Majoritarian or Pluralist Republic
I. Democracy v. Republics: Views of a Democracy
II. Procedural Emphasis
A. Majority Rule and Minority Rights
B. Political Equality
C. Right of Universal Participation
D. Governmental Responsibility and Responsiveness
III. Substantive Emphasis
A. Social/Economic Equality
1. equality of condition (critique)
2. redistribution of wealth (critique)
B. Civil Rights & Civil Duties
C. Social Rights & Social Duties
IV. Institutional Models
A. Majoritarianism
B.. Pluralism
V. Seven Tests for a Republic
A. Governmental Legitimacy
B. Party Competition for Control of Government
C. Universal Right of Political Participation
D. Secret Un-Coerced Voting
E. Freedom of Communication
F. Freedom to Organize & Petition/Lobby
G. Due Process of Law
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