Majority rule and minority rights
CLEP American Government, Chapter 1 Majority rule and minority rights Majority rule is a general democratic principle for settling collective decisions, but not every American election requires more than half the votes. Many elections use plurality rules, under which the candidate with the most votes wins even below 50 percent, and presidential selection operates through […]
Rule of law
CLEP American Government, Chapter 1 Rule of law The rule of law requires officials and citizens to operate through publicly established legal rules rather than personal command. Government action should rest on legal authority, follow regular procedures, and remain open to review by institutions empowered to enforce the law. Rules must be reasonably knowable and […]
