TOPIC THREE: The Merits of Liberal Democracy

Prompt:

Consider the nature of liberal democracy, and then consider the natures of alternative, illiberal systems of government autocracy, military dictatorship, monarchy, theocracy, totalitarian systems such as communism and fascism, etc.

In an essay, argue whether Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Barack Obama were or were not correct when they asserted that liberal democracy is a force for good in the world and that it is the “most stable and successful form of government.”