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DEMOCRACY Majority rule Govt. by and for the people Rights of the individual protected Elected representatives carry out the people ’ s will Freedom Everyone equal under the law
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a system of government in which the people rule either directly or through elected representatives
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I: Popular Consent (popular sovereignty) II: Respect for the Individual III: Equality of Opportunity IV: Personal Liberty V: Rule of Law
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I: Popular Consent (popular sovereignty) government derives its power from the consent of the people
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Voting
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II: Respect for the Individual each person has the right to reach their own potential all entitled to “certain unalienable rights”
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Bill of Rights
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III: Equality of Opportunity “all men are created equal” What kinds of equality should the government guarantee? Political? Economic? Social?
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Today, we are all born with the same rights
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IV: Personal Liberty “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” self-determination
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Citizens have the ability to determine their own destiny.
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V: Rule of Law “a government of laws and not of men” safeguard of liberty
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No person is above the law
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A form of democracy in which the people as a whole make direct decisions, rather than having those decisions made for them by elected representatives
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referendum - the practice of submitting a law to a popular vote at election time. The law may be proposed by a voter's initiative or by the legislature
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recall - A procedure whereby the voters can vote to remove an elected official from office
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