forms of government have ruled the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. These have included aristocracy‚ oligarchy‚ tyranny‚ monarchy‚ and democracy. An oligarchy is ruled by the few‚ which could also be as a small group of the aristocracy. Monarchy is ruled by a hereditary single sovereign‚ while tyranny by a single leader who took power by force. Democracy is the rule of the people. This essay will show the changes of government between the city-states (Cartledge‚ 2011). Brand (n.d.) tells us
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Feminists‚ Abolitionists‚ and Democracy The framework of America’s government was forged in the spirit of democracy. The founding fathers envisioned a nation of free and equal persons and a country where everyone had a voice in the decision-making process. However‚ it soon became evident that not all people had a voice or even equal rights. Two groups excluded from government were women and African-Americans. These groups rose up to declare their rights to equality and freedom under the law. The
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Demerits 1.Equality is the basic point in democracy. It ensures equality before law. 1. The interest of majority dominates the interest of minority 2.Fair share of all in the government making process 2.Results are not satisfactory if the masses are illiterate at large 3. Freedom of expression to all. 3.slow economic growth and economic development 4. Guarantees stability to the government. 4.deliberations and debates cost lot of time‚ expenditure on the public wealth. 5. Guarantees legitimacy
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“...Democracy is an achievement that has come about through determination‚ hard work‚ struggle‚ even bloodshed.” (Text 4 Line 1). Democracy is something we as a country have worked hard to achieve. It would only be smeared if the United States passed a law to make voting mandatory. It would be a direct violation of the Constitution and everything America stands for if voting was made mandatory. The right to vote should remain a choice not a compulsory decision. Compulsory voting just makes invalid
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Tyler Ceparano Coach Bishop DBQ#3 03/06/2015 Jacksonian Democrats Jacksonian Democrats were not the "guardians of Democracy" that they claimed to be‚ but instead were merely guardians of their own sectional interests and Andrew Jackson’s inflated ego. Jacksonians were skilled at emotionalizing issues and rallying the support of the South and West. The Jacksonian Democrats primary goals were not Constitutional justice and individual liberty‚ but instead they strived to suppress New England
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Why should I work to preserve our Democratic government vs. Monarchy? Many countries have different types of government. The most common type of government is democracy. This is because it is run in the fairest manner than any type of government. In other countries‚ it is not about fairness‚ it is strictly about who has the power. Depending on the country you live in the government would decide how much a person works. For example‚ if you are the owner of a business and every time you make a
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Aldi Myteberi Question 1. Democracy is a form of government where people choose leaders through elections and social construct that are based on the equality of everyone within the state. It is a form of government were majority and public opinions combine to choose leaders with respect to the social structure of a particular society‚ taking into consideration the social laws‚ rules‚ traditions‚ norms‚ values‚ and culture. Plato and Aristotle tow of the most influential figures in Greek philosophy
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The Evolution of the American Democracy "United States can be seen as the first liberal democracy. The United States Constitution‚ adopted in 1788‚ provided for an elected government and protected civil rights and liberties. On the American frontier‚ democracy became a way of life‚ with widespread social‚ economic and political equality. The system gradually evolved‚ from Jeffersonian Democracy or the First Party System to Jacksonian Democracy or the Second Party System and later to the Third Party
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the real democracy was established in the country after 2008 elections. In 1990‚ King Birendra had agreed to reforms in the political system of the country and a parliamentary monarchy was introduced with Kings as head of the state while prime minister was regarded as head of the government. However‚ King Birendra‚ Queen Aiswarya and seven other members of the royal family were found killed on June 1‚ 2001. The incident further strengthened the communist movement in the country for democracy as the
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around the world (as) it symbolises so successfully…the good that reporting can do‚ independently monitoring power and aligning itself with the interests of the people” (2010‚ p.82). Marder described watchdog journalism (WJ) as an “instrument of democracy” at the first Nieman Foundation Watchdog Conference in 1998‚ asserting that journalists be tasked to ask the hard questions at every level of public life on behalf of the populous (1999/2000). Gans confirmed that journalists still see themselves
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