[Answered] POLI330N Week 1 Discussion: Determining Democracy

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

  • Option 1: Does democracy require equality of income or wealth? Discuss why democracy might make a country more or less egalitarian?
  • Option 2: Political scientist Larry Sabato has proposed a new constitutional convention (Links to an external site.). Select any one of his proposed ideas and write a short list of pros and cons for this idea and support your reasoning.

 

Solution

Option 1

“Democracy’s central idea is that ordinary people want to rule themselves and are capable of doing so” (Greenberg & Page, 2018). Egalitarian is defined as all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. “Inherent in the idea of self-rule by ordinary people is an understanding that government must serve all its people and that ultimately none but the people themselves can…………..please follow the link below to purchase the solution at $5