Test Bank Questions with Answers for Challenges of Democracy Understood on a Global Perspective.
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Alexis de Tocqueville - Answers a young French aristocrat who the French government sent to the United States to report on American prison reforms; he marveled at the spirit of democracy that pervaded American life; he believed that democracy was an unstoppable force that would one day overthrow mo...
Test Bank Questions with Answers for Challenges of Democracy Understood on a Global Perspective.
Alexis de Tocqueville - Answers a young French aristocrat who the French government sent to the
United States to report on American prison reforms; he marveled at the spirit of democracy that
pervaded American life; he believed that democracy was an unstoppable force that would one day
overthrow monarchy around the world; wrote Democracy in America to publish his findings:
o In analyzing the democratic revolution in the United States, he wrote that the major benefit of
democracy came in the form of equality before the law; a great deal of the social revolution of
democracy, however, carried negative consequences; Tocqueville described a new type of tyranny, the
tyranny of the majority, which overpowers the will of minorities and individuals and was, in his view,
unleashed by democracy in the United States
Athenian Citizenship - Answers Athenian democracy was a prime example of citizen participation -
participatory democracy
Bicameral Legislatures - Answers two-house party: house of reps, and senate; the United States has a
bicameral legislature
Bread and Circuses - Answers people who voluntarily trade their democratic freedoms in exchange for
stable-yet-controlling government; now applies to any civic or governmental entity (or really any
situation) in which masses willingly accept short-term solutions to ease their discontent
Checks and Balance - Answers limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch
the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview
o Principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other
branches and are induced to share power
Consociational Democracy - Answers a form of government that guarantees representation to the
different ethnic or religious groups within the country; where cabinet members from each subculture
could exercise a veto over any policy with which they disagree; if you have these groups of society that
are very into/engraved into their differences, they need to have some kind of consensus and
compromise
Cultural Differences - Answers differences in language, religion, race, ethnic identity, region, and
sometimes ideology; cultural differences often get out of hand because they are fueled by politicians
competing for support
Direct Democracy - Answers A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through
representatives
Federal System - Answers In a federal system, the governments of certain smaller territorial units—
states, provinces, regions—are guaranteed permanence and a significant range of authority; ex.
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