Do the People Truly Rule in a Representative Democracy?
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | Tim Pfefferle | ISBN: | 9783656174189 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Publishing | Publication: | April 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tim Pfefferle |
| ISBN: | 9783656174189 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Publishing |
| Publication: | April 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - Political Theory and the History of Ideas Journal, grade: 76, Queen Mary University of London (Department of Politics and International Relations), language: English, abstract: This essay will deal with the question whether the people can be considered to rule in a representative democracy. While our representatives are only accountable to a limited extent, a democracy is supposed to be based on the idea of the sovereignty of the people. Therefore, representative democracy has to be compared to its challenger, direct democracy, to conclude whether a representative democracy is an adequate political system.
Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - Political Theory and the History of Ideas Journal, grade: 76, Queen Mary University of London (Department of Politics and International Relations), language: English, abstract: This essay will deal with the question whether the people can be considered to rule in a representative democracy. While our representatives are only accountable to a limited extent, a democracy is supposed to be based on the idea of the sovereignty of the people. Therefore, representative democracy has to be compared to its challenger, direct democracy, to conclude whether a representative democracy is an adequate political system.
