Democracy Flashcards

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Democracy is seeped in ___ thought.

A

Liberal.

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What are some features associated with democracy?

A

Equality, freedom, justice, fairness.

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What is Demos?

A

People.

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3
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What is Cratos?

A

Rule.

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Based on the etymology, what is democracy?

A

The rule of the people.

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Democracy believes that government was ___ the people ___ the people

A

By the people, for the people.

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In democracy, there is faith in the capacity of the ___ to govern the __.

A

Individual, community.

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What is a Polis?

A

City/state.

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8
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What is participatory democracy?

A

When people in government directly debate upon and vote on issues.

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9
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To Aristotle, ___ and ___ were analogous.

A

Friendship, democracy.

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10
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Why did Aristotle say friendship and democracy were analogous?

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We must acknowledge that we share needs, histories, and goals in order to empathize.

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Liberal democratic thinkers believed in the power and worth of ___.

A

Individuals.

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12
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Which thinkers contributed to the shift to individualism?

A

Liberal democratic thinkers.

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13
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The public was ___ in early liberal democratic systems.

A

Small.

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In the early liberal democratic system, the small government was to govern over ___ affairs.

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Common.

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15
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The government is indeed involved in private lives, as individuals fight about how to regulate someone else’s ___ life.

A

Private.