Instruction
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 1 ,2, 3
- Lesson: Read this Week’s Lesson which is located in the Modules tab
- Initial Post: minimum of 2 scholarly sources (must include your textbook for one of the sources). Follow-Up Post: minimum of 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.
- Your Initial Post and your Follow-Up Post must be based on the same Option that you chose in order to receive credit for both posts.
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. Select any one of his proposed ideas and write a short list of pros and cons for this idea and support your reasoning.
Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.
Answer
Option 1
A democracy is a progressive form of government in which the rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons are respected and the will of the people is exercised through their elected representatives (Greenberg & Page, 2018). In a democracy, people (citizens) have the power to deliberate and influence legislation and policies. Instances of public participation are common to ensure that the people’s will is heard and incorporated. However, success in a democracy does not require equality of wealth or income. A democracy only requires …. To access full answer, click on the purchase button below.