As such this essay will discuss different subsets of legitimacy judging whether they are mutually exclusive or complementary whilst avoiding the conflation of 'more legitimacy' with 'better government'. ... Yet a key question to ask when discussing the title of this essay is in whose eyes is the ruling regime legitimate? ... Misinformation could even happen in a largely free democratic Western system if citizens are not informed fully about the policies they are voting for in electing a representative, or if policies are deliberately misconstrued by opponents to portray t...

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In this paper, inclusion will represent all adults having the right to vote in free and fair elections. ... Therefore, this essay will only concentrate on horizontal accountability as we assume vertical accountability as a natural indicator of the scope of inclusion of a state. ... This section provides a short overview of the reasons for the case selection of this essay. ...

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In this essay, I would like to compare these two countries on the basis of Dahl's concept of participation and contestation with reference to two other institutions-the executive branch and the electoral system of both countries, in order to discuss the practicality of his concept of polyarchy " in comparing political regimes. ... Dahl's purpose of Polyarchy is to determine conditions favor or impede a transformation into a political regime in which opponents of the government can openly and legally organize into political parties in order to oppose the government in free and fair el...

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