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)

(a)   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.