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We all know the basic idea of democracy: the people choose what the government does. There are, however, a lot of different ways to go about making this happen. I'm asking what you think the best way is.
There are a lot of differences, but some major ones are:
Not expecting to reach a consensus on this, but it could be pretty interesting to see what kind of democracy each of us would prefer.
There are a lot of differences, but some major ones are:
- Parliamentary system (like the U.K. where the head of government is determined by the law-making body, usually only one party or coalition controls the government at a time) vs. a presidential system (like the U.S.A. where different branches are determined separately and different parties may control different branches of government simultaneously)
- Direct (where people vote directly on issues) vs. representative (where people vote for representatives and the representatives vote on issues)
- Whether voting should be mandatory
- How many political parties is ideal, or whether political parties are ideal at all
- How elections should be handled (how often, winner-takes-all or runoff election, etc.)
Not expecting to reach a consensus on this, but it could be pretty interesting to see what kind of democracy each of us would prefer.