Jul 26, 2017 · 1 min read
Not necessarily. When you say “democracy”, you’re making a blanket generalisation for dozens if not hundreds of different forms of government with various levels of checks and balances. Arend Lijphart, for example, places countries on a scale from “majoritarian” to “consensual”. In majoritarian countries, it’s very easy to trample on any checks and balances. The Republican Congress and Senate are actually excellent examples.
