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WHAT IS DEMOCRACY IN A BOX?
Democracy = Representative democracy in which eligible citizens elect officials to represent them.
In a Box = Effective, proven, ready-to-use actions and programs by individuals or organizations to further a cause. In this case “Democracy”.
Democracy:
In the twenty-first century, democracy refers to a political system in which legislative and chief executive decision-makers are elected by majority or plurality rule by eligible voters, with a presumption that the franchise approaches universal adult suffrage among legal citizens and that minority-protecting mechanisms are also in place. This definition refers to representative rather than direct democracy, reflecting that all existing democratic societies are representative. While we use both constitutional democracy and democracy in this report, we recognize these as synonyms to other terms in common usage in the United States, including “republic” and “democratic republic.” In traditions of American political thought, all these terms capture forms of rights-based representative government in which
1) elected government leadership is constrained by constitutionalism, the rule of law, the separation of powers, the free expression of the people, and the legal protection and moral affirmation of the rights of individuals; and
2) groups and parties that are not part of electoral majorities cannot easily be disenfranchised or suffer loss of rights of association, voice, and legal protection by the electorally determined leadership. *
* https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose/report/section/13
THE PILLARS OF DEMOCRACY
Sovereignty of the people.
Government based upon consent of the governed.
Majority rule.
Minority rights.
Guarantee of basic human rights.
Free and fair elections.
Equality before the law.
Due process of law.
Constitutional limits on government.
Social, economic, and political pluralism.
Values of tolerance, pragmatism, cooperation, and compromise.
More on Democracy
We the People!
In a healthy democracy voting is “literally” the least a citizen can do.
Civics: The study of the rights and duties of citizenship
Brief History of U.S. democratic self-government
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOfse2ncvffeelTrqvhrz8H
Our Team
Don Bender
Senior Advisor
Zachary Weaver
Advisor