differs from direct democracy in that Student Answer: the people don’t get to vote. CORRECT the people elect representatives. the government serves the public interest. INCORRECT the people participate in public affairs and vote on all matters. Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in the section “Republicanism and the Basis of Representative Democracy.” Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Question 2. Question : The Framers wanted separation of powers
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Pluralism vs. Elitism The term lobbying conjures up visions of a cigar-chomping interest group representative‚ his arm around the shoulder of an important senator or representative‚ advising him how he ought to vote on some obscure provision of the Tax Code and slipping an envelope‚ fat with currency‚ into his jacket pocket. Or it conjures up images of favors given: paid vacations to exotic locations‚ honorarium payments for brief speeches at association meetings‚ and other exchanges verging on
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Human rights are not a given in all countries around the world and the same is true democracy. Half the world ’s population live without democracy. The development of democracy has come a long way in Norway and the rest of Europe. The development of human rights have occurred in parallel with democracy and there is a great deal of similarities between the two. The individual is central to human rights and democracy. In human rights by individuals with their own rights and democracy by enabling
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Never in the constitution is stated that the head of the government can be removed from office if the people feel he/she no longer has the nations best interests at hand. Therefore‚ Canada proves to be more democratic by allowing the people/representatives to strip the head of government from power if they no longer feel like the interests of the people are being fulfilled. One could argue that that it is not mandatory for a Prime Minister and his cabinet to step down after they have lost the
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Assess the strengths of representative democracy as it operates in the UK. (25) Representative democracy in the UK is elected MPs‚ Peers‚ parties and pressure groups effectively mobilising the views in the best interests of the country. A representative democracy is arguably government Representative democracy in the UK is elected MPs‚ Peers‚ parties and pressure groups effectively mobilising the views in the best interests of the country. A representative democracy is arguably government for the
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Upon the founding of America‚ a great deal of pressure was placed onto the Founding Fathers to create a system in which the central government will not acquire too much power and the citizens will be well represented. A representative democracy was‚ overall‚ a more effective answer to the question of how to govern the new country rather than a direct democracy after seeing the effects that the Articles of Confederation created when too much of the power of the government was given to the people
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people rule. Ancient Greece and Australia‚ compared are very similar‚ but also have their own policies and way of doing things. The two countries are governed by democracy‚ however are governed by two different systems. The Australian system is the representative democracy‚ which means citizens of Australia vote for a Prime Minister to make important decisions on behalf of the country. You must be over 18 to vote and Federal elections are held every three years. On the other hand‚ the Greek system was
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RELIABILITY‚ VALIDITY AND REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE IN RESEARCH John and Webb (2002‚ p.148) distinguishes between validity and reliability‚ arguing that the first one is the extent to which a research is capable of measuring what it is supposed to be measuring and the second one is the extent to which a research delivers consistent results. Validity and reliability measurement instruments are free of bias and random error. Haynes and Heiby (2004‚ p.47) propose some questions addressing sampling adequacy
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democracy supposedly serves to check unaccountable power and manipulation by the few at the expense of the many‚ because fundamentally democracy is seen as a form of governance by the people‚ for the people. This is often implemented through elected representatives‚ which therefore requires free‚ transparent‚ and fair elections‚ in order to achieve legitimacy. However‚ even in established democracies‚ such as the UK’s democratic system there are pressures that threaten various democratic foundations. A
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Democracy II – Forms of Democracy 1. Introduction 2. Intrinsic justifications of democracy 3. Direct democracy 4. Indirect democracy (representative) 5. Constitutional democracy vs. majoritarianism 6. Rousseau and Self-rule – if there’s time 1. Democracy and freedom ‘The people of England regards itself as free; but it is grossly mistaken; it is free only during the election of members of parliament. As soon as they are elected‚ slavery overtakes it‚ and it is nothing. The use it makes
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