Pluralizam, federalizam i sloboda
Pluralism, Federalism and Freedom

Summary/Abstract: The American type of pluralism has given rise to a number of different pluralisms. To date, six models of pluralism can be identified in the U. S., extending over the whole country or over a single state or region. This Involves also the pluralism of the market based on the original groupings (New York and Pennsylvania), pluralism of ideological communities (Massachusetts), pluralism of former castes (Virginia), pluralism of associations (Ohio), and pluralism of individuals (California). Each of these models entails a specific concept of freedom: the first two concentrate on the freedom to preserve group identity in the slate; the third on the freedom to set up communities with their own way of life; the fourth on the freedom of one group to the detriment of others; the fifth on the freedom of the market based on common observance of the rules of the game, while the sixth model upholds radical freedom of every individual. American democracy is not characterized only by pluralism which endangers the spirit of federal freedom, i. e. elevates the freedom of the individual, group and community above the contractual obligation.

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