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    not stray from the good‚ but he should know how to enter into evil when necessity commands.” Morgenthau has shown his facet by “Animus Dominandi” or the human “lust” for power (Morgenthau 1965:192). Men and women are by nature political animals: they are born to pursue power and to enjoy the fruits of power.” “The craving for power dictates a search of relative advantages and secure political spaces.” Regarding to Thomas Hobbes‚ “the state of nature”‚ he quoted: “…without a state to guarantee

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    be the greatest power to balance it. In chapter seven‚ Tocqueville primarily talks about the unlimited power of the omnipotence of the majority of America. The natural strengths of the majority rule are clearly elaborated by Tocqueville in two ways. First he asserts that “The very essence of democratic government consists in the absolute sovereignty of the majority” (p. 282). Meaning that the essence of democratic government has determined the inevitable fate of the superior power of majority rule

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    Government Powers One great achievement of the american founding was the creation of an effective constitutional structure. There are 2 important aspects of the U.S. foundation‚ the federalism and the constitution. The framers of the constitution knew that it will be important to divide the powers of the governmental power‚ because that way there will not be abuse of the power. Separation of powers imposes internal limits by dividing government against itself‚ giving different branches separate functions

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    1. Nixon’s many initiatives during his presidency have been written in Robert Dalleck’s book‚ ‘Nixon and Kissinger-Partners in Power’. These were-“ending the Vietnam war‚ signing a new era in the sino-American relations‚ building détente with Soviet Union‚ managing daunting middle east problems‚ favoring Pakistan in Indo-Pak wars‚ seeking the overthrow of Salvador government in Chile‚ using foreign affairs to counter for growing cries of impeachment of the President‚ and hiding Nixon’s erratic behavior–can

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    appropriate checks and balances can be created in government and also advocates a separation of powers within the national government. It emphasizes that “all hands be essential to the preservation of liberty” and that each department “should have a will of its own” (No.51‚ Madison). That being said‚ the document does addresses the fact that “in a republican government‚ the legislative authority necessarily predominates” (No.51‚ Madison). The view that the legislative branch holds dominate power is also

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    Balance of power shifted to the European colonist after they had conquered the Native Americans. European political theories are heavily influenced by Christianity. It is not in favor of women’s leadership. The bible tells women to submit themselves to their

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    provision explicitly declaring that the powers of the three branches of the federal government be separated. Yet‚ separation of powers serves various goals. Separation prevents concentration of power and provides each branch with the arson to fight off encroachment by the other two branches. The system of separated powers is designed to maximize freedom. In United States v. Sparks‚ 687 F.Supp. 1145 (E.D. Mich. 1988)‚ the court held that the separation of powers doctrine could be violated in two ways:

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    it has limited power. Without the constitution‚ America wouldn’t be what it built up to be today. There would most likely be absolute tyranny over the country without the constitution. Things would be very different and the country would seem like a completely different place. The constitution works because of checks and balances‚ the three branches of government‚ and because of federalism. To begin with‚ the constitution works because of checks and balances. Checks and balances is the system which

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    monarchy’s divine right to rule over men in his book Patriarcha but in the last few chapters of his book Locke responds to Filmer by saying that one man should not hold such power. Locke argues that separation of power with different branches of government should be implemented and that ultimately the people have the supreme power over the state‚ and they have the right to overthrow unjust rulers. Of course‚ Americans are very familiar with this philosophy since the founding fathers of the United Sates

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    governance team" (Hong Kong Bar Association‚ 2008). This paper examines related Articles of the Basic Law‚ legislatures and ordinances to understand how the separation of powers comes in to play in Hong Kong SAR and identifies the relations of the three powers while reviewing relevant cases that have impacted the system. The concept of separation of powers had rooted in Hong Kong from its colonial past but it was not until July 1st‚ 1997 had the system been put into practice with a codified constitution

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