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DEMOCRACY??

DEMOCRACY??. WHAT EXACTLY IS IT?? September 17, 2002. Democracy -- A Process. Opportunities for Mass Participation. LOW. HIGH. Representative (Trustee) Democracy. Representative (Delegate) Democracy. Participatory Democracy. Direct Democracy. Democracy -- The Outcomes.

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DEMOCRACY??

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  1. DEMOCRACY?? WHAT EXACTLY IS IT?? September 17, 2002

  2. Democracy -- A Process Opportunities for Mass Participation LOW HIGH Representative (Trustee) Democracy Representative (Delegate) Democracy Participatory Democracy Direct Democracy

  3. Democracy -- The Outcomes Protection of Individual Rights Low (Emphasis on General Welfare) High (Emphasis on Limited Gov’t) Communitarianism Libertarianism

  4. Democracy -- The Models Individual Rights/Limited Gov’t Liberal Democracy I Liberal Democracy II High Mass Participation Low Mass Participation Majoritarian (Radical) Democracy Elite Democracy General Welfare

  5. Democracy: The United States Individual Rights/Limited Gov’t Liberal Democracy I Liberal Democracy II United States High Mass Participation Low Mass Participation Marjoritarian (Radical) Democracy Elite Democracy General Welfare

  6. ASSESSING DEMOCRACY... • ASSESSING THE DEMOCRATIC MODEL... • completely normative • difficult to apply label of “undemocratic” • ASSESSING THE PRACTICE OF DEMOCRACY • does the practice meet the ideals of the model?

  7. THE CHALLENGE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY... • COMBINING... • HIGH LEVELS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR MASS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION • STRONG EMPHASIS ON RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL • why might they be difficult to combine?? • citizens who participate in the political process are limited in what they can use government for • citizens who view themselves primarily as rights-bearing individuals have little incentive to participate in collective decision-making

  8. The American Dilemma • What is a “dilemma”? • What might the “American” dilemma refer to? • What is democracy? • What does Americandemocracy look like?

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