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Majority rule is the principle that a group which has more than half of all voters should be allowed to make the decisions for a group. Majority rule is the binary decision rule most often used in decision-making bodies, including many legislatures of democratic nations.
How can democracies balance the principles of majority rule and minority rights? Learn about the basic human rights that any democratic government must protect and the challenges of diversity and tolerance.
21 de jan. de 2024 · Protection From Political Tyranny. A defining characteristic of democracy is the people's right to change the majority — and the policies of government — through elections. This right is the people's supreme authority. Yet, majority rule cannot be the only expression of “supreme power” in a democracy.
27 de mai. de 2020 · Majority rule also seems the only decision rule that is simple enough to be understood and accepted by the general public. Although conceptually not intrinsic to democracy, it is a normative principle that is part of the common set of democratic aspirations.
- Patrick Overeem
- p.overeem@vu.nl
- 2020
Majority rule lets a decision-making body get on with its business as soon as more than half of the participants are satisfied. Our Constitution has established safeguards to ensure that majority rule doesn’t take away the rights of minorities.
Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. This article reviews literature on majority rule and minority rights. It examines literature which has concentrated on the theoretical and empirical attempts to explain the changes that have occurred in the minority rights in legislatures over time.
The issue of majority rule being used to impede the rights of the political minority have arisen in other countries such as the Philippines and Turkey, as well as Poland.
