1. • Commonly misinterpreted value of democracy
• Democracy is not goal but a method towards the goal
• Autocracy has certain advantages under certain
circumstances
Recall

2. Autocratic Elements
in modern governments
Mason Luo

3. What happens in real world?

4. • The spirit of the Constitution of 1787
• Debates among founding fathers
• Three branches: legislative, executive, judicial
elected directly
Elected indirectly
Appointed by the president
Federal Government of U.S.

5. An example:
Louisiana Purchase

6. • Dictator regimes under Rhee Syngman, Park Chung Hee
and Chun Doo-Hwan.
• Gwangju Massacre & A Magnificent Holiday
• Democratization in 1987, Roh Tae-woo
South Korea’s
democratization 1953-1987

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Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan
Autocratic government after WW2
Domestic economic booming
Democratic reform
Eastern Asian Model

8. Conclusion