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Mill
Considerations on Representative Government
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/18/2008

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Mill is a fan of representative governmnet, how does this apply to civic participation?
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Educated citins are necessary. through representation citizens become educated about the government and make their own decisions
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Mill T or F those whogovern themselves are better overall
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True Self governmnet educates the person and leads to their own decision making
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According to Mill, when do people become better citizens?
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People become better citizens when they have a stake in the governmnet. They are more likely to educate themselves on issues and participate in the political process.
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What is the protective argument according to Mill?
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When people have a stake in the outcome, they pay more attention in oreder to ensure that their intrests are being protected
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What two needs does a popular government have to meet according to Mill?
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-Good management of society by means of existing members
-Good governmnet will facilitate improvement of faculties.
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What's Mill's educative argument?
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The more participate in society, the better they become morally. Educated citizens make decisions on their own
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