To what extent is Britain a liberal democracy? The balance of evidence would suggest that Britain conforms very well to the principles of a liberal democracy. Whilst there are always points of evidence that could be used against this view‚ it is my view that these are outweighed by the positive evidence and examples. When determining whether the country is a liberal democracy‚ one has to begin by discussing and defining the features of a liberal democracy. A liberal democracy is defined as one
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physically conquered Africa‚ forcing upon it their religious views. Religiously‚ the Muslims converted the Africans and Europeans with their beliefs in Islam‚ thus removing the old pagan and Christian faiths. Thus‚ Muslims have effected and influenced African and European culture in three striking manners‚ culturally‚ scientifically‚ and religiously. Socially‚ Muslims have had a profound affect on both Europe and Africa. The Muslims brought with them much of their lifestyle‚ such as their art. They resurrected
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the Constitution differently and in many ways . While Alexander believed in a more loosely Constitution Jefferson believed in a strict Constitution. Hamilton believed in a strong central government‚ without a strong government how will we protect our country‚ we need power. Hamilton also thought that the wealthy‚ well born and educated people should rule. If you aren’t educated or don’t have any knowledge about how the government works how will you know what is right for the citizens and country.
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they liked Hitler opinions and he could defend them. Germany was becoming the strongest country‚ and the appeasement of Britain related to this problem so much. Why? Because Britain didn’t (not couldn’t) rule Germany and actually Hitler got more power. It means the WWⅡ was coming from here because Hitler made the WWⅡ directly. I think the Appeasement was a big mistake of Britain and I want to give four specific reasons. But before that‚ I want to give both sides of examples to look at the appeasement
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Absolutism affected the power + status of the European nobility depending on the country in which they lived. In England the power of the nobility increases due to a victory in the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution of 1658. However‚ in France‚ Louis XIV¡¯s absolutist regime decreased the powers of the noble but heightened their material status. In Russia and in Prussia‚ the absolutist leaders of those countries modernized their nations + the nobility underwent a change‚ but it retained
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To what extent is feminism a single doctrine? Until the 1960s‚ feminism was widely regarded as a sub-set of liberalism and socialism‚ rather than as an ideology in its own right. Today‚ however‚ feminism can be considered a single doctrine in that all feminists subscribe to a range of ‘common ground’ beliefs‚ such as the existence of a patriarchal society‚ and the desire to change gender inequalities. Then again‚ it can be argued that feminism is characterised more by disagreement than consensus
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To what extent are human rights universal? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights goes beyond the national interest of a state. It outlines the obligations of every state within the international arena. Human rights are a controversial issue with many conflicting arguments. Some may argue that human rights should be mandatory to all‚ universally. While others may argue that the notion of human rights is dynamic and complex and cannot be applied towards every state‚ as every state functions in
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APWH Ch 17 Big Picture and Margins Questions 1. In what ways did the ideas of the Enlightenment contribute to Atlantic Revolutions? Human political and social arrangements could be engineered and improved by human action. Liberty‚ equality‚ free trade‚ religious tolerance‚ republicanism‚ rationality‚ popular sovereignty‚ natural rights‚ consent of the goverened and social contracts provided the underpinnings of the revolutions. 2. What was revolutionary about the American Revolution? Marked
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monarchy‚ they would have realized the faults in their fathers beliefs that had caused the disastrous civil war. Once they had reclaimed the throne from 11 years of Commonwealth‚ they followed the ways of their father‚ CharlesⅠ‚ into the belief of the Divine Right of Kings. This made Parliament wonder‚ did the Stuarts learn any thing from the Civil War?CharlesⅡ was the first monarch after the Civil War. When parliament decided that England needed a king‚ CharlesⅡ was called over from France where he
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Why did civil war break out in 1642? Why did civil war break out? Well for about 17 years parliament and king Charles 1 hadn’t been getting on well and it didn’t help that parliament hadn’t really got on with Charles’ dad James 1 or Charles’ close advisors. They mainly got on each other’s nerves about money‚ religion and power‚ as well as the short term causes and all the extra things! Soon it got too much and Charles declared war on the 22nd August 1642. Charles sort of started the civil
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