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Essential Elements of Democracy

Essential Elements of Democracy. Review. Democracy Types Autocracy Types. Four Elements of Democracy. Individual Rights Reason Representative Government Rule by Law. Individual Right. All people treated Equally under the LAW Idea of civil rights/ equal opportunity

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Essential Elements of Democracy

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  1. Essential Elements of Democracy

  2. Review • Democracy • Types • Autocracy • Types

  3. Four Elements of Democracy • Individual Rights • Reason • Representative Government • Rule by Law

  4. Individual Right • All people treated Equally under the LAW • Idea of civil rights/ equal opportunity • Protection of civil liberties—freedom of thought and action. • People have the right to make choices and decisions even if they are bad ones. • Individual rights are limited by the rights of others. (Yelling Fire in a crowded building)

  5. Representative Government • Modern Democracies • Power comes from the people • Orderly transfer of power • Majority rule with respect for the minority (Minority has the right to criticize and can try to change the majority’s opinion.)

  6. Reason • Compromise • Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle used logic and reason to explore new ideas • Compromise: the exchange of reasoned arguments, opinions, and information • Blending of views, give and take, never get 100% of what you want, values the right to talk freely • Every person has worth and dignity. (Human begins are intelligent and disciplined not wild beasts.)

  7. Rule by Law • Individual freedoms are important but not absolute • Need for written law to protect (Complete freedom would result in anarchy) • Idea of the need for balance between authority and freedom • Everyone must obey the law

  8. How do you build and keep a democracy? • You must have: • a strong middle class • classless education system • understanding of democratic principles • political consensus • growing economy • support from other nations • free press • professional military

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