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Peer reviewedRubens, Jim – Futurist, 1983
In a better-designed democracy, decisionmakers would be better appraised of public opinion and technical fact through electronic, computer-assisted referenda and the Science Court. Congress's main duty would be to oversee the decision process, and the president's primary responsibility would be to find superior candidates to fill top government…
Descriptors: Democracy, Federal Government, Futures (of Society), Governmental Structure
Peer reviewedHelwig, Charles C. – Child Development, 1998
Used cases of democratic and non-democratic governmental systems and freedom of speech to investigate 6- to 11-year-olds' notions of political fairness and democracy. Found that political fairness concepts were applied at all ages to evaluate governmental systems and reject non-democratic alternatives. Older children were more likely than younger…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Comparative Analysis
