Part 4 - Individual Learning III

Type of  Democratic Government	Princples of Liberalism Rejected	Principles of Liberalism Accepted	Who has the majority of the power?	Extent of the power that can be used?	Current Examples of Government
Direct	None	Individual Rights & Freedoms, Self-Interest, Rule of Law, Suffrage (if voting takes place), Human Rights	The people (everybody has the same amount of say and control).	The people can use as much or as little as they choose, but essentially their power is limitless.	None
Parliamentary	None	Individual Rights & Freedoms, Self-Interest (to an extent), Suffrage, Rule of Law, Competition, Human Rights, Labour Protection & Unions, Welfare Capitalism, Economic Freedom, Private Property	The Executive Branch in cooperation with the Legislative Branch.	Power is shared evenly between the branches that are voted in.	United Kingdom, Canada
Republian	None	Rule of Law, Self-Interest, Competition, Individual Rights & Freedoms, Economic Freedom, Private Property, Welfare Capitalism, Human Rights, Labour Protection & Unions, Suffrage	The President & the rest of the Executive Branch	The President has control unless 2/3 of the majority votes against him.	United States, France
Proportional Representation	Self-Interest (some portions of the concept)	Individual Rights & Freedoms, Self-Interest (to an extent), Suffrage, Welfare Capitalism, Human Protection & Unions	The Government, provided that they have majority rule, as granted by the people.	Depends on if the government is a minority or majority. Majority gives total power, minority limits.	Venezuela, South Africa, Israel

Democracy is waves in a pond – with one person’s voice making waves, the ripple slowly and gently spreads. With even more people, strong waves are formed, establishing a movement.

Type of Authoritarian Government	Princples of Liberalism Rejected	Principles of Liberalism Accepted	Who has the majority of the power?	Extent of the power that can be used?	Current Examples of Government
Monarchy	Self-Interest, Individual Rights & Freedoms, Human Protection & Unions, Suffrage	Rule of Law, Human Rights (to an extent) Competition, Economic Freedom (sometimes), Competition	The Monarch (king/queen/tsar, etc.)	Complete and total power.	Saudi Arabia
Oligarchy	Self-Interest, Rule of Law, Individual Rights & Freedoms, Human Rights, Human Protection & Unions	All, depending on what the Authoritarian Government has to offer.	The minority of ‘elites’ (normally self-appointed) who have control of the country.	Complete and total power.	Russian Federation
One-Party State	Self-Interest, Rule of Law, Individual Rights & Freedoms, Human Rights, Human Protection & Unions	Suffrage (They have the RIGHT to vote for whoever … From the one party.), Others depend on what the government offers.	The leader of the single party.	Complete and total power.	Cuba, North Korea
Military Dictatorship	Self-Interest, Rule of Law, Individual Rights & Freedoms, Human Rights, Human Protection & Unions	All, depending on what the Dictatorship is trying to provide for the citizens and the country overall.	The leader of the military.	Complete and total power.	Myanmar, Egypt

Authoritarianism is staring into the dark – you think you know what’s directly ahead of you, so you blindly move forward … Until you run face-first into the brick wall that the seemingly-cooperative Government has placed in your way.