Why is it important for us to understand “an ideal democracy “?
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The idea of an ideal democracy is not a particularly obtainable idea, considering the different in culture and history of countries this could be a dramatic change to previous authoritarian regimes. Although we can work towards this idea of an ideal democracy reaching this goal will be a much harder task. The attributes that contribute to having an ideal democracy are free and fair elections, their capability to implement policies, political participation of the masses and universal adult suffrage, and a multiple party political system.
Holding free and fair elections is the first step to an ideal democracy. The concept that the people have some control over who is making decisions and effectively “ruling” over them is one that is crucial to full democratic ideologies. Additionally these elections must be held at controlled intervals so as the political ideas of the country changes so shall the leader of said countries. The process by which the government is elected is another fluid idea, I personally believe in an ideal democracy a mixed member proportional system is most effective. This guarantees a certain level of representation no matter what party you belong to, though the main election would be primarily two party the rest of the representatives would be chosen by political party support. Changing ideologies in the people can affect the proportions of the representative house and the policies that are accepted and carried out by the masses.
The next important attribute to consider is the government’s ability to implement policies that they have passed. If these policies are against public opinion they will have a difficult time implementing them since they do not have an authoritarian or absolute rule. The government must have the support of at least the judicial system for their policies to be executed properly to the people. This can be done utilizing military force and the police, the judicial system can uphold laws and policies passed in the court further promoting the choices of the government. Moreover government legitimacy plays a large part in whether the democratic process will work, you must have the general support of the masses before you can ever hope to progress further in the political world. Examples such as mass protest can change the decision of the government if the...
Holding free and fair elections is the first step to an ideal democracy. The concept that the people have some control over who is making decisions and effectively “ruling” over them is one that is crucial to full democratic ideologies. Additionally these elections must be held at controlled intervals so as the political ideas of the country changes so shall the leader of said countries. The process by which the government is elected is another fluid idea, I personally believe in an ideal democracy a mixed member proportional system is most effective. This guarantees a certain level of representation no matter what party you belong to, though the main election would be primarily two party the rest of the representatives would be chosen by political party support. Changing ideologies in the people can affect the proportions of the representative house and the policies that are accepted and carried out by the masses.
The next important attribute to consider is the government’s ability to implement policies that they have passed. If these policies are against public opinion they will have a difficult time implementing them since they do not have an authoritarian or absolute rule. The government must have the support of at least the judicial system for their policies to be executed properly to the people. This can be done utilizing military force and the police, the judicial system can uphold laws and policies passed in the court further promoting the choices of the government. Moreover government legitimacy plays a large part in whether the democratic process will work, you must have the general support of the masses before you can ever hope to progress further in the political world. Examples such as mass protest can change the decision of the government if the...
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