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Q.6 Compare and contrast a pure democracy and a representative democracy. Which type of democracy is more common today? Why? 

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Q.6 Compare and contrast a pure democracy and a representative democracy. Which type of democracy is more common today? Why? 

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Direct/Pure Democracy

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Japan scores 46 on the Individualism dimension. Certainly Japanese society shows many of the characteristics of a collectivistic society.

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At a score of 20 China is a highly collectivist culture.

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The United States can clearly been seen as individualistic (scoring a 91)

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Totalitarianism                              -where one person or political party exercise absolute control over all spheres of life,and opposing political parties are forbidden.                                       - Totalitarianism being associated with collectivism. For example, China, North Korea

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Totalitarianism                              -where one person or political party exercise absolute control over all spheres of life,and opposing political parties are forbidden.                                       - Totalitarianism being associated with collectivism. For example, China, North Korea

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Indirect/Representative Democracy

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Democracy is a political system in which government is by the people and exercised either directly or through elected individual and at the other end.                                        -Most common form of democracy is representative democracy.                                     -Characteristics: freedom of expression, free media,regular election,a fair court system

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Democracy is a political system in which government is by the people and exercised either directly or through elected individual and at the other end.                                        -Most common form of democracy is representative democracy.                                     -Characteristics: freedom of expression, free media,regular election,a fair court system

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For example, US, India, Mexico, Germany, Malaysia,Japan

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refers to philosophy that an individual should have freedom in his own economic and political pursuits.

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refers to a system that stresses the primacy of collective goals over individual goals.

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Collectivism vs Individualism
Malaysia, with a score of 26 is a collectivistic society.

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Democracy vs Totalitarianism

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The most common form of democracy today is representative democracy. Direct/Pure democracy may work very well among a small group of people, but the larger the group the more difficult it is to run effectively. Indirect/Representative democracy eliminates this difficulty by operating on a much smaller scale the majority of the time. 

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The most common form of democracy today is representative democracy. Direct/Pure democracy may work very well among a small group of people, but the larger the group the more difficult it is to run effectively. Indirect/Representative democracy eliminates this difficulty by operating on a much smaller scale the majority of the time. 