Study Guide POLS Pt. 3

Direct Democracy

• People represent themselves

• People represent different people

• People represent certain people

• People represent an ideology

People choose others to represent them

• Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Republical Democracy

What does Republic mean?

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Established Monarchy

• The Absence of a Monarch

Magna Carta

• The first step towards liberal democracy in the Anglo-American tradition

• It limited the Parliament and made them answer to the Supreme Court which evolved into Presidency

• The main step towards direct democracy in the Anglo-American tradition

• It limited the English king and made him answer to a Great Council which evolved into Parliament

Everything is true about the English Civil War, EXCEPT...

• Happened from 1642 - 1651

• It created th modern parliamentary monarchy

• The results helped solidify the creation of demcracy

• It was a successful attempt to overthrow King Charles I

Everything is true about the Glorious Revolution, EXCEPT...

• It was a bridge to the creation of the British Bill of Rights from 1689

• It happened on 1688

• Created the modern parliamentary monarchy

• Started free and fair elections

Everything is true about the Bill of Rights (1689), EXCEPT...

• Limited the monarch and gave certain rights to Parliament

• It was an attempt to overthrow Parliament power

• Started free and fair elections

• Started freedom of speech (in Parliament)

__________ arguments made headway in many Western states in the wake of the French Revolution (the founders of the US Republic distrusted democracy).

Social Contract Theory

• An attempt to explain the origins of parliament.

• An agreement by citizens to cooperate to achieve selfish benefits.

• An agreement by citizens to cooperate to achieve social benefits.

• An attempt to explain the origins of government.

Hobbes’ view of human nature:

• People are naturally selfish and vicious. Hence, they must have a monster (Leviathan) to control them.

• People are naturally selfless and just. Hence, they must have a monster (Leviathan) to protect them.

• People are naturally selfish and just. Hence, they don't need a monster (Leviathan) to control them.

• People are naturally selfless and vicious. Hence, they must have a monster (Leviathan) to control them.