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    Amatrudo-3866-Ch-01:Amatrudo-3866-Ch-01 3/5/2009 4:54 PM Page 1 1 THE NATURE OF THE STATE Political power is‚ of course‚ always coercive power backed by the state’s machinery for enforcing its laws. But in a constitutional regime political power is also power of equal citizens as a collective body: it is regularly imposed on citizens as individuals‚ some of whom may not accept the reasons widely believed to justify the general structure of political authority (the constitution); or when they do accept that structure

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    problems with the help of only volunteers and such‚ which was a very conservative stance. On the other hand‚ Roosevelt did everything he could to help as many people as possible and was open to new ideas that led him to do things that no other president had tried to do before. To a full extent‚ Hoover was a strict conservative president and Roosevelt was a liberal one. Generally speaking‚ one could say that what made Hoover a conservative was his unwillingness to deal with the problems of the economy

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    LiberalConservative‚ and Socialist Ideals vs. Feminism before the 20th Century  Tales from the beyond‚ story one: a parent binds his baby girl’s feet in China‚ so it will not grow more than five to six inches because small feet in women are a sign of elegance; story two: a wife is burned alive in India‚ so she can accompany her husband in death. Are these stories? No‚ things like this really happened in the past. They are part of the reason that contributed to the birth of the Women’s Movement

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    Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives  In 1975‚ Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party and began to steer it towards what many have dubbed ÔThatcherismÕ. Margaret Thatcher believed in radical change‚ individuality‚ and a strong Government that enforces the law‚ rather than interfering in the economy. She was also opposed to the welfare state. In many ways‚ her ideology was broadly similar to classical liberalism‚ and many theorists see her ideology as neo-liberalism. Under her

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    to people who share a common territory and government. State commonly refers to either the present condition of a system or entity‚ or to a governed entity government is the system by which a state or community is governed. Rights and Obligations of the State Article 1 is all about national territory Article 2 Declaration of Principles and State Policies Article 3 Bill of rights Article 4 all about citizenship Article 5 Suffrage(Right to vote) Article 6 Legislative Department Article 7 Executive

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    Authority Authority‚ power and legitimacy are perceived as fundamental elements of contemporary society for the sole reason that these are the defining features of a culture with political and social organisations and hierarchies. The term ‘authority’ is commonly misused by academics as a synonym for ‘power’ or ‘legitimacy’ which has led to confusion regarding the entire concept of authority. Authority is generally defined as a person (or group of people) who has the power or right to give orders

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    The Conservative Revolution It seems to be the case that the American Revolution was a conservative revolution‚ or at least more conservative than revolutions in places such as France and Russia. There was no social class upheaval‚ no “terror” like the one in France‚ and no dramatic redistribution of wealth and land. In fact‚ the Revolution was a rather expected and natural event of human history. Part of this has to do with the enlightened age. Enlightened people were thinking of themselves

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    can change. A word can mean something different to different people. A term that I find interesting is the word liberal ‚ with is root word being Liber which means free or “free one“. the meaning of the word liberal has also changed over time. What the word liberal means today doesn’t mean what it use to back In he 18th and 19th centuries. Back then the word liberal referred someone who believed in individual freedom in both personal and fiscal matters. It was used to described

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    In many ways‚ the structure of state governments and the national government mirror each other. In this forum section‚ each student is to research one state government and compare it to the national government. Next‚ explain to the class if you think that the state you researched has a good form of democratic government. Hint: an encyclopedia at home‚ at a library or an internet search would help. Lastly‚ please remember to cite your research source. Each state has its own constitution based on

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    Was the 1920’s an era of liberal social change or a period of conservative retrenchment After returning from World War I‚ in 1920‚ the United States was desperate for excitement. While there was retrenchment with the KKK and immigration restrictions liberal social change took over the nation. In the decade of the 1920’s the United States radically altered its economy‚ culture and politics. This was an era of mass production that created a pathway for the lower class to better life.

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