What does compartmentalization mean? The term is at the heart of the Great Seat Belt Debate. It was coined during the 1967 and 1972 Series 1 and Serie...
Many Africans consider the Western model of political democracy to be extremely narrow and even alien to African cultures. Democracy is not merely the right to vote and seize power, the Rev. Jose Belo Chipenda, General Secretary, All Africa Conferenc e of Churches (AACC) has said.
Characteristics of Democracy in America. An excerpt from the textbook Magruderâs American Government. Chapter 1: Section 3- âBasic Concepts of Democracyâ. FOUNDATIONS. Democracy is not inevitable. It does not exist in the United States simply because. Americans regard it as the best of all possible political systems. Rather, democracy exists in. this country because the American people believe in its basic concepts. It will continue to exist. only for as long as we, the people, continue to subscribe to and practice those concepts.