Posted: March 12th, 2023

CHRIS, TELLE

Determining Democracy

Discussion

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

· Textbook: Chapter 1 ,2, 3

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

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Option 1: Does democracy require equality of income or wealth? Discuss why democracy might make a country more or less egalitarian?

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Option 2: Political scientist Larry Sabato has proposed a 

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. Select any one of his proposed ideas and write a short list of pros and cons for this idea and support your reasoning. 

Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.

Writing Requirements

· Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source) for your Initial Post, and 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.

· APA format for in-text citations and list of references