Social Sciences, asked by rawathimani605, 5 months ago

what is majoritorionism? how does in harm any country? give reason in your support of your answer?

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Answered by doverani
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Majoritarianism, the idea that the numerical majority of a population should have the final say in determining the outcome of a decision.

From the time of classical Greek philosophers through the 18th century, including the founders of the United States such as James Madison, majoritarianism has had a pejorative connotation. It was routinely presumed that the majority of the population was poor and ignorant.

This should not be confused with the concept of a majoritarian electoral system, which is a simple electoral system that usually gives a majority of seats to the party with a plurality of votes. A parliament elected by this method may be called a majoritarian parliament (e.g., the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the Parliament of India).

Under a democratic majoritarian political structure, the majority would not exclude any minority from future participation in the democratic process. Majoritarianism is sometimes pejoratively referred to by its opponents as "ochlocracy" or "tyranny of the majority". Majoritarianism is often referred to as majority rule, which may refer to a majority class ruling over a minority class, while not referring to the decision process called majority rule. It is a belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants.

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