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Lessons in Democracy
By Roland Watson
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Table of Contents
Preface
Principles of Democracy
1.
What is democracy?
2. Equality,
and freedom
3. Personal
responsibility
4. Uncertainty,
and value
5. Ethics
6. Power
7.
Rights
Roles and Responsibilities
8.
The people in a democracy
9.
Dissent and rebellion
10.
Leaders
Institutions of Democracy
11.
Social checks and balances
12.
The rule of law
13. The
constitution
14. Federalism
15. Elections
16. Political parties
Challenges of Democracy
17.
The dilemmas of democracy
18.
The military
19. The police
20. Capitalism and corporations