you on the pros and cons of democracy and monarchy.I will also explain what government is better for my country. First‚ there are two types of democracies direct and representatives. “ A direct democracy has no representatives and the citizens are involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country “. And a representative democracy is “ citizens who elect leaders to represent their rights and interest in government “. A direct democracy is different from a representative democracy because in
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Representative democracy means the selection of government officials by a vote of the people in periodic elections open to competition in which candidates and voters can freely express themselves (quote). In other words‚ this is like the United States currently is. When elections are held‚ candidates run for election and voters vote to determine what candidate is the best for the job. The elected official will then represent the people in which he serves and vote on issues that are presented.
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People often refer to the United States as a democracy‚ yet if one were to ask a citizen of Athens in XXX bc how they would classify the American government structure‚ I seriously doubt that they would agree. Athens on the other hand was a democracy‚ and a successful one for a short time. However‚ no country or state wants to be successful for just a short time‚ the longing is to rule sovereign for centuries upon centuries as a great and powerful nation. Unfortunately for Athens democratic state
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Although it seems like direct democracy would give an accurate representation of the population‚ a representative democracy provides more fair and equal decisions. This is because representatives can make decisions while keeping the minority in mind. In a direct democracy‚ the majority will always come out on top‚ simply because there are more people. Also‚ representatives are not emotionally invested in every issue‚ so they can make more logical and rational decisions. People often prioritize their
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white middle and lower classes started to vote in larger numbers. As a result of Jacksonian Democracy‚ the amount of votes jumped from 350‚000 to 2.4 million in 1840. This was by far the biggest advantage of Jacksonian Democracy because nothing is better in government than a much involved group of citizens who know what their voting for and have strong opinions. Another advantage to Jacksonian Democracy was the fact that he started a revolution in politics. There was no
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” the true meaning of democracy. The United States of America is a democratic republic that has been used for years with some faults‚ but some could be patch by transitioning to a true democracy. Democracy in its purest form will keep all peoples opinions in the foreground including minorities. A direct democracy “promotes transparency‚ provides direct responsibility‚ and promotes a well cooperative community. ”(Advantages and Disadvantages of Direct Democracy) Democracy is directly translated
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The United States prized themselves on having a democratic country. They adopted the concept from the Greek who coined the idea of democracy. A government for the people by the people. The main purpose of democracy is to avoid corruption and tyranny. Yet America has flaws in their system of democracy. America creates contradictions to the very government they have protected. Yet through all the flaws America government checks and balance the people to ensure a democratic government. The citizens
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agree that democracy is the best form of government. As a result‚ their outlook upon the first great democratic system in Western civilization is largely affected by their own predilection. Others‚ however‚ can see major flaws in Athenian democracy. These opposing stances are no recent development. The positives and negatives of this form of government have been argued and deliberated ever since it first transpired‚ nearly 25 centuries ago. Indeed‚ most of the criticism made of democracy today was
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described as a democratic state. How does one come to the conclusion that Somaliland is a democratic nation? The first step to answering this question‚ is in defining democracy and the prominent factors which act as conditions nations must meet in order to be considered democratic and then determine if they are applicable to Somaliland. Democracy is such a broad concept in the modern world‚ it is defined by Philippe C. Schmitter and Terry Lynn Karl as‚ “a system of governance in which rulers are held accountable
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During the Jacksonian era there were many different views on the rights and wrongs of the presidential actions. The Jacksonians thought themselves to be guardians of individual liberty‚ political democracy‚ the United States Constitution and the equality of economic opportunity. This in many cases can be argued that the Jacksonians were successful guardians of these four things. During the presidency of Andrew Jackson do to his often radical was of thinking individual liberty was often not well
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