Political culture of the people in a democratic System with the King as Head of State.

Abstract

This article aims to study the political culture of people in a democratic regime with the King as Head of State. It was found that: Thailand has a democratic government with the King as Head of State. The word “democracy” which means “the people are supreme” is the fact that the people have sovereignty or have the highest power to govern the country. Currently, the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. 2017, in democratic governance, the important thing is "the people" and the perfection of democracy is That the people can come in and have a voice in governance However, due to many limitations, such as having too large a population to directly participate in political activities. Therefore, political participation of citizens is considered an important role, especially in democratic elections.

The political culture of the people in a democratic regime with the King as Head of State can be summarized in 3 aspects: 1) a narrow political culture means that people think that expressing political opinions is useless. And people think that Thai politics is full of chaos Following the news is a waste of time. 2) Prai Fa political culture, meaning people have political rights but do not want to get involved in politics. And people have political rights, but they alone cannot change politics. Obey the law even if you feel the law is unfair. 3) Participatory political culture: people participate in the Thai political system. Your own voice is important in politics. They think they have the ability to investigate politicians.