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tiara099

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on: Jul 10, 2018
Compare and contrast majority rule and minority rights. How does democracy provide for both?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

According to Figure 1.4, The Policymaking System, how does government policy come into being and become part of a policy agenda?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Indicate that majority rule means that policies should reflect the will of more than half the people.
2, Explain that minority rights protect the minority from having their rights deprived by the majority. Restraints are placed on the majority to prevent them fromlimiting the rights of the minority.
3, Provide examples of democratic governments emphasizing both majority rule and minority rights.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Describe how government policy typically begins with the people. People have interests, problems, and concerns that government may consider addressing.
2, Discuss how linkage institutions such as parties, elections, media, or interest groups help transmit the public's preferences to government. This facilitates political issues making it to the policy agenda.


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