Transcript DEMOCRACY By: Beatriz Marín Sánchez Beatriz Vidal López Alberto Roca Blaya The democracy What minds this words? Democracy is a political government carried out either directly.

DEMOCRACY
By:
Beatriz Marín Sánchez
Beatriz Vidal López
Alberto Roca Blaya
The democracy
What minds this words?
Democracy is a political government carried out either directly by the people (direct
democracy) or by means of elected representatives of the people (Representative
democracy). The term is derived from the Greek "rule of the people" which was
coined from "people" and "power", in the middle of the fifth-fourth century BC to
denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens
following a popular uprising in 508 BC. Even though there is no specific, universally
accepted definition of 'democracy', there are two principles that any definition of
democracy includes: equality and freedom.
The democracy in
my country
How is the democracy of our country?
Spain is a democratic country. The democracy began is Spain with the dead
of Francisco Franco on the 20 November 1975, the accession of King Juan
Carlos I to the throne and the establishment of the parliamentary monarchy.
In 1978, the current Spanish Constitution of 1978 was signed and the status
of Spain's Autonomous Regions was defined.
The Different Sistems Of Govern
There are two different sistems of govern:
-Democratic
-Antidemocratic
Sistems of Govern Antidemocratic
• Anarchy:
Anarchists are those who advocate the absence of the state, arguing that
common sense would allow people to come together in agreement to form a
functional society allowing for the participants to freely develop their own
sense of morality, ethics or principled behaviour. The rise of anarchism as a
philosophical movement occurred in the mid 19th century, with its idea of
freedom as being based upon political and economic self-rule. This
occurred alongside the rise of the nation-state and large-scale industrial
state capitalism or state-sponsored corporatism, and the political corruption
that came with their successes.
There are some communities anarchic:
-Icelandic Commonwealth
- Gaelic Ireland
-The Free Territory, Ukraine (January 1919 – August 1921)
-Anarchist Catalonia, Spain, (July 21, 1936 – June 14, 1937)
• Fascism:
Is a radical and authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to
organize a nation on corporatist perspectives; values; and systems such as
the political system and the economy. Scholars generally consider fascism
to be on the far right of the conventional left-right political spectrum,
although some scholars claim that fascism has been influenced by both the
left and the right.
There was country fascist like:
- Germany (Hitler, the nazism)
-Italy (Mussolini)
-Brazil (Plinio Salgado, the Brazilian Integralism)
-Spain (Franco, the falangism)
-Romania (Iron Guard)
• Communism:
A communist state is a sovereign state with a form of government
characterized by single-party rule or dominant-party rule of a communist
party and a professed allegiance to a communist ideology as the guiding
principle of the state.
Communist states may have several legal political parties, but the
communist party is usually granted a special or dominant role in
government, often by statute or under the constitution. Consequently, the
institutions of the state and of the communist party become intimately
entwined, such as in the development of parallel institutions.
There are communist countries like:
-Cuba
-Russia
-China
Sistems of Gover Democratic
• Direct democracy
Direct democracy, classically termed pure democracy, is a form of
democracy and a theory of civics in which sovereignty is lodged in the
assembly of all citizens who choose to participate. Depending on the
particular system, this assembly might pass executive motions, make laws,
elect or dismiss officials, and conduct trials. Direct democracy stands in
contrast to representative democracy, where sovereignty is exercised by a
subset of the people, usually on the basis of election. Deliberative
democracy incorporates elements of both direct democracy and
representative democracy.
There are coutries with direct democracy like Switzerland
• Representative democracy
Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle
of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to either
autocracy or direct democracy.
The representatives form an independent ruling body (for an election
period) charged with the responsibility of acting in the people's interest, but
not as their proxy representatives; that is, not necessarily always according
to their wishes, but with enough authority to exercise swift and resolute
initiative in the face of changing circumstances. It is often contrasted with
direct democracy, where representatives are absent or are limited in power
as proxy representatives.
There are countries with representative democracy like UK or Australia
• Consensus democracy
Consensus democracy is the application of consensus decision making to
the process of legislation in a democracy. It is characterised by a decisionmaking structure which involves and takes into account as broad a range of
opinions as possible, as opposed to systems where minority opinions can
potentially be ignored by vote-winning majorities.
Consensus democracy also features increased citizen participation both in
determining the political agenda and in the decision making process itself.
Some have pointed to developments in information and communication
technology as potential facilitators of such systems.
The Democracy In Spain
The death of Franco elevated Don Juan Carlos de Borbón to the throne. Until
Franco’s death, Juan Carlos had remained in the background and seemed to
follow the dictator’s plans of appointing him his successor as Head of State and
later King of Spain. Once in power as king, Juan Carlos facilitated the development
of the current political system, as his father, Don Juan de Borbón, had advocated
since 1946. The transition was an ambitious plan that counted on ample support
both within and outside of Spain. The Western governments, headed by the United
States, now favored a Spanish constitutional monarchy, as did many Spanish and
international capitalists. Nevertheless, the transition proved challenging, as the
spectre of the Civil War (1936-1939) still haunted Spain. Francoists on the extreme
right enjoyed considerable support within the Spanish Army, and people of the left
distrusted a king who owed his position to Franco. The realization of the
democratic project required that the leftist opposition restrain its own most radical
elements from provocation, and that the army refrain from intervening in the
political process on behalf of Francoist elements within the existing government.
Juan Carlos began his reign without leaving the confines of Franco's legal system.
As such, he swore fidelity to the Principles of the Movimiento Nacional, the
sole legal party of the Franco era; took possession of the crown before the
Francoist Cortes Generales; and respected the Ley Orgánica del Estado
(Organic Law of the State) for the appointment of his first head of
government. Only in his speech before the Cortes did he indicate his
support for a transformation of the Spanish political system.
THE MOST IMPORTANT
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
-The king
-Power legislative
-Power executive
-Power judiciary
-The parliament
-Government: composed for first minister and other ministres
-Judges
The Democracy in Europe
This history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins
in ancient Greece up to the present day.
Considers all the major watersheds in the development of democracy in
modern Europe.
Describes the rediscovery of Ancient Greek political ideals by intellectuals at
the end of the eighteenth century.
Examines the twenty-year crisis from 1789 to 1815, when the repercussions
of revolution in France were felt across the European continent.
Explains how events in France led to the explosion of democratic
movements between 1830 and 1848.
Compares the different manifestations of democracy within Eastern and
Western Europe during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Considers fascism and its consequences for democracy in Europe during
the twentieth century.
Demonstrates how in the recent past democracy itself has become the
object of ideological battles.
The most important democratic
institutions in Europe
The most important institutions of Europe are:
- The European cabinet meeting.
- The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
- The European commission
- The European Parliament
- The European Court of Justice
- The European Ombudsman