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Liberal Democracy - Gemma Buckley

by Monash Association of Debaters on Mar 23, 2011

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Join Gemma Buckley as she gives a presentation on the basics of debating about liberal democracies!

Join Gemma Buckley as she gives a presentation on the basics of debating about liberal democracies!

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Ask for definitions of each of these.
Regularity of elections. In order to have the most of accountability etc. you would have referendums on each issue. Direct democracy is the one with the most accountability and participation, but the one that is the least efficient. Feedback to the government is good for participation and representation, but it adds bureaucracy.
What are some other examples of democratic accountability? Possibly talk about the role of houses of parliament, the media, the opposition party, and minor parties.
a mandate is the authority politicians have to make decisions that derives from the fact that you voted for them. That's a 'direct' mandate. There are also indirect mandates, for say appointed officials (judges, public servants, etc.) They have a mandate (or authority) because they were given power by people who you voted for, or the law/constitution empowers them to act on behalf of other people. The simplest example is "Proportional Voting" which is used in the federal upper house (Senate), which means that political parties receive a percentage of the available seats, equal to the percentage of the overall votes they received. So if a party represents the views of 10% of Australians, assuming all 10% voted for that party at an election, the party would then control 10% of the Senate seats. Whereas in the lower house, which uses a different voting system ("Preferential") that same party, with the same number of voters, would be unlikely to win any seats at all. This is why the Senate is considered a 'house of review' - because it includes a far greater spectrum of views than are represented in the lower house, and so it modifies potential laws to be inclusive of the minority views that they represent.
Clearly there are exceptions to this " for example we don't let mentally ill people vote, or children (but there was a finals debate at 2004 Worlds on the topic that we should give children voting rights), or hard-core criminals (but round one of Australs 2003 was on the topic of prisoners voting rights) - so you need to think very carefully about this issue. Denying people the right to vote is one of the most serious things a government can do in a democracy, and something that has been thoroughly abused in the past 100 years.

Liberal Democracy - Gemma Buckley — Webinar Transcript

Liberal Democracy Gemma Buckley
Outline
- Issues in Democracy Debates
- Common ‘Democracy’ Topics
Democracy
- A system that seeks to maximise:
At the expense of:
- Efficiency
Accountability
- Separation of Powers
Representation
- Mandates?
- Minorities?
Participation
- Restrictions?
Democracy Topics That we should abolish a house of parliament That we should elect judges That we should lower the voting age to 16
Questions?