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Liberal Democracy
The concept of democracy was first conceived in Athens, Greece around 400bc. Democracy was the characteristic form of government in Athens, home to Socrates and Plato. ...
Before looking at John Lockes contributions to liberal democracy, we will clarify the meaning of the word democracy. Democracy derives from the Greek words demos, meaning the people and kratos meaning authority.
Democracy can be divided into two separate categories, direct democracy and representative democracy. In a direct democracy all people in society have the power to make decisions and create laws. Direct democracy gives all people the right to participate regardless of social group, i. ...
Due to the realities of direct democracy, few nations enforce this type of government.
Therefore, a new form of democracy has arisen, representative democracy.
A representative democracy is very popular in the modern world.
The understanding of the theory of a representative democracy, firstly, is the establishment of political parties. ...
The core issues of running a representative democracy are as follows:
Regular and fair elections - no governing body has the ability to postpone the elections and each individual vote is counted and recorded. ...
Also within this definition of maintaining democracy, the main emphasis is on elections. ...
To maintain democracy and prevent deception or corruption, the structure of the government is separated into three branches, which are, legislature, executive and judiciary. ...
Democracy also allows the right of individuals to terminate the government and replace it with another, as Abraham Lincoln stated, “Whenever they(society) shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. ...
Democracy can also be appealing to individuals within society, as they have the right to form pressure groups. ...
Many countries, in addition to working under a representative democracy, also claim to be a liberal democracy.
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