Democracy


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1 Conceptions of democracy, the comparison of democracy with other forms of government.
2 The derogation of democracy, the anarchic tendency of freedom and equality.
3 The tyranny of the majority, lawless mob rule.
4 The incompetence of the people and the need for leadership, the superiority of monarchy and aristocracy, the rise of the demagogue.
5 The acceptance of democracy as one of several good forms of government.
6 Comparison of democratic and oligarchic justice, the mixed constitution as a compromise between the interests of the poor and rich.
7 Comparison of the political wisdom of the many and the few, the mixed regime as including both.
8 Comparison of democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy with respect to efficiency.
9 The praise of democracy, the ideal state.
10 Liberty and equality for all under law.
11 Universal suffrage, the abolition of privileged classes.
12 The problem of economic justice, the choice between capitalism and socialism.
13 The democratic realization of popular sovereignty, the safeguarding of natural rights.
14 The infirmities of democracy in practice and the reforms or remedies for these defects.
15 The suitability of democratic constitutions to all men under all circumstances, conditions favorable to democracy, progress toward democracy.
16 Democracy and representative government.
17 The distinction between direct democracy and representative, or republican, government, the territorial limits of democracy.
18 The theory of representation.
19 Majority rule and minority or proportional representation.
20 Ultimate limitations on the franchise.
21 Methods of election and voting.
22 The role of political parties, factions.
23 The distribution of functions and powers, checks and balances in representative democracy, the uses of patronage.
24 The educational task of democracy, the training of all citizens.
25 The growth and vicissitudes of democracy, factors supporting its growth.
26 Demagoguery and the danger of revolution.
27 The dangers of imperialism, the treatment of dependencies.
28 The challenge of war and peace, the citizen army.
29 Equality of conditions as the essence of a democratic society, its effect upon the character of the people and its institutions.


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