Canadas Regime Principles: Malcolmson

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Regime Political Culture
• Regime A set of institutions of government
  principles that inform those institutions
• Political Culture Shared beliefs about the
  proper use of power and authority in a society

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Regime Political Culture
• Regime A set of institutions of government
  principles that inform those institutions
• Political Culture Shared beliefs about the
  proper use of power and authority in a society

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Political Equality
• Democracy means an equal share in political rule
• One-person, one-vote
• Rep-by-pop
• Not equality of outcome

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Problems Inherent in Democracy
• Democracy rule by the people
• Democracy vs. Justice
• Tyranny of the majority

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• James Madison on populism
• It is of great importance in a republic not
  only to guard the society against the oppression
  of its rulers but to guard one part of the
  society against the injustice of the other part.
  If a majority be united by a common interest, the
  rights of the minority will be insecure.

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• the decisions which would probably result from
  such appeals to the people directly would not
  answer the purpose of maintaining the
  constitutional equilibrium of the government
• The PASSIONS, therefore, not the REASON, of the
  public would sit in judgment. But it is the
  reason, alone, of the public, that ought to
  control and regulate the government. The passions
  ought to be controlled and regulated by the
  government.

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Madisons Constitutional Puzzle
• If men were angels, no government would be
  necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither
  external nor internal controls on government
  would be necessary. In framing a government which
  is to be administered by men over men, the great
  difficulty lies in this you must first enable
  the government to control the governed and in
  the next place oblige it to control itself.

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Possible Solutions to Madisons Puzzle
• Direct Democracy (Populism)
• Representative (Indirect) Democracy
• Republicanism (Separation of Powers)
• Parliamentary (Responsible) Government
• Equal right (not opportunity) to run for office
• Some line of accountability between voters
  office holders

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Possible Solutions to Madisons Puzzle
• Direct Democracy (Populism)
• Representative (Indirect) Democracy
• Republicanism (Separation of Powers)
• Parliamentary (Responsible) Government
• Equal right (not opportunity) to run for office
• Some line of accountability between voters
  office holders

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Possible Solutions to Madisons Puzzle
• Direct Democracy (Populism)
• Representative (Indirect) Democracy
• Republicanism (Separation of Powers)
• Parliamentary (Responsible) Government
• Equal right (not opportunity) to run for office
• Some line of accountability between voters
  office holders

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Liberty (Classical) Liberalism
• Liberal Democracy Government exists to protect
  individual liberty civil society (private
  sphere)
• Natural Rights
• American but Charter
• Utilitarianism
• British Fathers of Confederation
• Harm Principle

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Liberty (Classical) Liberalism
• Liberal Democracy Government exists to protect
  individual liberty civil society (private
  sphere)
• Natural Rights
• American but Charter
• Utilitarianism
• British Fathers of Confederation
• Harm Principle

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• U.S. Declaration of Independence
• Classic statement of Natural Rights
• We hold these truths to be self-evident, that
  all men are created equal, that they are endowed
  by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
  that among these are Life, Liberty and the
  pursuit of Happiness.

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Liberty (Classical) Liberalism
• Liberal Democracy Government exists to protect
  individual liberty civil society (private
  sphere)
• Natural Rights
• American but Charter
• Utilitarianism
• British Fathers of Confederation
• Harm Principle

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Other Types of Rights
• Negative Rights Freedom from
• e.g., from arbitrary arrest, being censored
• Positive Rights Freedom to
• e.g., to have access to education you desire

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Principles of Liberal Democracy
• Rule of Law
• Process, Means not Ends
• Protection of Private Sphere
• Civil Society
• Protection of Minority Rights

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Principles of Liberal Democracy
• Rule of Law
• Process, Means not Ends
• Protection of Private Sphere
• Civil Society
• Protection of Minority Rights

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Canadas Regime Principles Malcolmson Myers,
Ch. 1

• Principles of Liberal Democracy
• Rule of Law
• Process, Means not Ends
• Protection of Private Sphere
• Civil Society
• Protection of Minority Rights