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… DATE DOWNLOADED: Tue Nov 17 16:08:55 2020 SOURCE: Content Downloaded from HeinOnline Citations: Bluebook 21st ed. Fareed Zakaria, The Rise of Illiberal Democracy, 76 FOREIGN AFF. 22 (1997). ALWD 6th ed. Zakaria, F. ., The rise of illiberal democracy, 76(6) Foreign Aff. 22 (1997). APA 7th ed. Zakaria, F. (1997). The rise of … with the Romans, of the rule of law. Constitutional liberalism developed in Western Europe and the United States as a defense of the individual's right to life and property, and free- dom of religion and speech. To secure these rights, it emphasized checks on the power of each branch of government, equality under the law, impartial courts and tribunals, and separation of church and state. Its canonical figures include the poetJohn Milton, the jurist William Black- stone, statesmen such as Thomas … in 1970 with only 36 percent of the vote. In similar circumstances, a prime minister would have had to share power in a coalition government.) Presidents appoint cabinets of cronies, rather than senior party figures, main- taining few internal checks on their power. And when their views conflict with those of the legislature, or even the courts, presidents tend to "go to the nation," bypassing the dreary tasks of bargaining and coalition-building. While scholars debate the merits of …
