concurrent majority theory

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doctrine of constitutional design political theory

Concurrent majority theory is a political doctrine that holds that major decisions in a diverse society should require the consent of all significant interest groups or regions, effectively giving each a veto to protect minority interests against a simple numerical majority.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
concurrent majority theory canonical	1
theory of concurrent majority	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	doctrine of constitutional design ⓘ political theory ⓘ
aimsTo	protect minority interests from simple numerical majorities ⓘ
appliesTo	plural societies with deep social or regional cleavages ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	consensus decision-making ⓘ federalism ⓘ minority rights ⓘ nullification ⓘ sectional interests ⓘ veto power ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	John C. Calhoun ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Southern United States ⓘ
associatedWithWork	A Disquisition on Government ⓘ
contrastedWith	majoritarian democracy ⓘ simple majority rule ⓘ
coreIdea	each major interest or region should have an effective veto ⓘ major decisions should require consent of all significant interests ⓘ
criticizedFor	empowering obstruction by entrenched minorities ⓘ historical association with defense of slavery in the United States ⓘ potential for decision-making deadlock ⓘ
developedBy	John C. Calhoun ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	concurrent majority ⓘ
historicalContext	19th-century American political thought ⓘ antebellum United States politics ⓘ
inDebate	constitutional design in divided societies ⓘ democratic theory ⓘ
influenced	later theories of consociational democracy ⓘ some models of federal veto structures ⓘ
influencedBy	states’ rights ideology in the United States ⓘ
normativeGoal	ensure that vital interests of all major groups are protected ⓘ prevent tyranny of the majority ⓘ
opposes	simple numerical majority rule ⓘ
philosophicalBasis	suspicion of undifferentiated popular sovereignty ⓘ view that community is composed of distinct, enduring interests ⓘ
proposes	separate concurrent majorities for different constituencies ⓘ
relatedTo	consociationalism ⓘ corporatism ⓘ minority veto ⓘ power-sharing arrangements ⓘ
requires	identification of all significant interests or regions ⓘ institutional mechanisms for group vetoes ⓘ
seeksTo	make government decisions depend on overlapping group consent ⓘ
usedToJustify	Southern resistance to perceived Northern domination ⓘ enhanced political power for slaveholding states ⓘ

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Subject: concurrent majority theory
Description of subject: Concurrent majority theory is a political doctrine that holds that major decisions in a diverse society should require the consent of all significant interest groups or regions, effectively giving each a veto to protect minority interests against a simple numerical majority.

Referenced by (2)

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John C. Calhoun → advocatedFor → concurrent majority theory ⓘ

John → notableWork → concurrent majority theory ⓘ

subject surface form: John C. Calhoun

this entity surface form: theory of concurrent majority