CAN ANY COUNTRY BECOME A

DEMOCRACY?

OBSTACLES TO DEMOCRACY

Ethnic Differences and Conflicts

ExamplesExamples Tutsi RefugeesTutsi Refugees

Rwanda: Hutu (majority) Vs. Tutsi (minority)

Iraq: Kurdish (minority) Vs. Arab (majority)

Former Yugoslavia: Croatia Vs. Serbia/Bosnia…now separate countries…grudge?

Differences built into History

Large Middleclass Needed…why?Large Middleclass Needed…why? The DivideThe Divide

Poor will struggle and have no time to think about democracy

The rich few will dominate the gov’t and use it for their own gain

A Large Gap Between Rich and Poor

The Free PressThe Free Press

People that cannot read cannot participate

…cannot understand voting procedures, reading and marking ballots…

A Low Literacy Rate

WHICH OBSTACLE TO DEMOCRACY

DO YOU THINK IS MOST SERIOUS?

QUESTIONS

Explain this Statement…

A DEMOCRACY IS DEFINED BY THE WAY IT TREATS

ITS MINORITIES