Political Culture & Participation

By mobilizing supporters to express their views.

By limiting access to information on public policy matters.

By preventing citizens from assembling peacefully.

By discouraging non-governmental organizations' involvement.

Joining community clubs

Jury duty service

Volunteering at local schools

Purchasing savings bonds

Speaking freely at public forums

Watching television at home

Attending private functions

Sharing personal stories with friends

To transition towards direct democracy through enhanced civic participation necessitating short-term suspension of customary legal procedures.

To ensure public safety and order during emergencies such as natural disasters or widespread violence requiring temporary limits on certain liberties.

To achieve equality among its citizens by permanently removing traditional societal hierarchies enshrined within constitutional protections.

To promote economic growth by allowing the government unrestricted access to resources otherwise protected under normal circumstances.

Proportional representation

Mixed electoral system

First-past-the-post (FPTP)

Single transferable vote

Multi-nationalism

Lack of religious diversity

Economic Dependency

Patron-clienteles

Political culture only affects foreign policies, not the internal application of liberal democratic values.

Acceptance or rejection by the populace can determine the extent to which freedom of speech and rule of law are upheld.

It has no significant impact since liberal democratic principles are universally applicable across all societies.

The natural resources available dictate the ease with which liberal democracy is adopted more than political culture does.

The cooperation between different political parties.

The representation of the will of the people against elite interests.

The concentration of power in the hands of a few political elites.

The dominance of a particular religious or ethnic group.

Democratic regime

Geographical isolation

Media control by the government

Lack of European colonization

Social cleavages typically encourage uniform voting patterns across different ethnic groups within a nation.

Ethnicity-based social cleavages eliminate ideological party affiliations completely within countries that experience them.

Ethnic homogeneity is always preferred as it prevents any form of social cleavage from developing within society.

Ethnic divisions can lead to fragmented political loyalties and challenges in building national unity or consensus on policy issues.