Democratic Intervention

government interventions

ways in which a government regulates or interferes with the various activities or decisions made by individuals or organizations with its jurisdiction.

government interventions

can be positive or negative

democracy

from greek words "demos" (people) and "kratein" (to rule)

democracy

for a better world

democracy

community wherein all members have an equal say in the running off the community

democratic participation

empowerment of people to effectively involve themselves in creating structures, designing policies and programs that serve the interest of all

democratic participation

requires the association of people

rule of law

ensures the rights and freedom oof people

rule of law

no one is above the law

rule of law

all citizens stand as equal in the eye of the law

separation of power

check and balances

separation of power

powers are distributed among the executive, legislative and the judiciary

human rights

a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person

human rights

right to life, rights to be secured in one's person and right to live freely

civil rights

right to own a property, rights to enjoy privileges accorded to being a citizen of a country

political rights

rights that protect individual's freedom infringement by government, social institution, and private individuals.

political rights

right to run for elective office, right to suffrage

other rights from the rule of law

freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom of association

suffrage

civil and political rights

suffrage

every citizen within the recognized legal age, has the right to participate in election by casting a vote regardless of sex, religion, political affiliation, educational attainment and socio

suffrage

they are entitled to vote

freedom of speech

ensures that the citizen are able to voice out their agreement, disagreement, affirmations, criticism, and proposal to their government

libel

a crime broadly characterized by maliciously publishing an article or write up that may be detrimental to a person's character or may cause dishonour.

oral defamation

someone's telling lies about you

pluralism

people are entitled to diverse beliefs and opinions, which may result in the bevoming part of different organizations with varynig trust and advocacies.

pluralism

administration vs. opposition

direct democracy

citizens come together to decide on issues or pass laws through a vote

direct democracy

considered as ideal democracy, every single person is able to participate in the voting process and it ensures that the will of the people is real followed.

direct democracy

being practiced in the Cantons of Switzerland

direct democracy

Philippines, practiced in provisions of the constitution (initiative and referendum)

advantage of direct democracy

each citizen has a voice in making important decisions for the community

disadvantage of direct democracy

Difficulty to implement with a huge population because of the amount of time needed to gather each citizen's vote and opinion on the issues

indirect democracy

people elect leaders to act as their representatives in the government

indirect democracy

citizens vote the members of the executive and legislative

advantage of indirect democracy

relatively easier to decide on issues, pass laws, and carry out their implementations.

disadvantage of indirect democracy

very difficult to consider the will of every citizens.

disadvantage of indirect democracy

they resort to intelligent guesses to decide what they think their constituent need.

the people

A collective group of individuals with varying political and religious beliefs who freely decided to live together in a particular geographical area and mutually consented to form a democratic nation

the people

citizens of the nation wherein these citizen are regarded as equals

equality

we are equal in the eye of the law (morally equal), not necessarily we are naturally in every respect, but because we have to be placed in a status of equality so that we may be governed fairly and receive the equal protection of the law (legal equality)

equality

people in democracy has an equal right to rule and an equal to vote

common good

what is good for the people

common good

every action should be done is for the well being of the people and not for the benefit of a particular majority

representation

the use of representatives

political corruption

there is a increase disenchantment of the state of society in our globalized world.

political corruption

in a study aout democratic participation in different countries in the lobe, 44 out of 47 countries that took part asserted that conditions of a good society were not met.

basic needs

failure to meet ________ is a common complaint among many societies in the world today.

basic needs

there was a growing gulf between rich and poor droving the former to extra

association

undemocratic practices undermine the traditional bonds of family and kinship threatened by the pressures of work, urbanization and migration.

association

the distancing of government concerns from the lives of ordinary people weakened customary forms of accountability and led to a highly corrupt, self seeking, inefficient, and partisan state.

participation

engaging in collective action to perform voluntary work with others in order to tackle problems

participation

participating in political processes to play an active role in relation to the state in order to ensure that the state opened itself up to the influence of citizens.