a system of government which constitutes of four elements:
1) Political system – This is the choosing and replacement of government through free and fair elections.
2) Active participation of the people in a nation as citizens in political and civic life.\
3) Protection of human rights of all citizens.
4) Rule of law in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens
In addition, democracy can be defined as majority rule, in other words, a government by the people exercised either directly or through elected representatives. It’s a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges. Lastly, it is a state in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them, or by the elected agents under a free electoral system.
PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY
These are the rules governing democracy; they include:
1) Rule of law
It expects every citizen to obey the law whereby no one is above it and anyone who violates it is held accountable. In other words, democracy dictates that the law be equally, fairly and consistently exercised. This may also be referred to as the due process of law.
2) Accountability
All elected leaders
References: Putnam, Robert. (2001). Making Democracy Work. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-5-551-09103-5 Raaflaub, Kurt A., Ober, Josiah & Wallace, Robert W. (2007). Origins of democracy in ancient Greece. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-24562-4 Sen, Amartya K. (1999). "Democracy as a Universal Value". Journal of Democracy 10 (3): 3–17. doi:10.1353/jod.1999.0055. Tannsjo, Torbjorn. (2008). Global Democracy: The Case for a World Government. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-3499-6. Argues that not only is world government necessary if we want to deal successfully with global problems it is also, pace Kant and Rawls, desirable in its own right.