Around the 20th century‚ the end of the First World War cleared the way for the formation of democratic regimes. Why they had not been successful‚ why the people didn ’t use the opportunity to establish a democratic political system and why did the dictatorships appear‚ is still unclear‚ but it is a very discussible subject. The decisive role in these processes was the human being. It was the object of the cause‚ but on the other hand he was also the subject - executor of all the problems as well. <br> <br>The
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States-based research organization‚ “Freedom house”‚ world statistics show that out of 195 countries there are 50 that are ruled by dictators and 86 countries ruled by a democratic system without the interference of a corrupt and rigged government. Both dictatorship and democratic systems have a common significant factor that dictates the well-being of society‚ that which is obtained by power. Power is the ability to influence one’s behaviors and actions usually to do with one’s status. Hitler who is often
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Dictatorship as a form of government is not new. It was a recognised institution in the republican Rome where normally the authority of government was vested in two presidents called Consuls. In times of emergency the Romans used to appoint a Director to supersede the Consuls‚ granting him supreme powers to meet the crisis. But Roman dictatorship was a temporary expedient to meet a crisis and was discarded when the crisis was past. Moreover‚ the dictator was selected by a legal process with
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removed political opposition thanks to his secret police and the outlawing of labor strikes‚ Mussolini and his followers solidified their power through laws that was able to transform the nation into a one-party dictatorship. Within the time of five years‚ Mussolini had established his dictatorship by both legal and by extraordinary means. The United States have rules and regulations in place that wouldn’t allow this but they can be overturned by the will of the people vested in the hands of their representatives
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EXTENDED ESSAY Draft 1 Was the German dictatorship government had it been successful‚ better off rather than the German democracy? Extended essay Draft 1 Was the German dictatorship government had it been successful‚ better off rather than the German democracy? Dictatorship is a government in which runs by unlimited power by the head of government or state‚ whereas a democracy is a government in which politicians contest for power as the people hold the highest
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Introduction: When we talk about democracy we automatically draw up the fundamental belief that each individual has a value. Compared to dictatorships‚ oligarchies‚ monarchies and aristocracies‚ in which the people have little or no say in who is elected and how the government is run‚ a democracy is often said to be the most challenging form of government‚ as input from those representing citizens determines the direction of the country. The basic definition of democracy in its purest form comes from
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constitutional monarchies are democracies; they are not direct democracies‚ however‚ which do away with elected representatives in favour of rule by popular referendum (no country today uses such a system). So‚ all democracies have elected representatives. At its most basic‚ a democracy is a system of government where leaders are chosen by election‚ but there are other criteria. After all‚ Russia‚ Uzbekistan‚ and Egypt all have elections‚ but they are emphatically not democracies. Even the USSR had elections
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EGERTON UNIVERSITY JAMES AKOYO ABISAI REG. NO. AM17/0251/12 TERM PAPER TOPIC: DEMOCRATIZATION IN AFRICA SUBMITTED TO: DR.OSAMBA 23RD NOVEMBER 2012 DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA Professor Ben O. Nwabueze ’s book‚ Democratization (Nwabueze 1993)‚ is the best place to begin for a wide-ranging and textured examination of democratization in African societies. "Democratization is not only a concept‚ nor is it synonymous with multi-partyism‚" Nwabueze writes‚ "it is also concerned with certain
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In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich‚ because ther are more of them‚ and will of the majority is supreme” Aristotle Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state‚ typically through elected representatives. Abraham Lincoln described democracy as: “The government of the people‚ by the people and for the people”. It means that in democratic form of government common man plays the pivotal role. The aristocracy‚ the land lords
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Democracy means power in the hand of people. Democracy is a form of government where sovereignty is in the hand of the people‚ the general public. The basic idea is of equality‚ freedom and welfare for all. It does not take into consideration the cast or the wealth of some person; every individual is treated fairly and is given equal rights. Democracy implies political liberty. Political liberty consists of the right to vote‚ the right to sand as a candidate for election‚ the right to hold public
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