Pluralist Model Of Representative Democracy
Democracy is a system of government that states that the country should be under the rule of the people. The term is used today to refer to a politician that appeals to what the majority of the citizens want by manipulating their expectations and emotions. The United States has been able to run a fairly successful democracy. I would say we make up a representative democracy. We choose government officials to represent our opinions. There are two models of democracy: majoritarian and plural. They both have different ideas as to how the government should work. The majoritarian model interprets “government by the people” to mean that the government should follow what the majority of the people say. The election of an official that will represent
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The pluralist model allows minorities to voice their opinions too. It requires citizens to have a certain amount of knowledge before they form a group, so that they are more successful when presenting their interest to the government. The majoritarian model need people to have a certain understanding of the government. According to studies done, only a third of Americans follow politics closely (35). The majoritarian model also needs people to participate. Around 40 percent of the adult population didn’t vote. Therefore, the majoritarian model would have a problem voicing the minorities’ concern and getting people to make informed votes. Having a decentralized government structure further empowers the pluralist model because groups have more chances of voicing their concerns. The pluralist model more closely matches the US national government. Even the pluralist model is not perfect. The pluralist model seems to prefer the wealthy when it comes to creating policies. The wealthy seem to have more power when arguing and presenting their interests. I would try and balance the amount of power there is. I would implement policies that would allow every group to have an equal chance of presenting their interests. Despite the pluralist model having this flaw, it still does an excellent job of keeping our country
The pluralist model allows minorities to voice their opinions too. It requires citizens to have a certain amount of knowledge before they form a group, so that they are more successful when presenting their interest to the government. The majoritarian model need people to have a certain understanding of the government. According to studies done, only a third of Americans follow politics closely (35). The majoritarian model also needs people to participate. Around 40 percent of the adult population didn’t vote. Therefore, the majoritarian model would have a problem voicing the minorities’ concern and getting people to make informed votes. Having a decentralized government structure further empowers the pluralist model because groups have more chances of voicing their concerns. The pluralist model more closely matches the US national government. Even the pluralist model is not perfect. The pluralist model seems to prefer the wealthy when it comes to creating policies. The wealthy seem to have more power when arguing and presenting their interests. I would try and balance the amount of power there is. I would implement policies that would allow every group to have an equal chance of presenting their interests. Despite the pluralist model having this flaw, it still does an excellent job of keeping our country