PPT-Pressure groups and pluralist democracy

Revision What is a Pluralist Democracy A form of liberal democracy in which power is widely dispersed Citizen participation occurs through pressure groups as opposed to voting in elections Pressure group membership allows people to promote diverse views interests and grievances to the government. Forms of Government - Democratic. Direct Democracy. Representative Democracy. People. Laws. Created by the people. Representatives. Elected by the people. Laws. Enacted by elected. representatives. Supreme authority rests in the hands of the people.. Big Idea: . The people of Athens tried many different forms of government before creating a democracy. Main Ideas: . Aristocrats and tyrants ruled early Athens. Athens created the world’s first democracy. Plan for Today:. Comparing definitions of civil society, pros and cons.. Outlining contended roles of civil society in democratization.. Debating structure of civil society necessary to promote democracy.. L/O – To identify the key features of the Democracy movement . Deng’s opposition to Political Reforms. Although Deng believed in . economic reform . and . Westernisation. he was . very conservative . The . argument(s. ) that form the background of the course. • the relevance of pushing political philosophy and theory of democracy to the level a philosophical reflection on . the political . or of . Revision. Legitimacy. The acceptance of the legal right of a government to rule. Often based on the consensus of the people (in a democratic state) and the constitutional endorsement of its position.. Daily Dilemma #4: . Which is better, a government that is highly responsive to public opinion on all matters or one that responds to organized groups that argue their case effectively? . Introduction. Iran Rodrigues, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Florida . iranmr@ufl.edu. . Overview. Democracy and Justice in Latin America. Political. institutions and Government. Brief Political and Economic history. Modern Readings in Theory 2. What’s Charisma Got to Do with It?. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvTGfz-I-qM&t=1m51s. What’s Charisma Got to Do with It?. Donald the. charismatic leader. Advantages?. L/O – To identify the key features of the Democracy movement . Deng’s opposition to Political Reforms. Although Deng believed in . economic reform . and . Westernisation. he was . very conservative . CHAPTER . 2. Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy?. Distinguish between the two theories of democratic government used in political science: procedural and substantive. . Compare and contrast the majoritarian and pluralist models of democracy. . Modern Readings in Theory 2. What’s Charisma Got to Do with It?. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvTGfz-I-qM&t=1m51s. What’s Charisma Got to Do with It?. Donald the. charismatic leader. Advantages?. Why did democracy give way to militarism in Japan? L/O – To identify and examine how Japanese democracy was undermined and why it collapsed in 1932 Japan between the Wars Between 1918 and 1932, Japanese politics went through a period known as ‘ Surya Monro, Daniela Crocetti, and Tracey Yeadon-Lee. University of Huddersfield. C. ontact s.monro@hud.ac.uk. Introduction. Shift overall to some recognition of the diversities within the ‘trans’ umbrella .