Transcription of The Principles
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Org iities of Abya Yala: The Principles of Democracy of Citizens (ATTAC): he word democracy comes from two Greek words: demos = people and Ii pftaa. org/ T kratos = rule. Therefore. the word means "rule by the people," sometimes called "popular sovereigny." and can refer to direct, participatory. and representative forms ofrule bp the people. Today the word has a positive mean- ing throughout most of the world-so much so that. to connect themselves with t h s positive image, even some political systems with little or n o rule by the people are called democratic . T h e following analysis uses a simple model of the key elements of democ- racy as it exists today: I. Citizen involvement in decision malung 2. A system of representation 3. The rule of law 4. -4n electoral system-majorir) rule 5. Some degree of equality among citizens 6. Some degree of libern; o r freedom granted to or retained by citizens 7 . Education 60 PARTIII DEMOCRACY. The classic response to elitist theories is to argue that (1) efficiency is not as important as the positive influence of participation o n the citizen and (2) the average citizen is probably capable of understanding most issues.
people are called democratic. The following analysis uses a simple model of the key elements of democ- racy as it exists today: I.Citizen involvement in decision malung 2. A system of representation 3. The rule of law 4. -4n electoral system-majorir) rule 5. Some degree of equality among citizens 6.
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