you are talking about the key point
2006-08-31 21:11:19
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answered by david w 5
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At its core, the concept of democracy is that the people collectively hold all the power and that the people ultimately decide who can make decisions for them.
A pure democracy has all decisions made by the people. A pure republic has the people directly electing all leaders. A representative or indirect republic has the people casting votes to pick representatives, who then cast the vote that make the decisions. For example, in the US, we don't elect a president. We vote for electors, and those electors decide who is president. If the electors don't reach a majority decision, Congress decides.
In practice, democracy (of any flavor) often leads to a might-makes-right majority rule model, where the majority makes rules and imposes their will on the minority. To prevent this from happening too much, the Founders of the US drafted a Constitution which limits what the govt (the majority) can do. That's the greatest check-and-balance on the whole system.
Separation of powers is intended to provide other checks-and-balances. By having different powers allocated to different branches, no one branch or person can seize all the power. The US model, splitting power between executive (law enforcement, military), legislative (enacting proactive laws, setting the budget), and judicial (interpreting laws, setting boundaries on what laws are valid) is just one way to split thing.
Another way could have been having the executive control the budget as part of execution and implementation, having the courts control law enforcement as well as determining if a law is valid, and having the legislature control the military and all legal enactment/interpretation. With the executive in charge of the money, neither law enforcement nor the military can get too far out of hand, and with the courts deciding what laws will and can be enforced, it doesn't matter what congress does when writing or interpreting the laws. Equally balanced separation of powers, just split differently.
In the end, the important aspects of democracy is that the government cannot take over and take power away from the people, and that the people collectively always have the final say.
2006-09-01 11:39:12
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answered by coragryph 7
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Real democracy means that the executive, legislative and judiciary exists as independent bodies without being influenced by the other bodies;
The right to vote is not controlled or manipulated by politicians and parties;
Constitution is provides for the freedom of the people; and
Sovereignty resides in the people wherein the power of the government is exercised by the people through their votes.
2006-09-01 04:14:31
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answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7
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While a true democracy was only possible in the past when the community was small, perhaps technology is getting to the point were a true democracy could be tried again.
2006-09-01 04:13:42
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answered by Anonymous
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Democracy's best definition can be:
Fool the people (fool them by making false promises
Buy the people (buy them to caste their vote in favor of you. )
Far the people ( Keep them away after winning the election )
2006-09-01 04:58:51
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answered by eitemad_eitemad 3
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Libertarian party. They are what this country was founded on. It makes me so sad that people dont vote them in but it seems like everybody is so used to being screwed that they just accept it. there is no reason to keep the dem or rep in power because they are the same people. dem rep same **** same people same lies over and over and the same money taking scams. bigger gov more tax more lies more into my personal life more into policing the world more sending money we cant afford overseas LP.ORG
2006-09-01 04:18:49
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answered by Anonymous
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usa is one or pretend to be one, look how bush got elected, what do you call this?? shitocracsy or bushocracsy, lol
2006-09-01 04:13:11
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answered by Anonymous
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too late for a bed time fairy tale
2006-09-01 04:11:37
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answered by Anonymous
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