Illiberal Democracy: Difference between revisions

'''Literocracy''' can act as either a form of liberal non-democracy or as an [[File:Authdem.png]] electocracy (perhaps even as [[File:Technocracy.png]] semi-technocracy), in which the right to vote is restricted on the basis of literacy. How this is determined by the state can range, but literocrats usually argue for literacy tests as a means of determining conditional suffrage. While not antithetical to populism or extremism, it may correlate with a reduction in the influence of both within [[File:Repdemgen.png]] representative government. As a result, it may also lend itself to [[File:Elitism.png]] elitism. The most infamous example of literocracy in history is likely the [[File:Dixiecrat.png]] Jim Crow South, where literacy tests were often used as 'educational requirements,' disproportionately excluding [[File:Blacknat.png]] Black Americans from voting due to segregated schooling. This segregation reinforced and exacerbated the subpar quality of schools attended by Black students compared to those attended by White students, affecting overall Black turnout.