What is Democracy? Why Democracy? Flashcards
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Democracy
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Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people through elections.
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Rulers are…
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Rulers are elected by the people and they take all major decisions.
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Democracy is based on free…
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Democracy is based on free and fair elections.
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In Democracy, Each adult citizen has…
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In Democracy, Each adult citizen has one vote and each vote must have one value.
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Democratic government rules within…
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Democratic government rules within limits set by law and citizen rights.
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Pakistan - General Pervez Musharraf
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- General Pervez Musharraf
- October 1999 - Cheif Executive and later President
- 2002 Refrendum granted a 5-year extension
- Legal Framework Order 2002
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Legal Framework Order (2002)
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- Gave the President rights to dismiss nation and provincial assemblies.
- Civilian cabniet was supervised by National Security Council ( dominated my military )
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Mexico - PRI
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- Institutional Revolutionary Party
- Mexico got independence in 1930.
- Until 2000, the PRI won all elections.
- PRI used dirty tricks like forcing people, shifting poll booths.
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One Person, One Vote, One Value - Saudi, Estonia, Fiji
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- Until 2015, Women in Saudi Arabia were not given the Right to Vote.
- Estonia made its citizenship rules in such a way that the Russian minority find it difficult to vote.
- Fiji - Vote of indigenous Fijian > Indian Fijian.
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Zimbabwe
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- Attained independence in 1980.
- Ruled by ZANU-PF (Lead the Independence Struggle)
- Robert Mugabe was President till 2017
- ZANU-PF won all elections by harassing opposition politicians.
- Public Speech and Expression was banned.
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Merits of Democracy
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- More accountable form of government
- Quality decision making ( many consultations & meetings )
- Best way to deal with conflicts
- Enchances dignity of citizens
- Correct mistakes
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Demerits of Democracy
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- Leaders keep changing
- Political competition and power play
- Delayed decision making
- Corruption in Elections
- People dont know who to vote for.
- Elected leaders dont know what is good for people.
