Definition: PLURALISM

[mushmellow]

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/street/pl38/sect2.htm

Government carried out by a process of bargaining and compromise between a variety of competing leadership groups (business, labour, government, etc.). Advocates of pluralism claim that it best serves the democratic ideal in a complex modern society, in which individual participation in every act of decision-making is impractical. According to pluralism, individual rights and interests are protected by a sort of extra-constitutional checks and balances: No single group holds the dominant power position, power is always shifting, and individuals can have influence on policy-making through being active in one of these power groups. Some claim that America is such a pluralistic society; other theories say that pluralism is in fact a myth and American society is elitist. Despite this pluralism is not limited, other than by the common sense of its participants. Therefore it is still, in essence, collectivist and adversarial. See Democracy.

[decypher]

Yes pluralism in America. It can be seen as a society of competing interest groups who lobby the government. This includes the 2nd amendment champions, the NRA, and also the AARP, various religious groups etc.

Also Canada's voting system isn't one based on a national majority, rather a plurality of ridings which are won to make up the House of Commons.

[mushmellow]

i was reading up on the types of government and thought i'd share with fnk...pretty funny

[decypher]

Yes i can tell heh. It's pretty much all i do at school is read that stuff.