Democracy powerpoint to understand more what democracy really is

1. DEMOCRACY

3. DEMOCRACY IS THE WORST FORM
OF GOVERNMENT EXCEPT ALL
THOSE OTHER FORMS THAT HAVE
BEEN TRIED FROM TIME TO TIME»
S I R W I N S T O N C H U R C H I L L

5. DEMOCRACY IN
THE PHILIPPINES
Filipinos are fed up in an illusion
The Philippines still remain republic
Increased of freedom of people
Increased of murder and massacre crimes in the
Philippines
 Too much of it could break down the system
Too much of it could bring disharmony

6. LET’S DEFINE DEMOCRACY
Athens
Ancient Greek Political and Philosophical
thought
Cleisthenes
Kratos - Power/rule
Demos - People
Thus, “rule by the people”
U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) defined democracy as:
«Government of the people, by the people, for
the people»

7. WHO ARE THE PEOPLE?
The People - all the people – the entire
population
ATHENS turned out - bias towards
poor
Rousseau’s General Will
Private Will
MAJORITY RULE
YOU!

8. HOW SHOULD THE PEOPLE
RULE?
People govern themselves
Participate in referendums, mass
meetings, or interactive television –
in making crucial decisions
Participation in the act of voting

9. 2 KINDS OF
DEMOCRACY

10. WHAT IS DIRECT DEMOCRACY?
Continuous participation of citizens in
the tasks of government.
Self Government
*Citizens can exercise over their own destinies
*Creates better informed and more politically
sophisticated citizenry
*Enables the public to express their own views and
interests
*Ensures that rule is legitimate

11. WHAT IS REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRACY?
 Limited and indirect form of
government.
*offers a practicable form of government
*relieves ordinary citizens of the burden of decision-
making.
*allows that government is placed on the hand of those
who had better education
*it maintains stability by distancing ordinary citizens
from politics

12. MODELS OF
DEMOCRACY

13. CLASSICAL DEMOCRACY
Based on Ancient Greece

14. PROTECTIVE DEMOCRACY
17TH AND 18TH
It gives People the widest scope to
live their lives as they choose

15. DEVELOPMENTAL DEMOCRACY
Concern with the development
of the human individual and
the community

16. PEOPLE’S DEMOCRACY
COMMON OWNERSHIP OF WEALTH
The overthrow of capitalism would lead to
the flourishing of a genuine democracy

17. LIBERAL DEMOCRACY
Indirect or representative form of Democracy
Based on competition of Electoral Choice
Clear distinction of the state and civil society

18. PLURALIST VIEW
society is ruled by competing organized groups in which
individuals are represented largely through their membership,
and all groups have access to the policy process.
Features of Pluralist Perspective:
1. There is a wide dispersal of political power amongst
competing groups.
2. There is a high degree of responsiveness with group leaders
being accountable to members
3. There is a neutral government machine that is sufficiently
fragmented to offer groups a number of points of access.

19. ELITIST VIEW
democracy is a ‘foolish delusion’, according
to them the privileged minority in society
always dominate with political power

20. CORPORATIST VIEW
government is conducted through
organizations, state officials, employers’
groups and unions to deal directly with one
another.

21. NEW RIGHT VIEW
-Economies work best when left
alone by government
-they are advocates of Free market

22. MARXIST VIEW
power can not be evenly dispersed in
society as long as class power is
unequally distributed.