Why is the concept of a democracy in crisis?

 Link to the video

Ideas for the debate : Why is the concept of a democracy in crisis?

Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their leaders and their institutions. The gap between the ideal democracy and the existing one cannot be solved.


When you ask  people to reflect on,  Do you really believe that you can influence politics?” many people in very well-established democracies don’t believe that their voice matters anymore. For example, the latest data for Greece and Italy is that only 15% of Greeks and 18% of Italians believe that their voice really matters.


Paradoxically, part of the problems of democracy is that today almost everybody claims his sympathy for the principle of self-government.

 3/2/1

• 3 Main ideas in this video for you
• 2  Questions you will ask the next classmate on the class list and their answers
• 1 Analogy, summary or conclusion, at the end

Spanish Democratic System

Using these links, and the Spanish Constitution make a presentation about the Spanish Democractic System.

• Work: 2 people
• The presentation have to answer these points:

1. What is  a democracy?
2. Difference the Direct Democracy from the Representative Democracy
3. How is the Democracy in Spain? 
4. When   did arrive   the democratic system?  and how? 
5. How is organised this democratic system? Monarchy or Republic? Explain the meaning of the words.
6. How are the different branches of the state powers in Spain? Explain every one of them.
7. Main ideas in the Spanish Constitution.
8. Main personal Human Rights in the Constitution
9. What do you think about the Spanish Democracy? Is it necessary to change it?

Maybe you can use this link or others

Democracy on the world

Use this link


 TASK:

• Make a summary.
• The main ideas on the video?
• What are the four reason why the democracy is falling behind in the undeveloped countries?
• How are used the new technologies to spread the extremists ideologies?
• What do you think about the crisis of democracy?

Party platform

A political party platform or program is a formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues. "Plank" is the term often given to the components of the political platform – the opinions and viewpoints about individual topics, as held by a party, person, or organization.

TASK: 
You need built your personal Party platform for Spain.
What is necesarry to life in democracy in Spain?

Citizen participation

1. How do people can participate in the political process other way than voting? Explain

2. What do the father think about politicians on the comic?

3. Do you have enough knowledge about your politicians when you go to vote?

4. Investigate the different ways to participate in political life 

5. Do you think that the public opinion have the  power to influence on the political life?  how could do it? 

6. Really, There is a Fourth power?  Investigate what is that.