Sentences with phrase «in a democracy requires»

Finally, leadership in a democracy requires the virtue of public - spiritedness; what the founders of the country called public virtue, a readiness to sacrifice self - interest to the common good.

Solution in a democracy requires a one - two punch, which Sophie and I discuss in the video.

Not exact matches

When the #StopReflectVerify program launched in March, US ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec said fake news was «undermining democracy in Kenya» and that to stop it required a «strong collaboration between the media and the public.»

In short, peace requires, if not the robust democracy of Neocon dreams, at least a substantial degree of modernity.

In short, effective teaching of democratic values requires the practice of democracy by those who teach and a democratic structure in the institutions of educatioIn short, effective teaching of democratic values requires the practice of democracy by those who teach and a democratic structure in the institutions of educatioin the institutions of education.

By the time I came to write Nemesis, I no longer doubted that maintaining our empire abroad required resources and commitments that would inevitably undercut, or simply skirt, what was left of our domestic democracy and that might, in the end, produce a military dictatorship or — far more likely — its civilian equivalent.

As the technological era permeates cultures worldwide, the mass media are increasingly employed as a tool of the production - consumption cycle rather than as a resource for the education, information, and entertainment required for the well - being of all people, an element essential to the development of citizens in any democracy.

A secular democracy recognizes that people differ in their religious commitments; secularism, on the other hand, requires them to pretend that they don't have those commitments.

If it is ever to be brought into being in the real world, my basic democracy would, of course, require a fleshed - out superstructure in which real humans could live together — arguing as well as deliberating, competing as well as deciding, united and distinguished by something beyond their shared conviction that equality, freedom, and civic dignity are essential to collective self - government by citizens.

BHA: Change in Free School model funding agreement requires promotion of democracy, equality of opportunity, respect, tolerance and the rule of law

I have read a proposal (not supported by Mr. Wilders) to require parties that wish to participate in the elections to be democratically organised and member - based, arguing that it would make democracy less vulnerable (the wannabe - dictator could then be ousted by his own party members even if he has a majority in parliament).

Pettit claims that valuing freedom as non-domination requires what he calls «contestatory democracy», which, in addition to being democratic in the sense of having governments selected through some kind of formally egalitarian political process, should satisfy a further three conditions.

Preventing a demagogue is hard in democracy, because democracy requires informed electorate, and many people do not care (or are prevented by economic hardships of life) to get informed enough, and / or many questions are really complicated and might have complicated long - term consequences (like: will abandoning Pacific Trade agreement allow China to control trade in Pacific by bilateral agreements)

Chidoka said, «Okeke brings administrative expertise and private sector experience required to deliver dividends of democracy in the state.

In advocating the unorthodox view that divided societies may require more rather than less democracy to be sustainable, this project will draw important lessons for the European Union as it faces the necessity of reform.

Because the Blair project, in the name of «modernisation», planned to move the party so far from the aims and values it really held, the virtual elimination of internal democracy was required.

I do not believe that there are any countries that actually practice this form of voting - it would be in conflict with the principles of democracy - universal suffrage, one man one vote, etc -, and undemocratic countries generally do not require a voting system in the first place.

Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday unveiled his «Democracy Agenda,» a plan to create more transparency in political advertising and require online platforms to archive political ads, protect state elections from hacking threats, and enhance voting opportunities.

For example, an absolute threshold in the number of votes (e.g. requiring a certain proportion of the whole population or of registered voters to be elected rather than a plurality of the vote) can seem intuitively appealing but has never, to my knowledge, been implemented for a national election, precisely because leaving an important office unfilled is a problem (unless, of course, you subscribe to radical small - government ideas, in which case the question seems moot and you might just as well do away with elections or democracy itself).

A coherent point of view on party funding requires properly taking on the question of what the political parties are for in a modern democracy.

There are clear necessities for electoral reform, improving local democracy, tackling climate change, and re-balancing the inequalities in society which will require more than the Labour party to bring about.

So in general, it doesn't require democracy as is since formulations are extremely vague.

In a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply are required for a minority government to retain power in the lower housIn a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply are required for a minority government to retain power in the lower housin the lower house.

Most parliamentary democracies require an annual state budget, an appropriation bill, or occasional financial measures to be passed by parliament in order for a government to pay its way and enact its policies.

