Political egalitarianism

Political egalitarianism describes an inclusive and fair allocation of political power or influence, fair processes, and fair treatment of all regardless of characteristics like race, gender, religion, age, wealth or intelligence.

[1] Related principles include one person, one vote and equality before the law.

[2] Egalitarians tend to focus more on process and treating people as social equals than on the raw distribution of power.

[4] Robert Dahl believes that the ideal of democracy assumes that political equality is desirable.

[7] Well-designed constitutions, for example, can help protect political rights in functioning democracies.