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Democracy Quizzes (Combined)

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One of the weaknesses of democracy includes:
A. Rule of the Majority
B. Political equality
C. Stability
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One of the weaknesses of democracy includes:
A. Rule of the Majority
B. Political equality
C. Stability
A. Rule of the Majority

Not all the people, especially the minoirities are represented or are excluded.
Democracy and the state mean the same things. (T/F)
False

Democracy: no one concrete definition but can be categorized as a method of decision-making used by anyone not just a government or state and can either be liberal or illliberal. Two types of democracy are direct democracy and represenative democracy.

State: the dominant form of political organization that is refarded aws an institution claiming a 'monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force in enforcing its order within a given territorial area and is linked with sovereignty.
Protetive Theory of democracy advocates the equal particiaption of entire population(S) in decision-making. (T/F)
False

Protective democracy theory (elitist/reformist) - democracy ought to ensure stablity and efficiency and thus, should be restricted to a few. (e.g. in reality, elites in society with the resouirces are mosrtly (and often only) the elected representatives).
____ theory of democracy advocates that for democracy to be lefitimate is should involve thorough and inclusive dialogue of all participants.
A. Cosmpolitian
B. Deliberative
C. Associative
D. Ecological
B. Deliberative

Deliberative theory of democracy argues that poltical decisions should invovle thorough and constant intensive discussions of key issues and must be informed by pulibc opinion as opposed to selifsh interests.
____ theory does not attempt to explain the transition into democracy.
A. Participatory
B. Modernization
C. Transitology
B. Modernization

Modernization simply states that as a society progresses in a linear direction then democracy will ensue but doesn't explain the transition.