The way forward for the centre - left requires the page to be turned to a new chapter in the history of social democracy.

«To accomplish this will require working in partnership with Russia and other emerging democracies,» concludes a recent statement by the US state department.

With the dawn of democracy in the early 1990s, it was generally realised that a new model was required.

«Functioning democracies require citizens who have all been educated to work with others in improving their communities and with her focus on advancing the educational opportunities of the most disadvantaged, Emiliana is playing a critical role in advancing the work in progress which is democracy, justice, and the rule of law in Latin America.»

This is challenge that requires deep educational innovations of global willingness that promotes intrinsic reforms from its own ontological nature of the ecology of the intelligence; and become, ultimately, in the genesis of a cognitive democracy: composed by new transcultural and transpolitical symbiosis between the different civilizations that have been formed on the earthly homeland in the last six millenniums.

Today, Ofsted requires all schools «to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs» We will explore each of these in the SMSC4SCHOOLS» Autumn Term 2016 British Values» ppt presentations..

Institutions of direct democracy, including decentralised decision - making powers in rural and urban areas, need to be set up or strengthened in all countries; where decision - making at larger levels requires representation, there should be robust mechanisms of transparency, accountability, and redressal (including recall) that are responsive to the institutions of direct grassroots democracy.

Educational excellence and equity require that every child in a democracy have access to important shared knowledge and language.

Democracy Prep's results are incomparable: 100 percent of graduates are college - bound (two college acceptances are required for graduation); 95 percent pass the Regents exams; and the schools are leaders in urban charter turnaround (with Harlem Prep skyrocketing from the third to the 96th percentile from one school year to the next).

U.S. State Department travel warning status or other safety concerns may result in Democracy Prep suspending programs and travel in the affected countries, and chaperones and scholars may be required to return to the U.S. or relocate to a safer location.

As a result, the Code of Virginia § 22.1 — 200.03 required the Board of Education to develop and approve objectives for economics education and financial literacy to be required of all students at the middle and high school levels to «further the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for responsible citizenship in a constitutional democracy.»

Walqui set the context for the day's conversations with a discussion of the literacy skills required to participate in today's evolving workplace and democracy.

He believed that people in general had the innate wisdom required for a representative democracy to succeed and that education was the means by which to tap that ability.

Thomas Jefferson, among other historical titans, understood that a functioning democracy required an educated citizenry, and crucially, he saw education as a public good to be included in the «articles of public care,» despite his preference for the private sector in most matters.

«Made in Los Angeles for the world to see in in Venice, «Tomorrow is Another Day» achieves the democracy and pluralism the times require.

The A-Z of Values project came out of the need to explore values with children as the National Curriculum is now requiring all students in Britain to learn 4 core values which address, liberty, tolerance, democracy and respect for law.

But I would agree that the basic problem in all representative democracies today is «creeping totalitarianism» from increased centralization of power, and that it requires a concerted effort from the citizens to stop this (or at least slow it down).

In short, it requires a revival of a system of participatory democracy that reflects our collective values far more accurately than the corporate state into which we have slid.

Secondly, our democracy requires that legislation pass in both houses.

If «consumer democracy» is wrong because it requires the intervention of the state in lieu of autonomous political expression, then so too must the climate change act — and anything like it — be wrong.

It would also be in the interest of our democracy to allow for secret ballots in parliament as opposed to the current system wherein representatives are simply required to toe the party line, on all issues.

In any democracy, debate over important decisions such as going to war, require credible and accurate information.

Support for live - blogging courtroom proceedings and discrediting class distinctions drawn in this regard also stems from a promotion of the model of discursive democracy outlined above in Part I. Drawing on the work of theorists including Lon Fuller, recall that the Supreme Court of Canada and legal scholars such as Jeremy Waldron held that the fair functioning of the liberal democratic order required civilian access to information and the attendant opportunity to deliberate upon that information critically.

What is at stake requires that the court must balance what justice demands: that the accused receive a fair trial, that witnesses are not deterred from testifying, and that the judge, jury and lawyers are not distracted during the proceedings, against what the public interest in justice and our democracy requires....

For instance, the statement «[f] ree speech, particularly when the speaker (writer) may suffer serious consequences from his / her ideas, may require anonymity» seems ironic in a democracy — one might ask, well what about personal responsibility?

Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law, environmental, health law, etc. • Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law, environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.