Introduction to Sociology Deneme Sınavı Sorusu #1156855

Which of the followings is a vital element within representative democracy?


State television.

Checks and balances.

Single-party system.

Free commerce.

Governement.


Yanıt Açıklaması:

In representative democracy there are political systems where “decisions affecting a community are taken, not by its members as a whole, but by people they have elected for this purpose”. Installing democracy could be possible by assuring individual rights and freedoms, right of organization, right to vote and stand for election with constitutional state and law. In representative democracy “citizens elect representatives to serve as bridges between themselves and the government and elected representatives are supposed to convey the concerns and interests of those they represent, and the government is expected to be responsive to the wishes of the people”. For Giddens, liberal democracies are defined as “countries in which voters can choose between two or more parties and in which the mass of the adult population has the right to vote”. Elections, existence of free public opinion, check and balance of legislative, executive judicial bodies separately should be present principally in representative democracies. Another point about democracy is that the majority of today might be the minority tomorrow. Democracy is not the interest of majority in the understanding of representation, it is rather a regime that ensures minority rights and representation. Therefore, the correct option is B.

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