Democratic Ideals Flashcards
state policy is enforced, as well as the mechanism for determining the policy of the state.
government
set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized
form of state governance
Kim II sung
father of leader or north korea kim jung un
former philippine president
ferdinand marcos
Muammar Ghaddafi
former leader of libya
adolf hitler
leader of nazi germany
Filipinos stood side by side to overthrow the marcos sr regime
EDSA people power revolution
froced the ruling military government to hold free democratic elections
june democratic struggle
demos- people, kratos - rule. Authority resides on the people, which means they decide who to elect based on majority/ plurality votes
democracy
started when countries slowly recognized the sovereignty of their colonies under some conditionalities
Decolonization
4 key elements of democracy
political system of competition of power, participation as the role of citizens in democracy, rule of law, rights of the citizens
Democracy welcomes different individuals and groups who have their own interests to pursue, this is known as
Pluralism
ignorance by choice is not ignorance anymore, it is called
stupidity
form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.
Democracy
form of democracy which people vote on policy initiatives directly
direct democracy
defined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual: a dictator
dictatorship