Chapter 2

Question 1

Democracy

Answer 1

Government of the people and by the people

Question 2

Elements of modern democracy 
Majority rule 
Minority rule 
rights of access 
political equality

Answer 2

MAJ- The principle—basic to procedural democratic theory—that the decision of a group must reflect the preference of more than half of those participating; a simple majority.
MIN-The benefits of government that cannot be denied to any citizen by majority decisions.
Political equality: Equality in political decision making: one vote per person, with all votes counted equally.

Question 3

procedural democratic theory

Answer 3

has principles that describe how government should make decisions (who should participate in decision making, how much should each vote count, how many votes are needed to reach a decision)

Question 4

Pluralism

Answer 4

majoritarianism(mass public), elite/class theory (the wealthy) (the view that a small group makes most important government decisions)

• ruled by the people, contains interest groups, numerous (plural) institutions of overlapping government
• James Madison called the interest groups factions from the federalist 10
• competition for support/money/members/legislation

Question 5

Majoritarianism

Answer 5

the idea that majority rules, representative democracy

• vote directly and requires that everyone votes
• elections
• favoring equality/order
• participation
• “by the people”
• majority rule

Question 6

democratization

Answer 6

a process of transition as a country in attempt to move from an authoritarian government form of government to a democratic one