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| majority rule definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority | 21 sets | |
| 2 | governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority. | 15 sets | |
| 3 | the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group | 12 sets | |
| 4 | a fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. in a democracy, choosing among alternatives requires that the majority's desire be respected. | 10 sets | |
| 5 | a system in which the ideas and decisions supported by the most people are followed | 10 sets | |
| 6 | the political idea that the majority of an organized group should have the power to make decisions for the whole group | 6 sets | |
| 7 | the political idea that the majority of an organized group should have the power to make decisions for the whole group. | 6 sets | |
| 8 | governance according to the opinions of the majority; determined by regularly held elections | 5 sets | |
| 9 | political principle providing that a majority of the members of a community has the power to make laws binding upon all the people | 5 sets | |
| 10 | idea that all the people in a group or society should be held to the rules and decisions established by more than half of the people. | 4 sets | |
| 11 | a system in which the decision of more than half the people is accepted by all | 4 sets | |
| 12 | the central premise of direct democracy in which only policies that collectively garner the support of a majority of voters will be made into law | 4 sets | |
| 13 | when differences of opinion arise, we will abide by what most people want | 3 sets | |
| 14 | citizens agree that when difference arise, we will abide by what most people want. | 3 sets | |
| 15 | governance according to the expressed preference of the majority. | 2 sets | |
| 16 | a fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. in a democracy, choosing among alternatives requires that the majority's desire be respected | 2 sets | |
| 17 | if more than half the people agree to a law or decision everyone has to obey it | 2 sets | |
| 18 | in choosing among alternatives, the will of over half the voters should be followed | 2 sets | |
| 19 | larger part decides for all | 2 sets | |
| 20 | elected representatives vote for laws acceptable to the majority of people they represent | 2 sets | |
| 21 | a system in which more than one half of a group holds the power to make decisions binding the entire group | 2 sets | |
| 22 | the will of over half the voters win the vote and are followed | 2 sets | |
| 23 | a fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. in a democracy choosing among alternatives requires the majority's desire | 2 sets | |
| 24 | vocabulary: the type of voting in which whichever side has more votes gets their law passed. lesson 3 | 2 sets | |
| 25 | when differences of opinion arise, the government abides by what most people want. | 2 sets | |
| 26 | rule by more than half the population | 2 sets | |
| 27 | a basic principle of democracy asserting that the greatest number of citizens in any political unit should select officials and determine policies. | 2 sets | |
| 28 | principle that in a disagreement, everyone will accept the decision of most of the people | 2 sets | |
| 29 | the central premise of direct democracy in which only policies that collectively garner the support of a majority of voters will be made into law. | 2 sets | |
| 30 | the idea that policies are decided by the greatest number of people | 2 sets | |
| 31 | when the majority of a group votes a certain way | 2 sets | |
| 32 | when more than half of the people voting make the same choice | 2 sets | |
| 33 | this is the idea that the greatest number of people in society can make policies for everyone | 2 sets | |
| 34 | a system in which the decision by more than half the people is accepted by all | 2 sets | |
| 35 | weighing the desires of the majority in choosing among policy alternatives | 1 set | |
| 36 | central premise of direct demorcracy - only policy that have majority support can be passed | 1 set | |
| 37 | the vote of more than half of the people is necessary to make a law | 1 set | |
| 38 | central premise of direct dem. in which any policies that collectively garner the support of a majority of voters will be made into law | 1 set | |
| 39 | majority's desire to be respected | 1 set | |
| 40 | the principle that the decision of a group must reflect the preference of more than half of those participating. | 1 set | |