Political Science 6 Discussion Questions

QUESTION

Political Science 6 Discussion Questions

Please answer each of the 6 questions Individually. There is no specific length
requirement for responses to each question. However, they must be quality responses. Must
list any and all references per question in APA format.

1. Over the past few weeks, we have had the opportunity to explore the roots of
political philosophy. Let’s take a moment to focus in upon the idea of
democracy. What is the true definition of democracy?
2. democracy is a mass exercise…our author describes it as
a system which features not only mass participation, but competitive elections
and human and civil rights. Mass participation…do we fail that part of
the democracy test?
3. Everyone..Marc mentioned the US and Canada as enviable democracies…and
BTW…the Canadians just removed their conservative leadership for a more
liberal government…an example of alternation in power?
4. As we have seen through our readings, governments differ
on where the power of the state should be held. Unitary systems concentrate the
power within the central government and little or no authority is granted to
the component areas. In contrast, federal systems allow first-order civil
divisions to have some autonomy, while the central government maintains authority
over some areas. Take a moment to compare and contrast the strengths and
weaknesses of each system.
5. Everyone…there are several political systems which
feature the unitary form of government…it features a more streamlined
decision making process which allows the nation to respond to crises
quickly. When time is of the essence,
wouldn’t it seem less cumbersome than our current system? What’s wrong with rapid response?
6. Everyone…Actually Jeff and Robert have provided an
opportunity to consider one of the differences between a unitary and federal
system. Say, for the sake of argument,
that street violence in American cities has reached the breaking point. Some
argue there aren’t enough police, there are too many guns, not enough jobs, or
after school programs to keep kids off the street. Can we construct ways in
which a unitary and a federal system might respond to the problem of street
crime?

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